VX-6E O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
17
Changing the Transmitter Power Level
You can select between a total of four transmitter power levels on
your
VX-6E
. The exact power output will vary somewhat, depend-
ing on the voltage supplied to the transceiver. With the standard
FNB-80LI
Battery Pack and external DC source, the power output
levels available are:
To change the power level:
1. The default setting for the power output is “High;” in
this configuration, the LCD shows
no indication of the power output
level. Pressing the [
F/W
] key, fol-
lowed by the [ (
LK
)
TXPO
] key,
will display the current power out-
put level.
2. Within one second of releasing the [ (
LK
)
TXPO
] key, press the [ (
LK
)
TXPO
]
key repetitively; this will cause the power level “
LOW1
LOW1
LOW1
LOW1
LOW1
,” “
LOW2
LOW2
LOW2
LOW2
LOW2
,” or “
LOW3
LOW3
LOW3
LOW3
LOW3
” to
appear.
3. Press the [
F/W
] key, followed by the [ (
LK
)
TXPO
] key (repeatedly, if necessary) to
make the “
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
HIGH
” notation appear and restore High Power operation.
1) The VX-6E is smart! You can set up Low power on the 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 the power output 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 settings, you can press the [F/W] key,
then press the PTT switch, to cause the VX-6E to transmit (temporarily) on High power.
After one transmission, the power level will revert to the previously-selected setting.
3) When the power supply voltage is 14-volt or above, reduce the transmit power to
“Low 3” level automatically.
O
PERATION
T
RANSMISSION
5.0 W
2.5 W
1.0 W
0.3 W
H
IGH
L
OW
3
L
OW
2
L
OW
1
