Yaesu VX-150 Operating Manual

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VX-150 OPERATING MANUAL12REPEATER OPERATIONThe ARS (Automatic Repeater Shift) feature in the VX-150 provides repeater shift of thetransmit frequency whenever you are tuned to a standard repeater subband (see diagrambelow). When enabled, a small “–” or “+” displayed above the upper left-hand corner ofthe display that repeater shift is active, and closing the push-to-talk switch changes thedisplay to the (shifted) transmit frequency.Automatic Repeater Shift (ARS)The VX-150 provides a convenient Automatic Repeater Shift feature, which causes theappropriate repeater shift to be automatically applied whenever you tune into the desig-nated 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:Å Press the [F/W] key, then immediately press the [0(SET)] key to enter the Set mode.Ç Rotate the DIAL to select Menu Item #2 (“ARSARSARSARSARS”).É Press the [F/W] key to enable modification of the current setting.Ñ Now rotate the DIAL to select “ON” (to enable Automatic Repeater Shift).Ö Press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation.Manual Repeater Shift ActivationIf the ARS feature has been disabled, or if you need to set a repeater shift other than thatestablished by the ARS, you may set the direction of the repeater shift manually.To do this, press the [F/W] key, then press the [4(RPT)] key. This provides a “Shortcut” toMenu #3 (“RPTRPTRPTRPTRPT”). Rotate the DIAL, and you will see that the “–” or “+” icon appears at theupper of the LCD (when no icon is present, “Simplex” operation - transmit and receive onthe same frequency - has been selected, and the LCD will indicate “SIMPSIMPSIMPSIMPSIMP” in this case).When the desired shift direction has been selected, press the PTT key momentarily to saveyour new setting and exit.Advanced Operation