VX-2R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
12
T
RANSMISSION
Once you have set up an appropriate frequency inside one of the 144 MHz or 430 MHz
Amateur bands on which the
VX-2R
can transmit, you’re ready to go on the air! These are
the most basic steps; more advanced aspects of transmitter operation will be discussed
later.
1.
To transmit, press the
PTT
switch, and speak into the front panel microphone (located
in the upper left-hand corner of the speaker grille) in a
normal voice level. The
BUSY/TX
indicator will glow
red during transmission.
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 two bars indicates
“Low Power” operation. Additionally, the
“
LOW
” icon will appear at the bottom
of the display while operating on the
“Low Power” setting.
4.
If you’re just talking to friends in the immediate area,
you’ll get much longer battery life by switching to Low
Power operation. To do this, press the [
H/L
] key so that
the “
LOW
” icon appears at the bottom of the display.
And don’t forget: always have an antenna connected
when you transmit.
Transmission is possible only on the 144 MHz and
430 MHz bands.
The VX-2R is smart! You can set up Low power on 144 MHz band, while
leaving 430 MHz on High power, and the radio will remember the different
settings on both bands. 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!
2) When you are operating on the Low power setting, you can press the [F/W] key, when
press the PTT switch, to cause the VX-2R to transmit (temporarily) on High power. After
one transmission, the power level will revert to the previously-selected (Low power) set-
ting.
O
PERATION
BAND
FNB-82LI
EXT DC
(
3.7 V
)
(
6.0 V
)
144 MHz
HI: 1.5 W
HI: 3.0 W
LOW: 0.1 W
LOW: 0.3 W
430 MHz
HI: 1.0 W
HI: 2.0 W
LOW: 0.1 W
LOW: 0.3 W