VX-6R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
16
T
RANSMISSION
Once you have set up an appropriate frequency inside one of the 144 MHz, 222 MHz
, or
430 MHz Amateur bands on which the
VX-6R
can transmit, you’re ready to go on the air!
These are the most basic steps; more advanced aspects of transmitter operation will be dis-
cussed later (222 MHz: USA version only).
1.
To transmit, press the
PTT
switch, and speak into the
front panel microphone (located in the upper right-hand
corner of the speaker grille) in a normal voice level.
The
TX/BUSY
indicator will glow red during trans-
mission.
2.
To return to the receive mode, release the
PTT
switch.
3.
During transmission, the relative power level will be
indicated on the bar graph at the bottom of the LCD; full scale
deflection confirms “
High Power
” operation, while deflection
of three bars indicates “
Low 1 Power
” operation. Five bars indi-
cates “
Low 2 Power
” operation and seven bars indicates “
Low 3
Power
” operation. Additionally, the “
LOW
” icon will appear at
the bottom of the display while operating on the “
Low Power
”
settings.
1) If you’re just talking to friends in the immediate area,
you’ll get much longer battery life by switching to Low
Power operation, described in the next chapter. And don’t
forget: always have an antenna connected when you transmit.
2) Transmission is possible only on the 144 MHz, 222 MHz (U.S.A.
version only), and 430 MHz bands.
3) If other users report that you always have a DTMF “beep” at the
beginning of each transmission, you may have accidentally switched
on the “Internet Connection” feature. Just press the [
(LK)TXPO] key momentarily
to disable this feature, which is described in detail on page 70.
4) When the power supply voltage is 14-volt or above, reduce the transmit power to
“Low 3” level automatically.
O
PERATION
“L
OW
1” P
OWER
“L
OW
2” P
OWER
“L
OW
3” P
OWER
“H
IGH
” P
OWER
