MISCELLANEOUS SETTING

MY BANDS OPERATION

The “My Bands” feature allows you to select several operating bands, and make only

those bands available for selection via the key.

For example, if you do not need the reception of the SW and Air bands, you may skip (omit) these bands from the band selection loop.

My Bands Setup

1.Set the VX-8Rto the VFO mode.

2.Press and hold the key for one second to enter the Set Mode.

3. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 106: VFO SKIP.

4.Press the key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item.

5.

Rotate the DIAL knob to choose a band number (see chart

 

below) you wish to omit (skip) form the band selection loop.

6.

Press the

key, then rotate the DIAL knob to select “ON”

 

and omit (skip) the band from the band selection loop.

 

Note: The band presently in use cannot be turned “ON”.

7.

Press the

key again.

8.

Repeat steps 5 through 7 above to select as many bands as

 

you like.

 

9.When you have completed your selection, press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to normal operation.

To re-institute a band into the band selection loop, repeat the above procedure, rotating the DIAL knob to select “OFF” in step 6.

If you wish to skip (omit) the AM or FM Broadcast band, enter the Broadcast

Reception mode by pressing the key followed by key first, then perform the above procedure.

BAND NUMBER CHART

BAND

OPERATING BAND

FREQUENCY RANGE

NUMBER

“VFO-A”

“VFO-B”

 

1

SW Band

1.8-30 MHz

–

2

50 MHz Band

30-76 MHz

30-76 MHz

3

AIR Band

108-137 MHz

108-137 MHz

4

VHF HAM Band

137-174 MHz

137-174 MHz

5

VHF TV Band

174-222 MHz

174-222 MHz

6

INFO 1 Band

222-420 MHz

222-420 MHz

7

UHF HAM Band

420-470 MHz

420-470 MHz

8

UHF TV Band

470-774 MHz

470-580 MHz

9

INFO 2 Band

774-999.99 MHzÚ

–

A

AM Broadcast Band

510-1790 kHz

–

F

FM Broadcast Band

76-107.9 MHz

–

 

 

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