Basic operation of the Yaesu VX7R
The Yaesu VX7R is a 4band radio which operates on 6M, 2M, 1.25M, and 70cm.
(
Bold
print items indicate a button to press); (
Italic
print items indicate an onscreen selection)
Toggling the dual receive function:
1. Press and hold
[MAIN]
to toggle from single to dual mode.
2. If it's in single mode,
one frequency will be displayed on the screen.
3. If it's in dual mode, two frequencies will be displayed on the screen—the one in larger text is the
transmit frequency. .
Note: When in dual mode, press
[MAIN]
or
[SUB]
to switch the transmit frequency..
Entering a frequency:
1. Make sure you're in VFO mode (press
[V/M]
button if “
MR”
is displayed on screen).
2. Enter the frequency (must use 6 digits).
Setting duplex (+/):
1. Press
[MON/F]
and then press
[0/SET]
to enter Set mode.
2. Use the dial to scroll to
“Basic Setup: 7 RPT SHIFT”
→
.
3. Press
[MAIN]
to select the desired setting (
“RPT”
,
“+RPT”
,
“SIMP”
).
4. Press
[PTT]
to save the setting.
Entering PL tone:
1. Press
[MON/F]
and then
[8/TONE]
.
2. Press
[MAIN]
until
“TONE”
appears on the screen.
3. Then rotate the dial oneclick clockwise so that
“TSQ/DCS/DTMF: 2 TONE SET”
→
is displayed.
4. Press
[BAND]
which will activate a blinking line underneath the tone frequency.
5. Press
[MAIN]
until the desired frequency is displayed.
6. Press
[BAND]
then
[PTT]
.
Adjusting power level:
1. Press
[MON/F]
.
2. Press the button until the desired power level is set.
Note: Four power levels are available: L1L3 (which will be displayed on the bottom middle of the
screen). When no power level is indicated, high power is used.
Saving frequency (and settings) to memory channel:
1. Press and hold
[MON/F]
.
2. Quickly rotate the dial to select the desired memory channel (you must do this within of 5 seconds!).
Note: An asterisk (*) next to the channel number indicates an empty channel.
3. Press
[MON/F]
to store the frequency in the specified channel.
4. Press
[V/M]
to return to memory mode.
5. Press
[MON/F]
and then
[0/SET]
.
6. Rotate the dial to select
“Basic Setup: 11 NAME SET”
→
.
7. Press
[BAND]
which will enable a blinking line, indicating it's ready to enter a name.
Prepared by K7TAY, k7tay@oregonaces.org
