Yaesu VX-5R, Operating Manual

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VX-5R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
30
Advanced Operation
C
HANGING THE
T
RANSMITTER
P
OWER
L
EVEL
You can select between a total of four transmitter power levels on your
VX-5R
. The exact
power output will vary somewhat, depending on the voltage supplied to the transceiver.
With the standard
FNB-58LI
Battery Pack, the power output levels available are:
To change the power level:
•
The default setting for the power output is “High;” in this configuration, the LCD
shows no indication of the power output level. Pressing the
[TX PO(LOCK)]
key
causes the “Low Power” icon to appear, followed by one, two, or three vertical bars,
indicating power levels “
L1 L1 L1 L1 L1
,” “
L2 L2 L2 L2 L2
,” or “
L3 L3 L3 L3 L3
.”
‚
Pressing the
[TX PO(LOCK)]
key until the “Low Power” icon disappears will restore
High Power operation.
The VX-5R is smart! You can set up Low power on one band (like UHF),
while leaving VHF on High power, and the radio will remember the different
settings on each band. And when you store memories, you can store High
and Low power settings separately in each memory, so you don’t waste battery power
when using very close-in repeaters!
C
HANGING THE
TX D
EVIATION
L
EVEL
In many areas of the world, channel congestion has required that operating channels be
closely spaced. In such operating environments, it often is required that operators use
reduced deviation levels, so as to reduce the potential for interference to users on adjacent
channels. The
VX-5R includes a simple method of accomplishing this:
•
Press the
[F/W]
key, then press the
[BAND(SET)AR]
key to enter the Set mode.
‚
Rotate the
DIAL
to select Menu Item #38 (“
HALF DEV HALF DEV HALF DEV HALF DEV HALF DEV
”).
ƒ
Press the
[BAND(SET)AR]
key to enable adjustment of this Menu item.
„
Rotate the
DIAL
to change this setting to ON. In this configuration (HALF DEVIA-
TION active), the transmitter’s deviation will be approximately ±2.5 kHz.
…
When you have made your selection, press the
PTT
key to save the new setting and
exit to normal operation.
The “normal” setting for the deviation (when this Menu item is set to OFF) is
±5 kHz.
ICON S
NONE (HIGH) (L3) (L2) (L1)
5 W ( 50/145 MHz)
4.5W (430 MHz)
2.5 W 1 W 0.3 W