VX-150 O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
36
P
ROGRAMMABLE
(B
AND
L
IMIT
) M
EMORY
S
CAN
(PMS)
This feature allows you to set sub-band limits for either scanning or manual VFO opera-
tion. For example, you might wish to set up a limit (in North America) of 144.300 MHz to
148.000 MHz so as to prevent encroachment into the SSB/CW “Weak Signal” portion of
the band below 144.300 MHz. Here’s how to do this:
•
Set the radio to the VFO mode by pressing the [
VFO
(
PRI
)] key, if necessary.
‚
Using the techniques learned earlier, store (per the above example) 144.300 MHz into
Memory Channel #
L1
L1
L1
L1
L1
(the “
LLLLL
” designates the Lower sub-band limit).
ƒ
Likewise, store 148.000 MHz into Memory Channel #
U1
U1
U1
U1
U1
(the “
U
UU
UU
” designates the Up-
per sub-band limit).
„
Switch to the Memory mode by pressing the [
MR
(
SKIP
)] key once, then rotate the
DIAL
to select Memory Channel #
L1
L1
L1
L1
L1
.
…
Press the [
MR
(
SKIP
)] key; the “
MR
MR
MR
MR
MR
” label will be blinking in the left-hand frequency
of the display.
†
You may now rotate the
DIAL
, or begin scanning by pressing the [
s
] or [
t
] key for
one second. The transceiver will behave as though it is in the standard VFO mode, but
operation will be restricted to the range between Memory Channels
L1
L1
L1
L1
L1
and
U1
U1
U1
U1
U1
.
If you wish to scan, do not press the
[MR(SKIP)]
key, as it is disabled during PMS
operation. Press and hold in the
[VFO(PRI)]
key instead.
‡
Five pairs of Band Limit memories, labeled
L1
L1
L1
L1
L1
/
U1
U1
U1
U1
U1
through
L5
L5
L5
L5
L5
/
U5
U5
U5
U5
U5
are available.
P
RIORITY
C
HANNEL
S
CANNING
(D
UAL
W
ATCH
)
The
VX-150
scanning features include a two-channel scanning capability which allows
you to operate on a VFO or Memory channel, while periodically checking a user-select-
able Priority Channel for activity. If a station is received on the Priority Channel which is
strong enough to open the Squelch, the scanner will pause on that station in accordance
with the Scan-Resume mode set via Menu #7 (see page
??
).
Here is the procedure for activating Priority Channel Dual Watch operation:
•
Recall the memory channel you wish to be the “Priority” Channel.
‚
Set the radio to the VFO mode by pressing the [
VFO
(
PRI
)] key.
ƒ
Press the [
F/W
] key momentarily (not for 1/2 second), then press the [
VFO
(
PRI
)] key
(momentarily). A small “
PRI
” will appear to the LCD.
Here is the procedure for activating Two-VFO Dual Watch operation:
•
Press the [
VFO
(
PRI
)] key to switch to the VFO mode, if needed.
‚
Press the [
F/W
] key, then press and hold in the [
VFO
(
PRI
)] key.
The
VX-150
will now periodically change from the VFO-A frequency to the VFO-B
frequency, checking for activity on VFO-B for 0.2 second.
Scanning
