Yaesu VX-8GR/GE, Operating Manual

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Page 2: ... Mode 148 Specifications 160 Appendix Computer Connections 162 FCC Notice 164 Introduction 1 Controls Connections 2 Display Icons Indicators 3 Keypad Functions 4 Accessories Option 6 Accessories Supplied with the VX 8GR 6 Available Options for your VX 8GR 7 Installation of Accessories 8 Antenna Installation 8 Belt Clip Installation 8 Installation of FNB 101LI Battery Pack 9 Battery Life Informatio...

Page 3: ...y automatically store and recall up to 30 messages and the APRS data from up to 50 stations The built in GPS Receiver Unit provides you with real time APRS data Enhanced Paging and Code Squelch EPCS allow you to page a particular station and only receive calls from that station A security Password may be set which will allow you to turn on and operate the transceiver only after you enter the Passw...

Page 4: ... LED LIGHT PTT Switch Push To Talk Press this switch in ward to transmit and release it to receive after your transmis sion is completed MONI T CALL Key USA version Pressing this key disables the noise squelching action allowing you to hear very weak signals near the background noise level European version Pressing this key activates the T CALL 1750 Hz for re peater access p PWR Switch Press and h...

Page 5: ... DCS Code and Decodes a CTCSS Tone A12 APRS Feature Active 1200 bps A96 APRS Feature Active 9600 bps MISCELLANEOUS SETTING Repeater Shift Direction Minus Shift Repeater Shift Direction Plus Shift Independent Transmit Frequencies Odd Splits Attenuator Active Bell Alarm Active OPERATING MODE NFM FM AM AM Note 1 When a bar is shown under these icons the Vibrator function is active 2 When a dashed bar...

Page 6: ...ECONDARY FUNCTION PRESS PRIMARY FUNCTION PRESS KEY THIRD FUNCTION PRESS AND HOLD KEY SECONDARY FUNCTION PRESS PRIMARY FUNCTION PRESS KEY THIRD FUNCTION PRESS AND HOLD KEY Frequency entry digit 4 Activates the ARTS feature Reverses transmit and receive frequencies while working through a repeater Switches operation to the Home favorite frequency channel Activates the EMERGENCY function Frequency en...

Page 7: ...ecall mode Activates the Priority Dual Watch function Frequency entry digit 9 Enters the Special Memory mode Frequency entry digit 0 Activates the Sub Band Operation feature USA Version Disables the Noise and Tone Squelch System European Version Activates the T CALL 1750 Hz for repeater access No Action Activates the Secondary key function Disables the Secondary key function Toggle the DIAL knob f...

Page 8: ...1LI 7 4V 1 100mAh AAG10X001 Battery Charger 1 pc NC 86B 120 VAC Type A plug Q9500149 PA 44C 230 VAC Type C plug Q9500165 or PA 44U 230 VAC Type BF plug Q9500166 Belt Clip 1 pc RA1053600 Screws 2 pcs M3x10SUS U24310020 Plastic Cap 1 pc RA1054200 Sheet 1 pcs RA1231300 Operating Manual 1 pc Warranty Card 1 pc ACCESSORIES OPTIONS ...

Page 9: ...ket only CN 3 BNC to SMAAdapter MH 34B4B Speaker Microphone MH 37A4B Ear peace Microphone CT 44 Microphone Adapter CT 144 Clone Cable CT 143 PC Connection Cable B suffix is for use with 120 VAC Type A plug C suffix is for use with 230 VAC Type C plug and U suffix is for use with 230 VAC Type BF plug Availability of accessories may vary Some accessories are supplied as standard per local requiremen...

Page 10: ...nnected Carefully turn the supplied antenna onto the SMA jack Never twist the upper part of the antenna while screwing it onto the mating con nector of the transceiver If using an external antenna for transmission ensure that the SWR presented to the transceiver is 1 5 1 or lower INSTALLATION OF ACCESSORIES BELT CLIP INSTALLATION Install the supplied Belt Clip to the FNB 101LI Battery Pack using t...

Page 11: ...ard to unlock the latch then remove the Battery Pack from the transceiver 1 The VX 8GR GE battery must be correctly installed to maintain the waterproof integrity 2 Always use the Vertex Standard Co Ltd Model FNB 101LI or FNB 102LI Lithium Ion Battery Pack 3 Battery Pack shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine fire or the like 4 Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorr...

Page 12: ... BATTERY LIFE INFORMATION When the battery charge is almost depleted a Low Voltage indicator will appear on the display When this icon appears it is recommended that you charge the battery soon TX 6 seconds RX 6 seconds and Squelched 48 seconds continuous operating cycle GPS receiver is off The present battery voltage can be displayed manually on the LCD by following the instructions on page 107 B...

Page 13: ...lustration with the Negative side of the batteries touching the spring connections inside the FBA 39 3 Close the rubber cover 4 Install the FBA 39 in the transceiver in the same manner as the FNB 101LI INSTALLATION OF ACCESSORIES The FBA 39 does not provide connections for charging since Alkaline cells cannot be re charged Therefore the NC 86B PA 44C U E DC 5B or E DC 6 may safely be connected to ...

Page 14: ...he receiver to the TNC may be adjusted by rotating the DIAL knob while pressing and holding the g key as with voice operation The input level to the VX 8GR GE from the TNC should be adjusted at the TNC side the optimum input volt age is approximately 5 mV at 2000 Ohms Be sure to turn the transceiver and TNC off before connecting the cables to prevent volt age spikes from damaging your transceiver ...

Page 15: ...ess you have disabled it see page 112 3 To turn the VX 8GR GE off press and hold in the p PWR switch again for 2 seconds If you don t hear the two Beep tones when the radio comes on the Beeper may have been disabled via the Menu system See page 22 which tells you how to reactivate the Beeper ADJUSTING THE VOLUME LEVEL Rotate the DIAL knob while pressing and holding the g key to set the desired aud...

Page 16: ...s the point of maximum sen sitivity to weak signals 3 When you are satisfied with the Squelch threshold setting press the PTT key briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation 4 You may also adjust the Squelch setting by using the Set Menu mode See page 143 for details 1 The Squelch level may be set on the Main and Sub bands separately 2 If you re operating in an area of high RF pol...

Page 17: ...n which transmission and band frequency changes are pos sible is shown in large characters and Receive only band is shown in small characters Press the a key briefly to engage the A Band fre quency as the Operating band Alternatively press the b key briefly to engage the B Band frequency as de scribed previously Press and hold in the a or b key for 1 2 seconds to switch to Mono Band Operation Duri...

Page 18: ...R GE uses a dual VFO system described previously To switch TX RX operation from the VFO A to the VFO B instantly press the b key briefly Pressing the a key will return TX RX op eration to VFO A The frequency band shown in Large characters is the band on which transmission is possible the band shown in Small characters may only be used for reception 4 Once you have selected the desired band you may...

Page 19: ...g rapid frequency excursions over the wide tuning range of the VX 8GR GE 2 DIRECT KEYPAD FREQUENCY ENTRY The desired operating frequency may be entered directly from the keypad The operating mode will automatically be set once the new frequency is entered via the keypad To enter a frequency from the keypad just press the numbered digits on the keypad in the proper sequence There is no Decimal poin...

Page 20: ... will be reversed To revert to scanning toward a higher frequency once more rotate the DIAL knob one click clock wise Press the PTT switch briefly to cancel the scanning See page 54 for more details regard ing Scan Operation OPERATION FREQUENCY NAVIGATION Dual Receive Notice The VX 8GR GE may receive very strong signals on the Image frequency and or the receiver sensitivity may be somewhat reduced...

Page 21: ...er battery life by switching to Low Power opera tion To do this press the f key then press the d key so that the Low Power icon appears at the bottom of the display And don t forget always have an antenna connected when you transmit 2 Transmission is not possible on the Sub band nor on any frequencies other than the 144 MHz and 430 MHz bands on the Main band 3 Never transmit without having an ante...

Page 22: ...y in each memory so you don t waste battery power when using very close in repeaters 2 When you are operating on one of the Low power settings you can press the key then press the PTT switch to cause the VX 8GR GE to transmit temporarily on High power After one transmission the power level will revert to the previously selected Low power setting TRANSMISSION FNB 101LI 102LI or EXT DC 7 4 V HI 5 0 ...

Page 23: ...he DIAL knob and PTT switch are locked out ALL All of the above are locked out To lock out some or all of the keys 1 Press and hold the m key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 46 LOCK 3 Press the m key briefly to enable selection of this Menu Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to choose between one of the lock ing schemes as outlined above 5 When you have...

Page 24: ...hold the m key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 11 BEEP SELECT 3 Press the m key briefly to enable selection of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to change the setting to OFF 5 When you have made your choice press the PTT switch to save the new setting and return to normal operation 6 If you wish to re enable the Beeper just repeat the abo...

Page 25: ... Audio Mute feature just repeat the above proce dures selecting OFF in step 2 above KEYPAD LCD ILLUMINATION Your VX 8GR GE includes a reddish illumination lamp which aids in nighttime opera tion The red illumination yields clear viewing of the display in a dark environment with minimal degradation of your night vision Three options for activating the lamp are pro vided KEY 2sec KEY 10sec Illuminat...

Page 26: ...ble only when receiving on the Air band 2 5 kHz steps are not available for use on 250 300 MHz nor above 580 MHz CHANGING THE RECEIVING MODE The VX 8GR GE provides for automatic mode changing when the radio is tuned to dif ferent operating frequencies However should an unusual receiving situation arise in which you need to change to a different receiving mode just press the key The re ceiving mode...

Page 27: ...s the PTT switch to save the new setting and return to normal operation 1 When the SQL S meter is activated the S meter segment corresponding to the squelch threshold which was set by step 4 above will blink 2 The receiver s squelch will open based on the higher of the levels set by the Noise Squelch or the S meter Squelch system For example a If the Noise Squelch SQL control is set so that signal...

Page 28: ...ve been enabled AUTOMATIC REPEATER SHIFT ARS The VX 8GR GE provides a convenient Automatic Repeater Shift feature which causes the appropriate repeater shift to be automatically applied whenever you tune into the des ignated repeater sub bands in your country These sub bands are shown below If the ARS feature does not appear to be working you may have accidentally disabled it To re enable ARS 1 Pr...

Page 29: ...EPEATER SHIFTS If you travel to a different region you may need to change the default repeater shift to ensure compatibility with local operating requirements To do this follow the procedure below 1 Press and hold the m key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 71 RPT SHIFT FREQ 3 Press the m key briefly to enable selection of this Set Mode Item 4 Rota...

Page 30: ... PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation To access a repeater press and hold in the e key for the amount of time specified by the repeater owner operator The transmitter will automatically be activated and a 1750 Hz audio tone will be superimposed on the carrier Once access to the repeater has been gained you may release the e key and use the PTT switch for activati...

Page 31: ...gh RF congested location by keeping your radio quiet until a call is received from a specific station with a matching CTCSS tone CTCSS DCS EPCS OPERATION You may notice an additional DCS indication appearing while you rotate the DIAL knob in step 3 above We ll discuss the Digital Code Squelch sys tem shortly You may notice REV TONE indicated on the display while you rotate the DIAL knob in step 3 ...

Page 32: ... re transmit a CTCSS tone some systems just use CTCSS to control access to the repeater but do not pass it along when transmitting If the S Meter deflects but you cannot hear the audio repeat steps 1 through 4 above but rotate the DIAL so that TSQ disappears this will allow you to hear all traffic on the channel being received 2 During CTCSS operation you may set up the VX 8GR GE so a ringing bell...

Page 33: ... desired DCS Code a three digit number Ask the repeater owner operator if you don t know DCS Code if you are working simplex just set up the DCS Code to be the same as that used by your friends 6 When you have made your selection press the 2 key to save the new settings and exit to normal operation 1 Remember that the DCS is an Encode Decode system so your receiver will remain muted until a matchi...

Page 34: ...fier configurations the output signal phase is inverted from the input Small signal or power amplifiers having an odd number 1 3 5 etc of amplification stages may result in inversion of a transmitted or received DCS code While under most circumstances this should not occur amplifier designs and industry standards take this into account if you find that your receiver squelch does not open when both...

Page 35: ...n you have made your selection press the PTT switch to save the new settings and exit to normal operation This is different from the usual method of restoring normal operation and it applies only to the configuration of the CTCSS DCS frequencies Remember to restore the default setting RX NORMAL TX NORMAL Receive and transmit the Normal DCS Tone when done CTCSS DCS EPCS OPERATION DCS OPERATION ...

Page 36: ...he f key then press the 2 key to recall the Set Mode Item 91 TONE FREQUENCY when CTCSS is selected or Menu Item 21 DCS CODE during DCS operation 3 Press and hold in the B key the TONE SEARCH notation will appear release the B key to start scanning for the incoming CTCSS or DCS tone code 4 When the radio detects the correct tone or code it will halt on that tone code and audio will be allowed to pa...

Page 37: ...y after the incoming page ends Meanwhile on the paging radio the Enhanced Paging and Code Squelch system will be disabled after the PTT switch is released after the paging transmission You may re activate the Enhanced Paging and Code Squelch system again STORING THE CTCSS TONE PAIRS FOR EPCS OPERATION 1 Press and hold the m key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select ...

Page 38: ...s coming in See next page for details PAGING ANSWER BACK When you press the PTT switch to respond to a page call the VX 8GR GE transmits the same CTCSS tone pair This tone pair will open the Code Squelch of the calling station If you prefer you can have the VX 8GR GE respond to page calls automatically transpond To enable this feature 1 Press and hold the m key for one second to enter the Set Mode...

Page 39: ...able the Bell function Note When User Beep described later does not register USER BP1 USER BP2 or USER BP3 does not appear 7 Press the m key briefly then rotate the DIAL knob one click counter clockwise to select Set Mode Item 12 BELL RINGER 8 Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Menu Item 9 Rotate the DIAL knob to set the desired number of rings of the Bell The available choices a...

Page 40: ...ous beep melody if desired 6 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first beep tone of the User Beep Melody Available selections are C1 B3 and POS rest 7 Press the M key then rotate the DIAL knob to set the length of the first beep tone Available selections are 10ms 10 msec 2500ms 2 5 sec 8 Press the M key to accept the first beep tone of the User Beep Melody 9 If you make a mistake press the B key to...

Page 41: ...key SPLIT TONE OPERATION The VX 8GR GE can be operated in a Split Tone configuration via the Set mode 1 Press and hold the m key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 87 SQL SPLIT 3 Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select ON to enable the Split Tone feature 5 Press the PTT switch briefly to sa...

Page 42: ...en any signal is received without regard to the CTCSS DCS or EPCS decoder 7 Press the m key briefly then rotate the DIAL knob one click clockwise to select Set Mode Item 98 VIBRATOR MODE 8 Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Menu Item 9 Rotate the DIAL knob to set the desired vibrating mode The available choices are MODE1 The VX 8GR GE vibrates continuously MODE2 The VX 8GR GE vib...

Page 43: ...both VFO A and VFO B 2 When the vibrator is activated press any key rotate the DIAL knob or during a transmission the vibrator will halt temporarily The under line or dashed line under the mode icon will blink during this pause Five seconds after any of the above operations the vibrator will resume CTCSS DCS EPCS VIBRATOR OPERATION ...

Page 44: ...hrough L50 U50 24 Memory Banks labeled b 1 through b24 Each Memory Bank can be assigned up to 100 channels from the regular memory channels Special Memory Channels which include One Emergency Automatic ID EAI Channel 10 Weather Broadcast Channels 57 VHF Marine Channels HOME Channels 7 channels VHF Marine Channels 57 channels 900 889 4 3 2 1 904 903 902 901 999 998 L50 U50 L49 U49 L4 U4 L3 U3 L2 U2...

Page 45: ...ree the occupied channel displays the icon 4 Press the f key once more to store the frequency into memory 5 You still will be operating in the VFO mode so you may now enter other frequen cies and store them into additional memory locations by repeating the above pro cess 1 You may change the automatic memory channel selection feature to select the next highest memory channel above the last stored ...

Page 46: ...ss the f key once more while holding the PTT switch in this does not key the transmitter Whenever you recall a memory which contains in dependently stored transmit and receive frequen cies the indication will appear in the display MEMORY RECALL 1 While operating in the VFO mode press the c key to enter the Memory mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired channel 3 If you press the f key br...

Page 47: ... 1 Select the desired frequency while operating in the VFO mode Be sure to set up any desired CTCSS or DCS tones as well as any desired repeater offset The power level may also be set at this time if you wish to store it 2 Press and hold in the f key for 1 2 second 3 While the memory channel number is blinking just press the h key The frequency and other data if any will now be stored in the speci...

Page 48: ...haracters Example 2 Press the 8 key repeatedly to toggle among the seven available characters associated with that key t u v 8 T U V 6 Press the M key to move to the next character if needed 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to program the remaining letters num bers or symbols of the desired label A total of 16 charac ters may be used in the creation of a label 8 Press and hold the h key for two seconds to d...

Page 49: ...eturn to the original memory frequency press c key briefly The TUN indicator will be replaced by MR 5 If you wish to store a new frequency set during Memory Tuning just press and hold in the f key for one second per normal memory storage procedure The micropro cessor will automatically set itself to the next available clear memory location and you then press the f key again briefly to lock in the ...

Page 50: ... then rotate the DIAL to select the memory channel to be Masked from view 3 Press the d key The confirmation message MASK will appear on the display Press the d key once more the display will revert to memory channel 1 If you rotate the DIAL to the location you just Masked you will observe that it is now invisible 4 To Unmask the hidden memory repeat the above procedure press and hold in the f key...

Page 51: ... the Memory Bank number 3 Press the f key briefly 4 At this point the memory channel data is copied into the Memory Bank 1 You may assign one memory chan nel into several Memory Banks 2 The PMS memory channels L1 U1 through L50 U50 may not be assigned to a Memory Bank MEMORY BANK RECALL 1 Press the c key if needed to enter the MR mode 2 Press the B key to activate the Memory Bank mode The MR indic...

Page 52: ... desire 1 Press and hold in the m key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Set Mode Item 6 BANK NAME 3 Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the memory bank on which you wish to change a label 5 Press the M key briefly to enable changing of the name tag Press and hold the h key for two seconds to cle...

Page 53: ...lthough the original memory contents will remain intact on the pre viously stored channel Press the PTT switch to cancel the Moving Memory Data procedure if desired If a Split Frequency Memory channel was transferred the Tx frequency will be ignored you will be set up for Simplex operation on the Receive frequency MEMORY ONLY MODE Once memory channel programming has been completed you may place th...

Page 54: ...X CH thus recalling the Weather Broadcast Memory Bank 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Weather Broad cast channel 5 If you wish to scan this bank to search for louder stations just press the PTT switch When the scanner pauses on a station press the PTT switch once to halt the scan or press it twice to restart the scan 6 To exit to normal operation press the c key or press f key followe...

Page 55: ...TION CH No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 CH No 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 CH No 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 CH No 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 FREQUENCY MHz 156 050 160 650 156 100 160 700 156 150 160 750 156 200 160 800 156 250 160 850 156 300 156 350 160 950 156 400 156 450 156 500 156 550 156 600 156 650 156 700 156 750 FREQUENCY MHz 156 800 156 8...

Page 56: ...ctive BUSY In this mode the scanner will halt on a signal it encounters When the carrier has dropped because the other station ceased transmission the scanner will resume In the case of constant carrier signals like Weather Station broadcasts the scanner will likely remain on this frequency indefinitely The Scan Re start Delay time default interval 2 seconds is set by Set Mode Item 76 SCAN RE STAR...

Page 57: ... Item 76 SCAN RE START 3 Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Scan Restart Delay Time Available selections are 0 1sec 0 9sec 0 1sec step and 1 0sec 10 0sec 0 5sec step 5 Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation The default condition for this Set Mode Item is 2 0sec GENERAL ...

Page 58: ...r rently selected PMS frequency pair See page 62 for details 3 Release the B key to start scanning 4 When the scanner encounters a signal strong enough to open the squelch the scanner will halt temporarily the decimal point of the frequency display will blink during this Pause condition 5 The scanner will then resume according to the Scan Resume mode selected in the previous section 6 To cancel sc...

Page 59: ...e frequency into the Frequency Skip Memory It will now be ignored during VFO scanning To re institute a frequency into the VFO scan loop 1 Press the c key if needed to enter the Memory Recall MR mode 2 Press and hold in the f key for one second then rotate the DIAL knob to select the memory channel to be re instituted 3 Press the d key The confirmation message DELETE will appear on the display Pre...

Page 60: ...he scanner sweeps only those Memory channels with the same first and second digits of the alpha numeric tag as the first channel on which scan ning started BAND The scanner sweeps only those Memory channels which are memorized on the same operating band as the first channel on which scanning started PMS X The scanner will sweep frequencies within the currently selected PMS fre quency pair See page...

Page 61: ...ay Note You may notice a blinking icon while you perform above procedure It indi cates the Preferential Memory Scan channel described in the next column PREFERENTIAL MEMORY SCAN The VX 8GR GE also allows you to set up a Preferential Scan List of channels which you can flag within the memory system These channels are designated by a blinking icon when you have selected them one by one for the Prefe...

Page 62: ...l Scan Channels with the same first digit of the alpha numeric tag as the first channel on which scanning started TAG2 The scanner sweeps only those Preferential Scan Channels with the same first and second digits of the alpha numeric tag as the first channel on which scanning started BAND The scanner sweeps only those Preferential Scan Channels which are memo rized on the same operating band as t...

Page 63: ...b to select the first Memory Bank BANK 1 BANK24 you wish to sweep using Memory Bank Link Scan 5 Press the c key briefly A B LINK ON notation will ap pear for two seconds on the display indicating this Memory Bank will now be swept during Memory Bank Scan 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 above to append the B LINK ON notation to any other Memory Banks you wish to sweep 7 Press the B key 8 Now press and hold ...

Page 64: ...l L1 the L designates the Lower sub band limit 3 Likewise store 148 000 MHz into Memory Channel U1 the U designates the Upper sub band limit 4 Press and hold in the B key for one second and rotate the DIAL knob while holding in the B key to select the desired PMS frequency pair PMSxx 5 Release the B key to start scanning within the just pro grammed range The VFO label will be replaced by PMS and t...

Page 65: ...memory channel or on a VFO frequency 5 Press and hold in the c key for one second The display will remain on the VFO or memory channel selected How ever every five seconds the VX 8GR GE will check the Priority Channel for activity The MR label will be re placed by MDW while operating on the Memory channel or the VFO label will be replaced by VDW while operating on the VFO mode 6 If a station appea...

Page 66: ...rophone s PTT switch Operation will instantly revert to the Priority Channel To enable Priority Revert operation 1 Press and hold the m key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 66 PRI RE VERT 3 Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select ON 5 Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting a...

Page 67: ...this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select OFF 5 Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation BAND EDGE BEEPER The VX 8GR GE will automatically beep when a band edge is encountered during scanning either in standard VFO scanning or during PMS operation You may enable this feature band edge beeper when the frequency reaches the band edge while selecting...

Page 68: ... it may take several minutes to compute a fix of your position This is normal as the built in GPS unit is downloading almanac information from the GPS satellites 2 While the VX 8GR GE searches for a GPS signal the compass icon does not appear on the display and the position information Longitude Latitude blinks on the display 3 If the VX 8GR GE does not receive a valid GPS signal after three minut...

Page 69: ...s via the APRS GPS Set Mode SETTING THE TIME ZONE TIME OFFSET Sets the time offset between your local time and UTC Universal Time Coordinated or GMT Greenwich Mean Time shown on the display 1 Press the m key several times until the GPS screen ap pears on the display 2 Press and hold the m key for one second to enter the APRS GPS Set Mode 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 27 TIME ZONE ...

Page 70: ...riefly to save the new setting and exit from the APRS GPS Set Mode SELECTING THE MAP DATUM While most operations including APRS operation will utilize the default WGS84 database of locations you may use a different database 1 Press the m key until the GPS screen appears 2 Press and hold the m key for one second to enter the APRS GPS Set Mode 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 17 GPS DA...

Page 71: ...VX 8GR GE OPERATING MANUAL 69 NOTE ...

Page 72: ...t letter or number in your callsign Example 1 Rotate the DIAL knob to select any of the 37 available characters Example 2 Press the 9 key repeatedly to toggle among the five available characters associated with that key W X Y Z 9 W 6 Press the M key to move on to the next character if needed 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 as many times as necessary to com plete your callsign 8 If you make a mistake press ...

Page 73: ...to save the new setting 19 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 23 MY POSITION 20 Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 21 If you enter your position Longitude Latitude manually without using the built in GPS receiver perform the fol lowing procedures Otherwise select GPS by rotating the DIAL knob and advance to step 22 APRS OPERATION PREPARATIONS SSID Non 1 2 ...

Page 74: ... Note The sexagesimal value that is shown in parentheses is automatically converted from the decimal value 22 Press the m key briefly to save the new setting 23 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 3 APRS MODEM 24 Press the M key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 25 Rotate the DIAL knob to select 1200bps to activate the AX 25 modem 26 Press the PTT switch briefly to save t...

Page 75: ...mation Note You may confirm additional received beacons by pressing the f key and then rotating the DIAL knob or pressing the a b keys 6 Press the M key to display the Raw data of the received APRS beacon 7 When the confirmation is finished press the B key to return to the STATION LIST screen 1 When the VX 8GR GE GPS signalisinterrupted suchaswhen you enter into a tunnel the display maintains the ...

Page 76: ...ess the c key once more the selected beacon station will be deleted from the STA TION LIST APRS OPERATION RECEIVING AN APRS BEACON EMERGENCY COMMENT Set x 3 times EMERGENCY COMMENT Received x 12 times BEACON Received Filter ON BEACON Received Filter OFF OWN BEACON MY POSITION Received APRS ALERT BEEP LIST MESSAGE Received GROUP BULLETIN MESSAGE Received MESSAGE ACK Received MESSAGE REJ Received Yo...

Page 77: ...t Mode 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 2 APRS FILTER 4 Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 5 Press the a b key to select the Filter you wish to exclude then rotate the DIAL knob to select OFF 6 Repeat above steps and select OFF to any other filters you wish to exclude 7 When you have completed your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting...

Page 78: ...sion Transmits your APRS beacon in accordance with the interval determined by Set Mode Item 26 SmartBeaconing This selection does not appear unless Set Mode Item 26 SmartBeaconing is activated See page 158 for details 6 Press the m key briefly then rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 12 BEACON INTERVAL 7 Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 8 Rotate the DIAL ...

Page 79: ...ter of the comment 8 Press the M key to move to the next character 9 Repeat steps 6 and 7 to program the remainder of the com ment 10 If you make a mistake press the B key to back space the cursor then re enter the correct character 11 You may add delete a character to a comment using the following technique 1 If you want to clear any previous comments press the a b key to select the ALL CLEAR the...

Page 80: ... the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 16 DIGI PATH 4 Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Pass Number P1 P8 you wish to set 6 Press the M key briefly to begin callsign entry into the selected path 7 Rotate the DIAL knob or press the keyboard to select the first character of the callsign with SSID of the digipeater 8 Press the M ke...

Page 81: ... desired message then press the B key Note You may jump to the top of the APRS MESSAGE LIST by pressing the 1 key 5 Rotate the DIAL knob or press the a b keys to scroll through additional lines or pages of the received stations message Note You may confirm additional received messages by pressing the f key and then rotating the DIAL knob or pressing the a b keys 6 Press the M key to display the re...

Page 82: ...S GPS Set Mode 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 21 MSG GROUP 4 Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 5 Press the a b key to select the Group you wish to utilize G1 ALL G2 CQ G3 QST or G4 YAESU Note is a wild card indicating any received character will be accepted in that slot 6 If you add a new message group code and or bulletin group code select G5 for m...

Page 83: ...tored message determined through APRS GPS Set Mode item 5 APRS MSG TXT see next page press the a b key to select the MSG TXT 1 through MSG TXT 7 then press the c key b If you want to delete the message after the cursor press the a b key to select CLEAR then press the c key c If you want to add a character press the a b key to select INSERT then press the c key 7 When the message entry is complete ...

Page 84: ...he APRS GPS Set Mode 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 5 APRS MSG TXT 4 Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Message register 1 7 you wish to store your message to 6 Press the M key briefly to begin message entry into the selected resister 7 Rotate the DIAL knob or press the keyboard to select the first character of th...

Page 85: ...OUTRNG in which ARTSTM operation begins Whether you talk or not the polling every 15 or 25 seconds will continue until you de activateARTSTM Every 10 minutes more over you can have your radio transmit your callsign via CW to comply with identifica tion requirements When ARTSTM is de activated DCS will also be deactivated if you were not using it previously in non ARTSTM operation If you move out o...

Page 86: ... ARTSTM operation and resume normal functioning of the transceiver ARTSTM won t work if you have used the Lock feature to disable the PTT ARTSTM POLLING TIME OPTIONS The ARTSTM feature may be programmed to poll every 25 seconds default value or 15 seconds The default value provides maximum battery conservation because the polling signal is sent out less frequently To change the polling interval 1 ...

Page 87: ...e confirm with beeps thereafter ALWAYS Every time a polling transmission is received from the other station the alert beeps will be heard OFF No alert beeps will be heard you must look at the display to confirm current ARTSTM status To set the ARTSTM Beep mode use the following procedure 1 Press and hold the m key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item ...

Page 88: ...any of the 37 available characters Example 2 Press the 9 key repeatedly to toggle among the five available characters associated with that key W X Y Z 9 W 7 Press the M key to move on to the next character if needed 8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 as many times as necessary to com plete your callsign Note that the slant bar is among the available characters should you be a portable station 9 Press and hold...

Page 89: ...NG UP THE SPECTRUM ANALYZER MODE 1 Press and hold the m key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 84 SPEC ANALYZER 3 Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Spectrum Ana lyzer mode see above 5 Press the PTT switch momentarily to save the new setting and exit to normal operation TO ...

Page 90: ...nnels are not filled after the first sweep however the radio will continue sweeping until they are all filled The Smart Search feature can only be activated while the VX 8GR GE is oper ating in the Mono band mode SETTING THE SMART SEARCH MODE 1 Press and hold the m key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 82 SMART SEARCH 3 Press the m key briefly to e...

Page 91: ...IAL to choose from among the Smart Search memories 7 To return to normal operation press the key Smart Search is a great tool when visiting a city for the first time You don t need to spend hours looking up repeater frequencies from a reference guidebook just ask your VX 8GR GE where the action is SMART SEARCH OPERATION ...

Page 92: ... programmed message of course can be overwritten at any time with personalized messages 1 Press and hold the m key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 54 MES SAGE SELECT 3 Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Message slot into which you wish to store a message The LCD displays...

Page 93: ...r In addition your ID can be sent to the other members when you transmit any messages to them If all the members share the register information ID the message sender ID will be shown on the display when receiving the message Even if no IDs are registered the message function can still work However in this case MESSAGE1 though MESSAGE20 will be displayed when receiving a message We recommend that y...

Page 94: ...o delete all data after the cursor that may have been previously stored 11 When the personal ID entry is complete press the m key briefly to save the new setting 12 If you wish to store another personal ID repeat steps 3 through 10 above 13 Press the PTT switch to exit to normal operation SET YOUR PERSONAL ID You may choose your personal ID from the member list as follows 1 Press and hold the m ke...

Page 95: ...GE SELECT 4 Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Message slot you wish to send 6 Press the PTT switch to exit to normal operation 7 Press the f key then press the M key This provides a Short cut to Menu Item 88 SQL TYPE 8 Rotate the DIAL knob until MESSAGE appears on the display this activates the Message feature 9 Press th...

Page 96: ...re is ac tivated the MSG notation will appear on the display 5 When you receive a message a beep sounds the LED light blinks white and Message FROM sending station s ID scrolls on the display 6 Press any key except g key to clear the received message and wait for a new message To disable the Message feature repeat the above procedure rotating the DIAL knob to select OFF in step 3 above If you enab...

Page 97: ...rgency feature temporarily You can then trans mit on the UHF Home channel and E two seconds after the PTT switch is released the Emergency feature will resume To disable the Emergency feature press and hold the h key for one second or turn the radio Off by pressing and holding in the p PWR switch for one second Use this feature if you are out for a walk and want a quick way of alerting a family me...

Page 98: ...Pager Code Memory configured via Set Mode Item 62 PAGE CODE RX is received for 5 seconds on the frequency which is stored in Memory Channel EAI It is NOT necessary for the inca pacitated person to press the PTT switch A call sign may be stored in the radio and the CW identifier enabled via Set Mode Item 16 CW ID Then when the EAI feature is activated in the Interval mode the radio will transmit th...

Page 99: ...IAL knob to select Set Mode Item 27 EAI 4 Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select ON thus activating the EAI feature 6 Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation with EAI feature ON When the EAI feature is activated the EAI icon will appear at the bottom of the display To disable the EAI feature just...

Page 100: ...second tone 5 Press the 2 key to save the new setting and exit from setting mode 3 Press and hold in the PTT switch for five seconds If the EAI signal is received by a VX 8GR GE transceiver programmed with matching EAI CTCSS tones the EAI feature will activate The lost operator s radio will transmit a load 0 5 second beep every 2 5 seconds until the EAI timer expires You may now begin direction fi...

Page 101: ... 0 DTMF 9 DTMF A DTMF B DTMF C DTMF D DTMF DTMF corresponding to the WIRES repeater to which you wish to establish an Internet link ask your re peater owner operator if you don t know the access numbers in the network Now press the PTT switch to exit from the selection mode 3 With the Internet Connection feature activated as in step 1 above the VX 8GR will generate a brief 0 1 second DTMF tone acc...

Page 102: ...13 6 Press the M key briefly to enable programming of the name tag 7 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first digit of the desired label 8 Press the M key to move to the next character 9 If you make a mistake press the B key to back space the cursor and then enter the correct letter number or sym bol 10 Repeat steps 7 through 9 to program the remaining letters numbers or symbols of the desired lab...

Page 103: ... Item to FRG thus activating the Other Internet Link System mode 5 Press the PTT switch to save the new settings 6 Press the d key briefly to activate the Internet Connec tion feature The icon will appear in the lower left of the display 7 Rotate the DIAL knob while pressing the d key to select the Internet Memory register number 1 64 corre sponding to the Internet link repeater to which you wish ...

Page 104: ...e Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 25 DTMF SELECT 3 Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the DTMF Memory register 1 10 into which you wish to store this DTMF string 5 Press the M key briefly to begin DTMF Memory entry into the selected register 6 Press and hold in the h key for two seconds to clear the previously...

Page 105: ...ction mode first press the PTT key then press the numerical key 1 through 9 and 0 representing 10 corresponding to the DTMF memory string you wish to send Once the string begins you may release the PTT key as the transmitter will be held on the air until the DTMF string is completed To disable the DTMF Autodialer just repeat the above procedure rotating the DIAL knob to select MANUAL in step 2 abo...

Page 106: ...e CW code which you want to learn 6 Press the b key to change the cursor to SPED then rotate the DIAL knob to select the Morse speed You may select the units of the code speed in either CPM charac ters per minute or WPM Words per minute using the DIAL knob from Set Item FORM 7 Press the b key to change the cursor to REPT then rotate the DIAL knob to select the sending repetition 1 9 8 Press the b ...

Page 107: ... begin generation 13 To stop CW generation press the f key again 14 To disable CW learning feature press the PTT switch The CPM selection is based on the international PARIS standard which stipulates five characters per word CW LEARNING FEATURE ...

Page 108: ...D then rotate the DIAL knob to select the Morse speed You may select the units of the code speed between CPM charac ters per minute and WPM Words per minute by the DIAL knob from Set Item FORM 6 Press the b key to change the cursor to PTCH then rotate the DIAL knob to adjust the CW sidetone pitch 400 1000 Hz 50 Hz step 7 Press the b key to change the cursor to LED then ro tate the DIAL knob to swi...

Page 109: ...ocedure rotating the DIAL knob to select DC in step 4 above 1 When OFF is selected in step 4 above the VX 8GR displays only the Current Time while the VX 8GR GE is operating in the Mono band mode with the Large characters 2 You may monitor the Battery Voltage using Set Mode Item 20 DC VOLTAGE and the Temperature using Set Mode Item 79 SENSOR INFO CLOCK SET The VX 8GR GE has a 24 hour clock with a ...

Page 110: ...transceiver is turned on 8 Press the M key briefly press the c key to start the clock from 00 seconds 9 When you have finished the time setup press the PTT switch to save the new setting and return to normal operation The VX 8GR GE has a rechargeable Li Ion battery cell used just for the clock Therefore the VX 8GR GE can maintain its clock data for approxi mately two months without using the main ...

Page 111: ...git of the desired number letter 0 9 A B C D and 6 Press the M key to move to the next digit 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to program the remaining num bers letters of the desired password 8 If you make a mistake press the B key to move back to the previous digit then select the correct num ber letter 9 When you have finished entering the password press the M key and rotate the DIAL knob to select ON to ...

Page 112: ...ems See box below for programming 5 When you have made your selection press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation When INTERNET SELECT or SET MODE is assigned to the d key the INTERNET function may be activated disabled via Set Mode Item 36 INTERNET ASSIGN THE SET MODE ITEM TO THE KEY 1 Change primary press key function of the key to SET MODE using Set Mode It...

Page 113: ...te the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 1 ANTENNA ATT 4 Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to change the setting from OFF to ON 6 When you have made your selection press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation 7 If you wish to disable the attenuator just repeat the above procedure rotate the DIAL knob to select OFF in...

Page 114: ...e Battery Saver OFF as the sleep cycle may collide with the beginning of an incoming Packet trans mission causing your TNC not to receive the full data burst TX BATTERY SAVER The VX 8GR GE also includes a useful Transmit Battery Saver which will automatically lower the power output level when the last signal received was very strong For example when you are in the immediate vicinity of a repeater ...

Page 115: ...ere has been no dial or key activity The available selections for the time before power off are 0 5 12 0 hour as well as APO Off The default condition for the APO is OFF and here is the procedure for activating it 1 Press and hold the m key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 2 APO 3 Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item ...

Page 116: ...ct Set Mode Item 94 TOT 3 Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to set the Time Out Timer to the de sired Maximum TX time The available selections are 0 5 10 0 minutes 0 5 minute step 5 When you have completed your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation To disable the Time Out Timer just repeat the abo...

Page 117: ...e your selections press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation To disable the ON Timer just repeat the above procedure rotating the DIAL knob to select OFF in step 6 above OFF TIMER 1 Press and hold the m key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 58 OFF TIMER 3 Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode I...

Page 118: ... operation To disable the BCLO feature just repeat the above procedure rotating the DIAL knob to select OFF in step 4 above CHANGING THE TX DEVIATION LEVEL In many areas of the world channel congestion has required that operating channels be closely spaced In such operating environments it is often required that operators use reduced deviation levels to reduce the potential for interference to use...

Page 119: ...s are LEVEL 1 LEVEL 9 factory default LEVEL 5 5 When you have completed your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation S AND TX POWER METER SYMBOLS The VX 8GR GE has four types of S Signal Strength and TX Power Meter symbol formats available You may change the default setting to any of the available symbols 1 Press and hold the m key for one second to ente...

Page 120: ...n you have completed your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation DISPLAY DIMMER The LCD and keypad illumination may be adjusted using the Set Mode Item as well 1 Press and hold the m key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 44 LCD DIMMER 3 Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4...

Page 121: ...e M key then rotate the DIAL knob to select ON and omit skip the band from the band selection loop Note The band presently in use cannot be turned ON 7 Press the M key again 8 Repeat steps 5 through 7 above to select as many bands as you like 9 When you have completed your selection press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation To re institute a band into the band selec...

Page 122: ...ld the m key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 99 VOL UME MODE 3 Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired mode NORMAL The g key keeps the status while pressing and holding the g key down AUTO BACK The g key keeps its status for approxi mately three seconds after pressing the g k...

Page 123: ... key to cancel the Reset procedure SET MODE RESETTING To reset the Set Mode includes the APRS GPS Set Mode settings to their factory de faults 1 Turn the radio off 2 Press and hold in the B and c keys while turning the radio on 3 Press the f key briefly to reset the Set Mode Item settings to their factory defaults press any other key to cancel the Reset procedure Except the following Set Mode Item...

Page 124: ...ll appear on the displays of both ra dios when the Clone mode is successfully activated in this step 4 On the Destination radio press the Mkey WAIT will appear on the LCD 5 Press the B key on the Source radio TX will appear on the Source radio and the data from this radio will be transferred to the other radio 6 If there is a problem during the cloning process ERROR will be displayed Check your ca...

Page 125: ...VX 8GR GE OPERATING MANUAL 123 NOTE ...

Page 126: ...o save the new setting and exit to normal operation Some Set Mode Items like Set Mode Item 91 TONE FREQUENCY re quire that the m key be pressed after setting of the parameter and before exiting to normal operation CHANGING THE DISPLAY FORMAT OF THE SET MODE ITEM By factory default setting the VX 8GR GE displays the Set Mode Item with List for mat in a Set Mode You may change the display format of ...

Page 127: ... called during Set Mode Item selection 1 Press and hold the m key for one second to enter the Set Mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 30 EX TENDED MENU 3 Press the m key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select ON then press the m key briefly 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Set Mode Item to be Masked 6 Press the f key briefly A icon w...

Page 128: ... engaged Enables Disables the extended Set Mode Menu Set the time duration that a secondary function is active when the F W key is pressed and held to enable the secondary functions Reducing the Deviation level by 50 Enables Disables the function of the VFO DIAL knob while in the Home Channel mode Selects the primary function of the H M key press the H M key Enables Disables the DTMF Autodialer fe...

Page 129: ...leep ratio Enables Disables the Transmitter Battery Saver Enables Disables the Scan Lamp while scanner is paused Selects the Scan Re start Delay time Selects the Scan Resume mode Selects the sensor information when the transceiver is operating in the Mono band mode with large characters Indicates the Information of the internal sensors Selects the Set Mode Cursor Selects the display format of the ...

Page 130: ... Selects the primary function of the INTERNET key Selects the operating mode of the Internet Connection feature WIRESTM Programming of the Access Number DTMF code for the FRG station of the WIRESTM or non WIRESTM Internet Link System access EAI SETTING Enables Disables the Emergency Automatic ID EAI feature Sets the transmitting time of the Emergency Automatic ID EAI feature Select the alarms util...

Page 131: ... feature Sets the receiving mode Selects the Set Mode Cursor Selects the display format of the Set Mode operation Selects the Smart Search Sweep mode Sets the Squelch threshold level Adjusts the Squelch threshold level to the S meter level Setting of the DIAL frequency steps Sets the Clock time Setting of the TOT time Selects or disables the VFO band edge limiting for the current band Set My Band ...

Page 132: ...s that you are within range ALWAYS Beeps sound every time a polling transmission is received from the other station every 15 or 25 seconds when in range OFF No alert beeps sound SET MODE ITEM 4 ARTS INTERVAL Function Select the Polling Interval during ARTS operation Available Values 15sec 25sec Default 25sec This setting determines how often the other station will be polled during ARTS operation S...

Page 133: ...8 for details SET MODE ITEM 11 BEEP SELECT Function Enables Disables the keypad beeper Available Values KEY SCAN KEY OFF Default KEY SCAN KEY SCAN The beeper sounds when you press a key or when the scanner stops KEY The beeper sounds when you press a key OFF The beeper is disabled SET MODE ITEM 12 BELL RINGER Function Selects the number of Bell ringer repetitions Available Values 1Time 20Times CON...

Page 134: ...ns Available Values 400 1000 Hz 50 Hz step Default 700Hz SET MODE ITEM 19 CW TRAINING Function Enables Disables the CW Training feature See page 106 for details SET MODE ITEM 20 DC VOLTAGE Function Indicates the DC Supply Voltage SET MODE ITEM 21 DCS CODE Function Setting of the DCS code Available Values 104 standard DCS codes Default DCS 023 SET MODE SELECTION DETAILS DCS CODE 023 025 026 031 032...

Page 135: ...Tone RX INVERT TX INVERT Receive and transmit the Inverted DCS Tone RX BOTH TX INVERT Receive both Normal and Inverted DCS Tones and trans mit the Inverted DCS Tone SET MODE ITEM 23 DTMF DELAY Function Selects the DTMF Autodialer Delay Time Available Values 50ms 250ms 450ms 750ms 1000ms Default 450ms SET MODE ITEM 24 DTMF MANUAL AUTO Function Enables Disables the DTMF Autodial feature Available Va...

Page 136: ... cording to the programmed Emergency message Morse Code at a rate of five words per minute CW ID TX Transmits the programmed Emergency message Morse Code and flashes the white LED light according to the programmed Emergency message Morse Code on the air beginning one minute after activa tion of the Emergency function The internationally recognized Morse Code S O S message is programmed at the fact...

Page 137: ...unction Set the time duration that a secondary function is active when the f key is pressed and held to enable the secondary functions Available Values FW0 3sec FW0 5sec FW0 7sec FW1 0sec FW1 5sec Default FW0 5sec SET MODE ITEM 32 HALF DEVIATION Function Reducing the Deviation level by 50 Available Values ON OFF Default OFF SET MODE ITEM 33 HOME VFO Function Enables Disables the function of the VF...

Page 138: ...EY Function Selects the primary function of the d key Available Values INTERNET INTERNET SELECT SET MODE Default INTERNET INTERNET The d key Enables Disables the internet feature INTERNET SELECT The d key recalls the Internet Access Number SRG or Access String FRG SRG or FRG is determined via Set Mode Item 39 INTERNET MODE SET MODE The d key is the Short cut path to recall one of the Set Mode Item...

Page 139: ...ting of the Display contrast level Available Values LEVEL 1 LEVEL15 Default LEVEL7 SET MODE ITEM 44 LCD DIMMER Function Setting of the Display brightness level Available Values LEVEL 1 LEVEL 4 Default LEVEL 4 SET MODE ITEM 45 LED LIGHT Function Illuminates the white LED light continuously useful as emergency flashlight at night SET MODE ITEM 46 LOCK Function Selects the combination of key buttons ...

Page 140: ...gged channels during scanning ONLY The scanner will only scan channels that are flagged Preferential Scan List SET MODE ITEM 51 MEMORY WRITE Function Determines the method of selecting channels for Memory Storage Available Values NEXT LOWER Default NEXT NEXT Stores the data into the memory channel which is next highest from the last stored memory channel LOWER Stores the data into the next availab...

Page 141: ...ault OFF SET MODE ITEM 58 OFF TIMER Function Set the OFF Timer time The OFF Timer turns the radio off at the programmed time See page 115 for details SET MODE ITEM 59 ON TIMER Function Set the ON Timer time The ON Timer turns the radio on at the programmed time See page 115 for details SET MODE ITEM 60 OPENING MESSAGE Function Selects the Opening Message that appears when the radio is powered on A...

Page 142: ...m key to save the new settings SET MODE ITEM 61 PAGER ANS BACK Function Enables Disables the Answer Back function of the Enhanced CTCSS Paging Code Squelch Available Values ON OFF Default OFF SET MODE ITEM 62 PAGER CODE RX Function Sets the Receiver Pager Code for the Enhanced CTCSS Paging Code Squelch See page 35 for details SET MODE ITEM 63 PAGER CODE TX Function Sets the Transmitting Pager Code...

Page 143: ...the Repeater Shift Direction Available Values SIMPLEX RPT RPT Default SIMPLEX SET MODE ITEM 71 RPT SHIFT FREQ Function Sets the magnitude of the Repeater Shift Available Values 0 000MHz 150 000MHz 50 kHz step Default Depends on the operating band and transceiver version SET MODE ITEM 72 RX MODE Function Sets the receiving mode Available Values AUTO NFM AM Default AUTO Mode automatically changes ac...

Page 144: ...ill halt on a signal it encounters When the signal drops the scanner will resume The Scan resume time default 2 seconds is controlled by Set Mode Item 76 SCAN RE START HOLD The scanner will halt on a signal it encounters It will not restart auto matically you must manually re initiate scanning if you wish to resume SET MODE ITEM 78 SENSOR DISPLAY Function Selects the sensor information when the tr...

Page 145: ...e SINGLE mode but if all 31 channels are not filled after the first sweep the radio continues sweeping until they are all filled SET MODE ITEM 83 S METER SYMBOL Function Selects the S TX PO meter Symbol Available Values Four patterns or Default SET MODE ITEM 84 SPEC ANALYZER Function Selects the Spectrum Analyzer sweep mode Available Values 1Time CONTINUOUS Full Time Default 1Time 1Time The receiv...

Page 146: ...ar during operation Select the desired operating mode from the selections shown above SET MODE ITEM 88 SQL TYPE Function Selects the Tone Encoder and or Decoder mode Available Values OFF TONE TONE SQL DCS REV TONE PR FREQ PAGER MESSAGE Default OFF TONE Activates the CTCSS Encoder TONE SQL Activates the CTCSS Encoder Decoder DCS Activates the Digital Coded Squelch Encoder Decoder REV TONE Activates...

Page 147: ...d CTCSS tones Default 100 0 Hz SET MODE ITEM 92 TONE SRCH MUTE Function Enables Disables the receiver au dio output while the Tone Search Scanner is activated Available Values ON OFF Default ON SET MODE ITEM 93 TONE SRCH SPEED Function Selects the Tone Search Scanner speed Available Values FAST 2 5 tone sec SLOW 1 25 tone sec Default FAST 2 5 tone sec SET MODE ITEM 94 TOT Function Setting of the T...

Page 148: ...or selection via the B key ON Only the bands that are turned on will be shown when pushing the B key OFF When the B key is pressed the bands that are turned OFF will not be shown See page 119 for details SET MODE ITEM 97 VIBRATOR Function Enables Disables the Vibrator function Available Values OFF BUSY SIGNALING Default OFF OFF The Vibrator function is disabled BUSY The transceiver vibrates when r...

Page 149: ...ACK Default NORMAL NORMAL The g key keeps the status while pressing the g key AUTO BACK The g key keeps the status for approximately three seconds after press ing the g key SET MODE ITEM 100 WX ALERT Function Enables disables the Weather Alert Feature Available Values ON OFF Default OFF SET MODE SELECTION DETAILS SET MODE ...

Page 150: ... through Select the GPS Datum Enables Disables the built in GPS Receiver Unit Enables Disables the GPS clock data to be used Selects the units for the GPS information APY008 Fixed Mic E ON OFF POSITION ON OFF WEATHER ON OFF OBJECT ON OFF ITEM ON OFF STATUS ON OFF OTHER ON OFF OFF 1200bps 9600bps MSG OFF 2sec 10sec 2sec step 20sec 30sec 60sec CONTINUOUS EVERY 2s EVERY 10s 1sec step EVERY 20s EVERY ...

Page 151: ... type option allowing you to receive only specified types of APRS Message information Program your callsign Determine and memorize your location Lat Log Selects your icon which will be displayed on the monitors of other stations as you Selects position comment depending on your situation Sets the SmartBeaconingTM feature SmartBeaconingTM from HamHUD Nichetronix Set the time offset between the loca...

Page 152: ...eacon POSITION When this item set to ON the transceiver shows the stations that send a Position Beacon WEATHER When this item is set to ON the transceiver shows the stations that send a Weather Beacon OBJECT When this item is set to ON the transceiver shows the stations that send an Object Beacon ITEM When this item is set to ON the transceiver shows the stations that send an Item Beacon STATUS Wh...

Page 153: ...ge the white LED light flashes according to the setting of this item GRP When receive the group message the white LED light flashes according to the setting of this item BLN When receive the bulletin message the white LED light flashes according to the setting of this item APRS GPS Set Mode Item 5 APRS MSG TXT Function Programming the Fixed form APRS Message See page 82 for details APRS GPS SET MO...

Page 154: ...P MELODY See page 38 for details GRP When a group message is received the transceiver vibrates according to the setting of this item BLN When a bulletin message is received the transceiver vibrates according to the set ting of this item APRS GPS Set Mode Item 7 APRS MUTE Function Enables Disables audio output of the B Band during APRS operation Available Values ON OFF Default OFF APRS GPS Set Mode...

Page 155: ...00ms Default 300ms PRS GPS Set Mode Item 12 BEACON INTERVAL Function Select the Beacon Interval time during APRS operation Available Values 30sec 1min 2min 3min 5min 10min 15min 20min 30min 60min Default 5min APRS GPS Set Mode Item 13 BEACON STATS TXT Function Store the message for the APRS Beacon See page 77 for details APRS GPS Set Mode Item 14 BEACON TX Function Enables Disables the automatic t...

Page 156: ...ays the data of the external GPS receiver the display does not indicate a seconds unit of time OUTPUT This item selects the output data type of the DATA jack When this item is set to OFF the transceiver does not output any data to the DATA jack When this item is set to GPS the transceiver outputs the GPS data NMEA data GGA RMC to the DATA jack When this item is set to WAY P the transceiver outputs...

Page 157: ... is the value assumed for the popular New N Paradigm system that is most often used The first digipeater relays the APRS signal according to the setting of the WIDE1 1 and then the second digipeater relays the APRS signal according to setting of the WIDE2 1 If you want to use another repeating system select the desired pass number P4 P8 then input the Callsign or Alias of that digipeater See page ...

Page 158: ... Lat Lon in ddd mm ss Sexagesimal System The position information used during APRS operation is used to display the location Lat Lon in Sexagesimal System regardless of this Set Mode setting APRS GPS Set Mode Item 21 MSG GROUP Function Selects the filter type option allowing you to receive only the specified types of APRS Message information Available Values G1 ALL G2 CQ G3 QST G4 YAESU G5 B1 BLN ...

Page 159: ...Remember to return this Set Mode Item to GPS after you have finished entering your position data into memory If not then the transceiver always transmits the position data stored in memory and not your true GPS position data APRS GPS Set Mode Item 24 MY SYMBOL Function Select your icon which will be displayed to identify your station on the moni tors of other stations Available Values ICON1 ICON2 ...

Page 160: ...TURN ANGLE 5 90 TURN SLOPE 1 255 TURN TIME 5 sec 180 sec Default OFF Press the a b key to select each parameter then rotate the DIAL knob to set the parameter values The units of the speed are determined by the transceiver version STATUS These registers sum up combine the LOW SPD through TURN TIME items parameters in the TYPE 1 TYPE 2 or TYPE 3 settings When STATUS is set to TYPE 1 TYPE 2 or TYPE ...

Page 161: ...NGL This item designates the course change angle that indicates a progress heading change TURN SLOP This item sets a coefficient to modify the TURN ANGLE algorithm thus increasing the beacon rate for lower movement speeds When this setting value is increased the threshold angles of the APRS beacon timing are increased as the vehicle velocity is decreased TURN TIME This item designates the minimum ...

Page 162: ...4 V DC Negative Ground Operating 4 14 V DC Negative Ground EXT DC jack Operating with Charging 11 16 V DC Negative Ground EXT DC jack Current Consumption 200 mA Mono Band Receive 7 4 VDC approx 240 mA Dual Band Receive 85 mA Mono Band Receive Standby Saver Off 120 mA Dual Band Receive Standby Saver Off 35 mA Mono Band Receive Standby Saver On Save Ratio 1 5 42 mA Dual Band Receive Standby Saver On...

Page 163: ...z 6dB 60dB NFM AM AF Output 200 mW 8 Ohms for 10 THD 7 4 V DC 400 mW 8 Ohms for 10 THD 13 8 V DC Specifications are subject to change without notice and are guaranteed within the 144 430 MHz amateur bands only Cellular Blocked per FCC rule Part 15 121 may not receive 900 MHz Amateur band The VX 8GR GE allows connecting a computer COM port to the DATA Jack and en ables the following functions Refer...

Page 164: ...Cable Connections APPENDIX COMPUTER CONNECTIONS D SUB 9 PIN N C TXD Serial data output VX 8GR G PC RXD Serial data input VX 8GR G PC N C GND N C Connected to pin Connected to pin N C 2 5 mm 3 pin PLUG TXD Serial data output VX 8GR GE PC RXD Serial data input VX 8GR G PC GND To VX 8GR GE To PC ...

Page 165: ...VX 8GR GE OPERATING MANUAL 163 NOTE ...

Page 166: ...erence including interference that may cause undesired operation 3 The scanning receiver in this equipment is incapable of tuning or readily being altered by the User to operate within the frequency bands allocated to the Domestic public Cellular Telecommunications Service in Part 22 WARNING MODIFICATION OF THIS DEVICE TO RECEIVE CELLULAR RADIOTELEPHONE SERVICE SIGNALS IS PROHIBITED UNDER FCC RULE...

Page 167: ...r 4 8 8 Nakameguro Meguro Ku Tokyo 153 8644 Japan Applicable Standards This equipment is tested and conforms to the essential requirements of directive as in cluded in following standards EN 301 783 2 V1 1 1 Radio Standard EN 301 489 1 V1 8 1 EMC Standard EN 301 489 15 V1 2 1 EN 60950 1 2006 Safety Standard The technical documentation as required by the Conformity Assessment procedures is kept at ...

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