Difference between revisions of "Yaesu VX-2R"

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• FM transmit on 2 Meters (1.5 watts) and 70 centimeters (1 watt) on battery power
• FM transmit on 2 Meters (3 watts) and 70 centimeters (2 watt) using external DC power
• Wide-band receive coverage, from 500 kHz through 999 MHz in AM, NFM and WFM modes
• Approximately 900 memory channels, with up to 20 banks

Battery

The standard battery will last about two days (single frequency receive) if not scanning. If scanning, the receive time falls to a few hours. At 1.5 Watts out, talk time is only about 20 minutes with a fully charged battery.

Replacement batteries are inexpensive, especially as they are based on the Fuji NP60 camera battery. The lower (100 mW) power setting is adequate for repeaters out to 20 miles or so, and allows longer talk time. This is a highly regarded HT based on its performance-to-size ratio. Modification

The VX-2 is not difficult to modify. Because the radio uses software-based jumpers, it is not necessary to open the radio up to perform most modification. A MARS/CAP modification can be performed, expanding transmit coverage outside of ham bands slightly; it is also possible to perform a "freeband" modification to the radio, enabling transmission outside the authorized amateur radio bands, without any hardware modifications. Although in most cases illegal based on Federal Communications Commission rules, the "freeband" modification opens transmit coverage significantly, allowing use on business band and FRS bands, along with several lesser-used frequency bands.