Yaesu VX-6, Operating Manual

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VX-6R/E O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
26
T
ONE
C
ALLING
(
1750 H
Z
)
If your transceiver is
VX-6E
(European version), press and hold in the
MONI/T.CALL
switch (just below the PTT switch) to generates a 1750-Hz burst tone to access the Euro-
pean repeater. The transmitter will automatically be activated, and a 1750-Hz audio tone will
be superimposed on the carrier. Once access to the repeater has been gained, you may
release the
MONI/T.CALL switch, and use the PTT switch for activating the transmitter
thereafter.
If you need to access the repeaters which requires a 1750-Hz burst tone for access by the
VX-6R
(USA/EXP versions), you can set the
MONI/T.CALL
switch to serve as a “Tone
Call” switch instead. To change the configuration of this switch, we again use the Set
Mode to help us.
1. Press the [
F/W
] key, then press the [
0
(
SET
)] key to enter the Set mode.
2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 36: M / T-CL .
3. Press the [
0
(
SET
)] key momentarily to enable adjustment of this
Set Mode Item.
4. Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select “ T-CALL ” on the display.
5. Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal
operation.
To access a repeater, press and hold in the MONI/T.CALL key for the amount of time
specified by the repeater owner/operator. The transmitter will automatically be activated,
and a 1750-Hz audio tone will be superimposed on the carrier. Once access to the repeater
has been gained, you may release the
MONI/T.CALL key, and use the PTT switch for
activating the transmitter.
C
HECKING THE
R
EPEATER
U
PLINK
(
I
NPUT
)
F
REQUENCY
It often is helpful to be able to check the uplink (input) frequency of a repeater, to see if the
calling station is within direct (“Simplex”) range.
To do this, just press the [
HM/RV
(
EMG
)
R/H
] key. You’ll
notice that the display has shifted to the repeater uplink
frequency. Press the [
HM/RV
(
EMG
)
R/H
] key again to cause
operation to revert to normal monitoring of the repeater
downlink (output) frequency. While you are listening on
the input frequency to the repeater using the [
HM/
RV
(
EMG
)
R/H
] key, the repeater offset icon will blink.
The configuration of this key may be set either to “RV” (for checking the
input frequency of a repeater), or “HM” (for instant switching to the “Home”
channel for the band you are operating on). To change the configuration of
this key, use Set Mode Item 28: HM/RV. See page 95.
R
EPEATER
O
PERATION