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VX-5R O

PERATING

ANUAL

ICROPROCESSOR

ESETTING

Turn the radio off.

Press and hold the

[4(MG)DSP]

[MR(SKP)SC]

, and

[VFO(DW)SC]

key while

turning the radio on.

Press the

[F/W]

key momentarily to initialize the radio.

ODE

ESETTING

Turn the radio off.

Press and hold the

[MR(SKP)SC]

and

[VFO(DW)SC]

key while turning the radio on.

Press the

[F/W]

key momentarily to initialize the Set mode.

Reset

Summary of Contents for VX-5R

Page 1: ...rritos CA 90703 U S A YAESU EUROPE B V Snipweg 3 1118DN Schiphol The Netherlands YAESU UK LTD Unit 12 Sun Valley Business Park Winnall Trading Estate Winchester Hampshire SO23 0LB U K YAESU GERMANY GmbH Am Kronberger Hang 2 D 65824 Schwalbach Germany YAESU HK LTD 11th Floor Tsim Sha Tsui Centre 66 Mody Rd Tsim Sha Tsui East Kowloon Hong Kong Downloaded by RadioAmateur EU ...

Page 2: ...el 30 Changing the TX Deviation Level 30 Transmitter Time Out Timer TOT 31 BusyChannelLock Out BCLO 31 Receive Battery Saver Setup 32 TX Battery Saver 32 Disabling the BUSY TX LED 33 Battery Utilization Monitor 33 Automatic Power Off APO Feature 33 Automatic Power On Feature 34 KeyboardLocking 34 Disabling the Keypad Beeper 35 Checking the Battery Voltage 35 Temperature Display 35 DTMF Operation 3...

Page 3: ...ercial and public safety frequencies And the optional Barometer pressure Sensor Unit provides readout of barometric pressure and altitude while mountain climbing or hiking The transmitter section provides 5 Watts of clean power output on the 50 MHz and 144 MHz bands with the supplied FNB 58LI Battery Pack and 4 5 Watts output on 430 MHz When 13 8V DC power is supplied from an external source power...

Page 4: ... external DC power source 10 16V DC The center pin of this jack is the Positive line DIAL The main tuning Dial is used for setting the operat ing frequency and also is used for Menu selections and other adjust ments ANTENNA Connect the sup plied rebber flex antenna or an other antenna pre senting a 50Ω im pedance here VOLUME This control ad justs the audio vol ume level Clock wise rotation in crea...

Page 5: ...VX 5R OPERATING MANUAL 3 Display Icons Indicators ...

Page 6: ...it 5 Frequency Entry Digit 7 Frequency Entry Digit 8 Switch to the Home favorite frequency Channel Activate the EMERGENCY Feature Reverse the transmit and receive frequen cies while working through a repeater Activate the Automatic Power Off Feature Select the desired transmitter power output level Activate the Key Lockout Feature Select the synthesizer steps to be used during VFO operation Displa...

Page 7: ...e Squelch threshold level Recall the Weather broadcast channel Turn the keypad s Beeper on or off Display the current Altitude Select the VFO mode Activate the Dual Watch feature Activate VFO scanning MR SKP SC 3 DT VLT 0 SQ WX 6 RP ONT VFO DW SC 9 BP ALT PTT MON LAMP Transmit Temporary High Power Transmit Transmit Illuminate the LCD and keypad for 5 seconds Illuminate the LCD and keypad until you...

Page 8: ...er NC 72B C U Battery Chareger E DC 6 DC Cable plug and wire only CT 44 Microphone Adapter MH 37A4B Earpiece Microphone MH 34B4B Speaker Microphone VC 25 VOX Headset CN 3 BNC to SMA Adapter SU 1 Barometric Pressure Sensor Unit CT 27 Cloning Cable Availability of accessories may vary Some accessories are supplied as standard per local requirements while others may be unavailable in some regions Con...

Page 9: ... antenna cap from the base antenna then screw the Extender Element onto the Base Antenna Notes Never transmit without having an antenna connected When installing the supplied antenna never hold the upper part of the antenna while screwing it onto the mating con nector on the transceiver If using an external antenna for transmission ensure that the SWR presented to the transceiver is 1 5 1 or lower...

Page 10: ...8LI as shown in the illustration r Re lock the bottom plate by carefully pressing the hinged latch cover back into its normal operating position If the battery has never been used or its charge is depleted it may be charged by connecting the NC 72B C U Battery Charger as shown in the illustra tion to the EXT DC jack If only 12 16 Volt DC power is available the optional E DC 5B or E DC 6 DC Adapter...

Page 11: ...s inside the FBA 23 r Unlock the bottom plate by pushing the latch in the OPEN direction r Install the FBA 23 as shown in the illustration with the side facing the bottom of the transceiver r Re lock the bottom plate by carefully pressing the latch cover back into its normal operating position The FBA 23 does not provide connections for charging since Alkaline cells cannot be re charged Therefore ...

Page 12: ...e current by use of the supplied NC 72B C U Battery Charger To use the NC 72B C U turn the transceiver off then plug the miniature connector of the Battery Charger into the EXT DC jack on the side of the radio Now plug the Battery Charger into the wall outlet You may now turn on the transceiver Important Notice When using an external DC power source supplied via the E DC 5B or E DC 6 if power is m...

Page 13: ...niature phone plug per the diagram below The audio level from the receiver to the TNC may be adjusted by using the VOLUME knob as with voice operation The input level to the VX 5R from the TNC should be adjusted at the TNC side the optimum input voltage is approximately 5 mV at 2 kΩ Be sure to turn the transceiver and TNC off before connecting the cables so as to prevent voltage spikes from possib...

Page 14: ... to reactivate the Beeper ADJUSTING THE VOLUME LEVEL Rotate the VOLUME control immediately to the right of the Antenna to set the desired audio level Clockwise rotation increases the volume level SQUELCH ADJUSTMENT The VX 5R s Squelch system allows you to mute the background noise when no signal is being received Not only does the Squelch system make standby operation more pleas ant it also signif...

Page 15: ...f which has its own pre set channel steps and operat ing modes You can change the channel steps and operating modes later if you like see pages 22 and 23 To Change Operating Bands Press the BAND SET AR key repetitively You will see the LCD indication change as you press the BAND SET AR key The VX 5R uses a dual VFO system ex plained in detail on page 20 To switch from the Main VFO VFO A to the Sub...

Page 16: ...desired operating frequency may be entered directly from the keypad The operating mode will automatically be set once the new frequency is entered via the keypad To enter a frequency from the keypad just press the numbered digits on the keypad in the proper sequence There is no decimal point key on the VX 5R so if the frequency is below 100 MHz e g 15 150 MHz any required leading zeroes must be en...

Page 17: ... by switching to Low Power operation To do this just press the TX PO LOCK key so that the L icon appears at the bottom of the dis play And don t forget always have an antenna connected when you transmit Transmission is not possible on any operating bands other than the 50 MHz 144 MHz and 430 MHz bands AM BROADCAST RECEPTION The VX 5R includes provision for reception of AM broadcasts either on the ...

Page 18: ...frequency of 132 425 MHz FM BROADCAST TV AUDIO RECEPTION The VX 5R also includes provision for reception in the FM broadcast band utilizing a wide bandwidth filter which provides excellent fidelity To Activate FM Broadcast Reception Press the BAND SET AR key repetitively until a frequency in the FM broadcast band appears on the display The total frequency range included in the FM band is 59 108 MH...

Page 19: ... wish to check the other channels for activity by scanning just press and hold the MR SKP SC key for one second To exit to normal operation again press and hold in the 0 SQL WX key for one second Operation will return to the VFO or Memory channel you were operating on before you began Weather Broadcast operation You can also append an alpha numeric Tag label to a Weather Broadcast channel See page...

Page 20: ...l stay illuminated until you press theLAMP switch once more Here is the procedure for setting up the Lamp mode You first need to enter the Set menu mode Press the F W key then immediately press the BAND SET AR key just below the F W key to activate the Set mode Now rotate the DIAL to select Menu Item 25 LAMP MODE Press the BAND SET AR key to enable modification of the current setting Next rotate t...

Page 21: ...VX 5R OPERATING MANUAL 19 Operation NOTE ...

Page 22: ...in to make the Sub VFO frequency disappear If the display currently shows the operating frequency in small characters displaying one or both VFO frequen cies press and hold in the 4 MG DSP key for one sec ond to cause the display to double the size of the Main VFO frequency The Sub VFO frequency will disappear If you again press and hold in the 4 MG DSP key for one second the LCD will revert to sm...

Page 23: ...o enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL to select Menu 09 VFO SPLIT Press the BAND SET AR key to enable activation of the VFO Split feature Rotate the DIAL one click to change the setting of this Menu item to ON Press the PTT key once to exit to Split VFO operation You will notice the indicator on the display which signifies Split operation You will now be operating in a Split mode When you press the...

Page 24: ... set Menu 10 to OFF The VFO Link feature requires that 1 VFO A and VFO B be set to same band 2 Menu 5 VFO must be set to BAND In other words the VFO Link feature cannot activated if VFO A and VFO B are not set to the same band or if Menu 5 VFO is set to ALL CHANGING THE CHANNEL STEPS The VX 5R s synthesizer provides the option of utilizing channels steps of 5 9 10 12 5 15 20 25 50 100 kHz per step...

Page 25: ...alues N FM Narrow bandwidth FM used for voice communication W FM Wide bandwidth FM used for high fidelity broadcasting AM Amplitude Modulation Press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Unless you have a compelling reason to do so leave the Automatic Mode Selection feature on so as to save time and trouble when changing bands If you make a mode change for a particular c...

Page 26: ...her downward or upward and one of these icons will appear at the bottom of the LCD when repeater shifts have been enabled Automatic Repeater Shift ARS The VX 5R provides a convenient Automatic Repeater Shift feature which causes the appropriate repeater shift to be automatically applied whenever you tune into the desig nated repeater sub bands in your country These sub bands are shown below If the...

Page 27: ...ish to change the default repeater shift Press the F W key then immediately press the BAND SET AR key to enter the Set mode ƒ Rotate the DIAL to select Menu Item 08 SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT SHIFT The current shift will now be displayed on the LCD Rotate the DIAL to select the new repeater shift magnitude Press the PTT key momentarily to save the new setting and exit If you just have one odd split t...

Page 28: ...til it receives a call from another radio sending out a matching CTCSS tone This can help keep your radio quiet until a specific call is received which may be helpful while operating in con gested areas When you have made your selection of the CTCSS tone mode press the BAND SET AR key Now rotate the DIAL one click clockwise to select Menu 30 TONE SET This Menu selection allows setting of the CTCSS...

Page 29: ... to select Menu 31 DCS SET Press the BAND SET AR key to enable adjustment of the DCS Code Rotate the DIAL to select the desired DCS Code a three digit number Ask the re peater owner operator if you don t know DCS Code if you are working simplex just set up the DCS Code to be the same as that used by your friend s When you have made your selection press the 2 CD TAG key to save the new set tings an...

Page 30: ...ll appear on the display Press the F W key then immediately press the 2 CD TAG key to select the TONE SET Menu item when TONE SQL is selected or DCS SET during DCS opera tion Press and hold in the VFO DW SC key to start scanning for the incoming CTCSS or DCS tone code When the radio detects the correct tone or code it will halt on that tone code and audio will be allowed to pass Press the BAND SET...

Page 31: ...hose transceiver is sending a CTCSS tone or DCS code which matches that set into your Decoder the Bell will ring in accordance to this programming TONE CALLING 1750 HZ If the repeaters in your country require a 1750 Hz burst tone for access typically in Eu rope you can set the MONI key to serve as a TONE CALL switch instead To change the configuration of this switch we again use the Menu to help u...

Page 32: ...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 CHANGING THE TX DEVIATION LEVEL 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 ...

Page 33: ...made the selection you wish to use press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Since brief transmissions are the mark of a good operator try setting up your radio s TOT feature for a maximum transmission time of 1 minute This will significantly improve battery life too BUSY CHANNEL LOCK OUT BCLO The BCLO feature prevents the radio s transmitter from being activated if a ...

Page 34: ...normal operation When you are operating on Packet switch the Receive Battery Saver OFF as the sleep cycle may Collide with the beginning of an incoming Packet trans mission causing your TNC not to receive the full data burst TX BATTERY SAVER The VX 5R also includes a useful Transmit Battery Saver which will automatically lower the power output level when the last signal received was very strong Fo...

Page 35: ...inutes of Operating Receive Transmit time the display shows R R R R Rhh mm hh mm hh mm hh mm hh mm andTransmittime T T T T Thh mm hh mm hh mm hh mm hh mm sinceyoumostrecentlyturned the transceiver on To reset the timer to Zero after charging the battery press and hold in the F W key then press the 6 RP ONT key while the operating time is being displayed the timer will reset to indicate R00 00 R00 ...

Page 36: ... KEY DIAL Both the DIAL and Keys are locked out PTT PTT PTT PTT PTT The PTT switch is locked TX not possible KEY PTT KEY PTT KEY PTT KEY PTT KEY PTT Both the keys and PTT switch are locked out DIAL PTT DIAL PTT DIAL PTT DIAL PTT DIAL PTT Both the DIAL and PTT switch are locked out ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL All of the above are locked out To lock out some or all of the keys Press the F W key then press t...

Page 37: ...tery voltage To check the battery condition press and hold in the 3 DT VLT key for one second The Sub VFO display window will now be replaced by an indication of the battery type and the current DC voltage being supplied The displays include Lit FNB 58LI is in use Dry FBA 23 is in use EXT An external DC source is in use To return to normal operation press and hold in the 3 DT VLT key for one secon...

Page 38: ...todial storage procedure Press the F W key then press the BAND SET AR key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL to select Menu Item 32 DTMF SET Press the BAND SET AR key to enable adjustment of this Menu item Rotate the DIAL to select the DTMF Memory register into which you wish to store this DTMF string Press the BAND SET AR key to begin DTMF Memory entry into the selected reg ister Key in the DT...

Page 39: ...Amateur band Home channel B emits a loud Alarm sound the volume is controlled by the VOLUME knob and C if you press the PTT key this alarm sound will be transmitted Use this feature if you are out for a walk and want a quick way of alerting a family member as to a dangerous situation The alarm sound may discourage an attacker and allow you to escape Be sure to arrange with a friend or family membe...

Page 40: ...S signal for about 1 sec ond If the other radio is in range the beeper will sound if enabled and the display will show IN RANGE as opposed to the out of range display OUT RANGE in which ARTS operation begins Whether you talk or not the polling every 15 or 25 sec onds will continue until you de activate ARTS Every 10 minutes moreover you can have your radio transmit your callsign via CW so as to co...

Page 41: ...e display will change to IN RANGE to confirm that the other station s polling code was received in response to yours Press the BAND SET AR key again for one second to exit ARTS operation and resume normal functioning of the transceiver ARTS won t work if you have used the LOCK feature to disable the PTT ARTS Polling Time Options The ARTS feature may be programmed to poll every 25 seconds default v...

Page 42: ...m with beeps thereafter ALL Every time a polling transmission is received from the other station the alert beeps will be heard OFF No alert beeps will be heard you must look at the display to confirm current ARTS status To set the ARTS Beep mode use the following procedure Press the F W key then press the BAND SET AR key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL to select Menu 18 ARTS BEEP Press the B...

Page 43: ...rs and numbers in your callsign Rotate the DIAL to select the first letter or number in your callsign When the correct character has been selected press the BAND SET AR key to move on to the next character Repeat step as many times as necessary to complete your callsign pressing BAND SET AR between each entry Note that the slant bar is among the available characters should you be a portable statio...

Page 44: ...xt available free channel a memory register on which no data has been stored If you see an Asterisk Û Û Û Û Û by any channel number it means that the channel currently has no data written on it i e the channel is free Press the F W key once more to store the frequency into memory You still will be operating in the VFO mode so you may now enter other frequen cies and store them into additional memo...

Page 45: ...o that option see page 65 Select the desired frequency while operating in the VFO mode Be sure to set up any desired CTCSS or DCS tones as well as any desired repeater offset The power level may also be set at this time if you like Press and hold the F W key for one second ƒ While the memory channel number is blinking just press the HM RV EMG key The frequency and other data if any will now be sto...

Page 46: ...etween Frequency only display and Frequency Tag display MEMORY OFFSET TUNING Once you have recalled a particular memory channel you may easily tune off that channel as though you were in the VFO mode With the VX 5R in the MR Memory Recall mode select the desired memory chan nel Now press the MR SKP SC key momentarily The MR indicator will be replaced by one which says MT Memory Tuning Rotate the D...

Page 47: ...ress MR SKP SC to restore the memory channel s data Watch out You can manually store data over a Masked memory deleting previous data if you re not careful Use the next available memory technique look for the Û icon storage technique to avoid over writing a masked memory MEMORY GROUP OPERATION Memory Group Assignment Recall the memory channel to be assigned to a Memory Group Press and hold the F W...

Page 48: ...he stations are still active BUSY In this mode the scanner will halt on a signal it encounters Two seconds after the carrier has dropped because the other station s ceased transmission the scanner will resume In the case of constant carrier signals like Weather Sta tion broadcasts the scanner will likely remain on this frequency indefinitely HOLD In this mode the scanner will halt on a signal it e...

Page 49: ...ess the VFO DW SC key to start scanning the VX 5R will be changing frequency in the upward direction If you want to change direction of the scan while it is underway rotate the DIAL one click in the opposite direction in this case one click counter clockwise You ll see the scanner turn around and change frequency downward MEMORY SCANNING Memory scanning is similarly easy to initiate Set the radio ...

Page 50: ...icon when you have selected them one by one for the Preferential Scan List When you initiate memory scanning on a channel with the e e e e e icon appended only those channels bearing the e e e e e icon will be scanned If you initiate scanning on a channel which does not have the e e e e e icon appended you will scan all channels including those with the e e e e e icon appended Here is the procedur...

Page 51: ...er sub band limit Switch to the Memory mode by pressing the MR SKP SC key once then rotate the DIAL to select Memory Channel L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 Press the MR SKP SC key the MR MR MR MR MR label will be replaced by PMS PMS PMS PMS PMS in the upper left hand corner of the display You may now rotate the DIAL or begin scanning by pressing the VFO DW SC key for one second The transceiver will behave as thou...

Page 52: ...VX 5R will check the Priority Channel now labeled n n n n nP P P P P for activity when n n n n n is the channel number Here is the procedure for activating Two VFO Dual Watch operation Press the VFO DW SC key to switch to the VFO mode if needed Press the F W key then press and hold in the VFO DW SC key The VX 5R will now periodically change from the VFO A frequency to the VFO B frequency checking ...

Page 53: ...efault condition for this feature is ON The procedure for disabling the Band Edge Beeper is Press the F W key then press the BAND SET AR key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL to select Menu 21 EDGE BEEP EDGE BEEP EDGE BEEP EDGE BEEP EDGE BEEP ƒ Press the BAND SET AR key to enable changing of this Menu item Rotate the DIAL to set this Menu item to OFF When you have made your selection press the...

Page 54: ...g until they are all filled Setting the Smart Search Mode Press the F W key then press the BAND SET AR key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL to select Menu 35 SMRT SRCH SMRT SRCH SMRT SRCH SMRT SRCH SMRT SRCH ƒ Press the BAND SET AR key to enable changing of this Menu item Rotate the DIAL to select the desired Smart Search mode see above When you have made your selection press the PTT key to s...

Page 55: ...ate the DIAL to select Menu 34 SPEC ANAL SPEC ANAL SPEC ANAL SPEC ANAL SPEC ANAL ƒ Press the BAND SET AR key to enable changing of this Menu item Rotate the DIAL to select the desired Spectrum Analyzer mode see above When you have made your selection press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation To Activate the Spectrum Analyzer Set the radio to the VFO mode in the desired...

Page 56: ...play and the cali brated barometer display For example if the VX 5R display shows 1024 hpa and calibrated barometer indicates 1029 hpa set the Barometer offset to 5 Press the PTT key momentarily to save the your new setting and exit to normal opera tion Use the chart below to convert from hpa to Inches of Mercury if your barometer does not read metric values Correcting the Altimeter Setting Altime...

Page 57: ...BRO key for one second If you were operating with the Main VFO field enlarged press 4 MG DSP key instead How to Measure the Altitude Press and hold in the 9 BP ALT key to display the cur rent Altitude To return to normal operation press and hold the 9 BP ALT key for one second If you were operating with the Main VFO field enlarged press 4 MG DSP key instead hpa mb Inches hpa mb Inches hpa mb Inche...

Page 58: ...e displayed in place of the regular indicator Press the PTT key momentarily to save the your new setting and exit to normal operation METER SYMBOLS The S and TX Power Meter is a bar graph type of display The default symbol which is used for this meter may be replaced by several other symbols if desired Press the F W key then press the BAND SET AR key to activate the Set mode Rotate the DIAL to sel...

Page 59: ...EMP BARO TEMP BARO TEMP BARO TEMP BARO Display of temperature plus barometric pressure TEMP ALTI TEMP ALTI TEMP ALTI TEMP ALTI TEMP ALTI Display of temperature plus altitude ALL ALL ALL ALL ALL Display of temperature plus barometric pressure plus altitude When you have made your selection press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation If any of the above settings is enabled...

Page 60: ... MG DSP MR SKP SC and VFO DW SC key while turning the radio on Press the F W key momentarily to initialize the radio SET MODE RESETTING Turn the radio off Press and hold the MR SKP SC and VFO DW SC key while turning the radio on Press the F W key momentarily to initialize the Set mode Reset ...

Page 61: ...Do this for both radios the order of switch on does not matter CLONE will appear on the displays appear on both radios when the Clone mode is successfully activated in this step On the Destination radio press the MR SKP SC key CLONE WAIT will appear on the LCD Press the VFO DW SC key on the Source radio CLONE TX will appear on the Source radio and the data is transferred If there is a problem duri...

Page 62: ... 12 5 15 20 25 50 100 kHz 1 2 R E S U M E S e lect the Scan Resume mode 5 S E C B U S Y H O L D 5 S E C 1 3 S C A N L A M P Enable disable the Scan lamp O N O F F O N 1 4 R X S A V E S e lect the Rx mode Battery Saver interval O F F 2 0 0 m S 3 0 0 m S 5 0 0 m S 1 S 2 S 2 0 0 m S 1 5 T X S A V E Enable disable the Transmit Battery Saver O N O F F O F F 1 6 A P O S e t the Automatic Power Off time ...

Page 63: ...E T S e tting of the DCS code 1 0 4 s t a n d a r d D C S c o d e s 0 2 3 3 2 D T M F S E T P rogramming the DTMF Autodialer 3 3 C W ID P rogramming and activate the CW IDer 3 4 S P E C A N A L S e lect the Spectrum Analyzer Sweep mode S IN G L E C O N T IN U E S IN G L E 3 5 S M R T S R C H S e lect the Smart Search Sweep mode S IN G L E C O N T IN U E S IN G L E 3 6 R X M O D E S e lect the Oper...

Page 64: ...ge of the next band or vice versa BAND When the VFO frequency reaches the high band edge of the current band the VFO frequency will jump to the low band edge of the current band or vice versa Set Item 6 ARS Function Enable disable the Automatic Repeater Shift function Available Values ON OFF Default ON Set Item 7 RPT SHIFT Function Set the Repeater Shift Direction Available Values RPT RPT SIMP Def...

Page 65: ...hether or not the other station is still transmitting BUSY The scanner will hold until the signal disappears then will resume when the car rier drops HOLD The scanner will stop when a signal is received and will not restart Set Item 13 SCAN LAMP Function Enable disable the Scan lamp while paused Available Values ON OFF Default ON Set Item 14 RX SAVE Function Select the Receive mode Battery Saver i...

Page 66: ...TVL ARTS ITVL ARTS ITVL ARTS ITVL Function Select the Polling Interval during ARTS operation Available Values 15 SEC 25 SEC Default 25 SEC This setting determines how often the other station will be polled during ARTS operation Set Item 20 KEY BEEP KEY BEEP KEY BEEP KEY BEEP KEY BEEP Function Enable disable the Keypad beeper Available Values ON OFF Default ON Set Item 21 EDGE BEEP EDGE BEEP EDGE B...

Page 67: ... and receive frequencies during repeater operation Set Item 25 LAMP MODE Function Select the LCD Keypad Lamp mode Available Values KEY TOGGLE 5 SEC Default KEY KEY Illuminates the LCD Keypad for 5 seconds when any key is pressed TOGGLE Pressing the LAMP key toggles LCD Keypad lamp On Off 5 SEC Pressing the LAMP key illuminates the LCD Keypad for 5 seconds Set Item 26 TOT Function Set the TOT time ...

Page 68: ... Available Values 104 standard DCS codes Default 023 In this mode press the 2 CD TAG key not PTT to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Set Item 32 DTMF SET Function Programming the DTMF Autodialer DTMF Autodialer Programming After selecting Menu Item 32 press the BAND SET AR key momentarily Rotate the DIAL to select the autodial memory number you want to store 9 memories are availab...

Page 69: ...e CONTINUE The transceiver sweeps the current band repeatedly until the Spectrum Ana lyzer is turned off Set Item 35 SMRT SRCH Function Select the Smart Search Sweep mode Available Values SINGLE CONTINUE Default SINGLE SINGLE The transceiver sweeps the current band once in each direction starting on the current frequency All channels where activity is present up to 15 in each direction are loaded ...

Page 70: ...vailable Values OFF 24 00 Default OFF The ON Timer turns on the radio at the programmed time Set Item 41 CONTRAST Function Setting of the Display contrast level Available Values 1 10 Default 5 Set Item 42 MTR SYMB Function Select the S PO meter Symbol Available Values n l u CHR Default Set Item 43 BARO OFST Function Correcting the atmospheric pressure Available Values 500 500 hpa mb Default 0 hpa ...

Page 71: ...f BARO The current barometric pressure will be displayed while the transceiver s power is off ALTI The current altitude will be displayed while the transceiver s power is off calculated from the barometric pressure TEMP BARO The current temperature and barometric pressure will be displayed while the transceiver s power is off TEMP ALTI The current temperature and altitude will be displayed while t...

Page 72: ...l Steps 5 10 12 5 15 20 25 50 100 kHz Frequency Stability 5 ppm 10 C to 60 C Repeater Shift default 600 kHz 144 MHz 1 6 5 0 7 6 MHz 430 MHz Emission Type F2 F3 Antenna Impedance 50 Ω Supply Voltage Nominal 7 2 V DC Negative Ground Operating 10 16 V DC Negative Ground EXT DC jack Current Consumption 150 mA Receive 55 mA Standby Saver Off 25 mA Standby Saver On 400 µA Auto Power Off 1 6 A 5 W Tx 50 ...

Page 73: ...erheterodyne Intermediate Frequencies 1st 47 25 MHz N FM 45 8 MHz W FM 2nd 450 kHz N FM 10 7 MHz W FM Sensitivity 0 5 µV for 10 dB S N 0 5 16 MHz AM 0 9 µV for 12 dB SINAD 76 108MHz 174 222MHz 470 729MHz W FM 0 16 µV for 12 dB SINAD 50 54 MHz 144 148 MHz 0 18 µV for 12 dB SINAD 430 450 MHz N FM Selectivity 15 kHz 35 kHz 6dB 60dB N FM AF Output 400 mW 8Ω for 10 THD 7 2 V DC Specifications are subje...

Page 74: ...seal Align the connector on the SU 1 with the transceiver s connector and gently press the unit into place Affix the new supplied caution seal and replace the battery Installation is now complete Important Note The Barometric Pressure Altitude features of the optional SU 1 are designed to be supplemental aids for the information of the user and are not intended to be a substitute for accurate cali...

Page 75: ...This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference ...

Page 76: ...Printed in Japan Copyright 1998 Yaesu Musen Co Ltd All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of Yaesu Musen Co Ltd Downloaded by RadioAmateur EU ...

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