Antenna Setup - Vertex Standard VX-1210 Operating Manual

1. Connect the whip antenna (YHA-61 or FHA-27w/GN-1210) and earth ground to the
transceiver, as described previously.
2. Press and hold in the SEL knob; while holding it in, turn the transceiver on by rotating
the POWER switch clockwise. "TU ADJ
onds, then the display will return to indication of the channel. Once the radio turns on,
release the SEL knob. The built-in antenna tuner is now engaged.
3. Now, press and hold in the SEL knob for 1/2 second to initiate antenna tuning.
4. Repeat step 3 on all operating channels.
5. Turn the transceiver off to save the new settings.
You may set up the whip antenna using the TOGGLE switch, if your transceiver's
TOGGLE switch has been assigned to the Antenna Tuning feature. See page 11 for de-
tails regarding Antenna Tuning.
: Requires Optional ATU-1210 Built-in Antenna Tuner and YHA-61 Whip Antenna or
FHA-27 Folding Whip Antenna w/GN-1210 Goose Neck.
If you use the VX-1210 with the optional whip antenna (YHA-61 or FHA-27
w/GN-1210), MUST BE connect a good earth ground onto the GND terminal
of the VX-1210 using heavy braided cable to prevent electrical shock and
proper performance.
The optional whip antenna YHA-61 is for use only short distance communica-
tions. We recommend that using with the optional whip antenna FHA-27 w/
GN-1210, optional dipole antenna YA-30 or other antenna which having the
antenna gain, if you wish to communicate with the faraway station.
VX-1210 O
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HIP NTENNA
TU ADJ" will appear in the display for three sec-
TU ADJ TU ADJ
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