I'd imagine that VFO B has the full 6/2/220/440 tuning range? The specs didn't quite say.
If so, this is great news and I'm sold on this ht!
Yes it does. However, you have to use VFO A for the broadcast radio and special banks (WX, Marine, etc.).
I'd imagine that VFO B has the full 6/2/220/440 tuning range? The specs didn't quite say.
If so, this is great news and I'm sold on this ht!
APRS AF DUAL
While you're in the APRS menu settings, there is an additional setting called APRS AF Dual. Here's what it does: If you are listening to AM/FM broadcast and also have VFO B on an APRS frequency (144.390), if the APRS Modem is ON, it will temporarily mute the AM/FM broadcast and play the APRS sound, which sounds just like a modem. Most people aren't going to want to hear all the APRS garbage, so you will turn the APRS MUTE setting to ON. If APRS MUTE ON is set, the APRS AF DUAL setting doesn't do anything. However, if APRS MUTE is OFF, then the APRS AF DUAL setting behaves similarly to the AF DUAL functionality. If APRS AF DUAL is ON, then it plays both the AM/FM broadcast and APRS audio at the same time. If APRS AF DUAL is OFF, then it interrupts the broadcast for a few seconds to play only the APRS sound.
The only way you'll know if you're getting full power out of it is to hook up a small power meter into a dummy load. I would suggest picking one of those up anyway if you plan on ever doing any installations on mobile or base installs.Is this an Antenna issues or im i not getting the full 5w i should be? Thanks!
Hello guys,
I'm new to this forum, and i want to say first thanks all for all your reviews.
They made me buy this radio. I saw you can mod the vx8r but since I live in Germany I have the VX8E. I was wondering if this mod would also work on this unit. I already saw that the small transistor is in the same place.
Thanks in advance,
Mike
Mole,
I just passed my Tech & General test last night and have been drooling over this radio for some time now. I am so close to buying it but I have read many reviews that say it is weak on the receive side and the internal speaker is not very loud. Are any of these findings accurate? Should I maybe go with the FT-60 instead for a first radio?
I wonder if this radio is recommend for a newbe to get there feet wet in Ham Radios ?
The funny thing is that I've spent more on the radio than I have on my iPhone.