Leixen LX VV-898

Dual Band VHF/UHF 136-174/400-470MHz 10W ultra compact Two Way Mobile Transceiver. This is a transceiver for amateur radio manufactured in China. It features 199 memory channels, and up to 10 watts of power with channel scanning, dual watch, CTCSS/DCS encode/decode, DTMF, and 1750 Hz burst tone. Other features include 65-108Mhz commercial FM radio, individual call, group call, user-defined channel names, VOX capability and an emergency alarm.

Usage

There are four lettered hand microphone buttons

A 	Call (?)
B 	VFO/MR Switch (switch between channel mode and VFO)
C 	A/B Mode Switch (switch between top or bottom watch)
D 	VFO Band Switch (kinda useless)

Menu of 50 items

Menu #	Menu Item	Description	Option
01	Auto Power Off (APO)	Turns off radio after set time	10 mins to 16 hours/OFF
02	APRO	Sets compander and voice scrambler on per channel basis	ON/OFF
03	Busy Channel Lockout	Disables TX on active channel	ON/OFF
04	Key Beep	Beep when key is pressed	ON/OFF
05	Channel Save	Save frequency as memory channel	default channel is 001
06	DTMF Function	Dual Tone Multi-Frequency settings Individual Call Group Call Code Transmission Mode Remote RX/TX Inhibition	Enable/Disable ID Code 1000 A Enable/Disable
07	Dual Watch	monitor dual frequencies	ON/OFF
08	Decode Type	Set CTCSS/DCS	OFF/CTCSS/NDCS/IDCS
09	Decode Code	Choose CTCSS/DCS Code	NONE/Code #
10	Encode Type	Set CTCSS/DCS	OFF/CTCSS/NDCS/IDCS
11	Encode Code	Choose CTCSS/DCS Code	NONE/Code #
12	FM Radio	built-in broadcast receiver	ON/OFF
13	FM Dual Watch	Listen to FM radio and RX simultaneously	ON/OFF
14	FM Scan	Scan FM radio channels	ON/OFF
15	FM SQL	Sets squelch for FM radio scan	0-9/5
16	Font Size	Adjust display font	SMAL/BIG
17	Key Lock Function	Lock transceiver controls	ON/K/K S/ALL/OFF
18	Keypad Function	Sets DTMF Keypad	ON/OFF
19	Backlight	Sets display backlight	OFF/KEY/CONT
20	Set Channel Name Display	Display channel name	ON/OFF
21	Channel Name Display	Choose name or number	ON/OFF
22	Edit Channel Name	Create name for channel	Name***
23	Set Opening Display	Set power on display text	ALL/SYS/User/Time
24-29	Custom Keys Set	Define Programmable keys P1, P3, P3, M
30	High/Low Power Set	Sets transmit power	LOW/HIGH
31	PTT ID	Sends code to identify your transceiver	ON/OFF
32	Roger	Sends a "Roger Beep"	ON/OFF
33	Reverse	Swaps RX/TX frequencies for to toggle simplex and repeater operation	ON/OFF
34-35	Offset Frequency	Sets offset frequency
36	Save Battery	Sets sleep mode option	ON/OFF
37-39	Scan Menus	Sets scan modes	TO/CO
40	Squelch Level	Sets Squelch Level	0-9/2
41	Step	Adjusts frequency step	2.5/5/6.25/10/12.5 LOW/25KHz
42	Tail Elimination	noise burst at end of transmit	ON/OFF
43	Talk Around	Enables Talk Around	ON/OFF
44	Timeout Timer	sets TX timeout	10-120 seconds/30
45	TX Stop	Enables/disables transmitter	OFF/ON
46-49	VOX	Sets Voice Operated Transmit features	ON/OFF
50	Wide/Narrow Bandwidth Set	Sets channel bandwidth	WIDE/NARROW

Power on/off

Once power is connected, press the button to turn the transceiver on. Three ascending tones will sound, indicating that the transceiver has correctly powered on. Hold the key for 2 seconds to turn the transceiver off.

Turn Volume

Press “VOL+” to raise the volume. Press “VOL-” to lower the volume. Hold the key to go fast. The volume is adjusted in 15 steps from 0 (lowest) to 15 (highest). The default setting is 4.

Select Channel

You can select an operating channel in one of several ways:

1. Use the programming software to store operating channels ahead of time. You can then access them directly in MR mode, using the channel up/down buttons or the numeric keypad on the microphone.
2. Input frequency values by using the numeric keypad in VFO mode.
3. Press the “CHA+” or “CHA-” key to select the frequency in VFO mode. Hold the key to go fast
4. Input channel number by using the numeric keypad to select memory channel in MR mode. Note: This transceiver has a dual-watch function, you can switch between A and B channels using the “C” key (A/B switch key) on the microphone keypad. The A channel can only operate in MR/CH mode, while the B channel can be set to either MR/CH or VFO mode. Please refer to page 40-41 regarding the user-defined key function of the A/B switch and the VFO/MR switch.

In VFO mode, the transceiver will store the most recently used frequency in each of its supported ranges. To switch quickly between the transceiver’s supported frequency ranges, press the key.

Programming

from the radio

SAVE FREQUENCY TO CHANNEL MEMORY

1. In VFO mode enter the frequency.
2. Press the [M] key on the front face to access the menu
3. Use the channel up down keys to navigate through the menu options
4. Goto menu option #5 "CHASAVE"
5. select the channel number after the screen dispays "CHASave to 001" letting 001 be whatever channel number you choose

PROGRAM SIMPLEX FREQ WITH PRIVACY (PL) EXAMPLE

1. menu #10 (EncType) choose CTC
2. menu #35 (RPTType) choose simplex
3. menu #08 (DecType) choose CTC
4. menu #09 (DecCode) choose value in Hz
5. menu #11 (EncCode) choose value in Hz
6. menu #05 (CHASave) and select a channel #

using their software

The programming software is specific to the radio. The software is available as a free download. The USB cable driver needs to be installed, the programming software is available for Windows PCs only, and you do need a username and password to run the program. The default username is "ham" (all lower case) and the password is "89812345".

Support

transceiver refuses to go into VFO mode

Pressing the VFO assigned button on the face or microphone (B) should switch the radio from channel to vfo mode. A bug causes the radio to stay in channel mode.