Yaesu VX-150 Operating Manual

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VX-150 OPERATING MANUAL 1The VX-150 is an ultra compact FM hand-held providing up to five watts of RF power anda wealth of new features for the 2m amateur band. The VX-150 accepts the same batterypacks, and has rubber gasket seals around all external controls and connectors keep outdust and rain or spray, assuring years of reliable operation even in harsh environments.Sixteen multi-function keys provide the ultimate in programmability of 199 freely tunablememories and two VFOs. All memories store repeater shifts or separate tx/rx frequencies,CTCSS (Continuous Tone Controlled Squelch System) tone frequencies and tone encode/decode selections with one instant-recall call channel memory and two special purposememories for limited subband tuning/scanning. Busy channel band or selective memoryscanning is provided along with priority channel monitoring; 1 MHz up/down stepping;ARS (automatic repeater shift) when tuned to repeater subbands, plus a top panel rotarydial for memory and frequency selection. The keypad serves as a DTMF encoder duringtransmission, and up to 9 DTMF memories can store 16 digits each for quick playback ofcommonly used numbers.The liquid crystal display shows seven frequency digits, memory selection, CTCSS tonefrequency while setting*, page-received status when paged by a CTCSS tone, and includesa bargraph S/PO meter. Yaesu’s power saver system can be set by the operator for optimumsampling/standby ratio, or can be turned off for packet operation. And our new APO (Au-tomatic Power Off) system shuts off the transceiver to avoid dead batteries if you doze offor are called away unexpectedly.Operation under difficult conditions is simplified by a lamp button illuminating the displayand backlit translucent keypad, diatonically assigned function-dependent keypad beeps.Please read this manual carefully to gain a clear understanding of the features of the VX-150.*: Paging features require optional FVP-25.Introduction