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  • Page 1 VXA-100 Operating Manual...
  • Page 2 You now have at your fingertips a valuable communications tool-a YAESU two- way radio ! Rugged, reliable and easy to use, your YAESU radio will keep you in constant touch with your colleagues for years to come, with negligible mainte- nance down-time.
  • Page 3 NOAA weather band monitoring capability, 8 character Alpha/Numeric Display, 50 Memory Channels and 250 Book Memory Channels. We recommend that you read this manual in its entirety, so as to understand the many features of the VXA-100 completely. Keep this manual handy, so you may use it for reference.
  • Page 4 See page 10. PTT ( P ) Switch Press this button to transmit when you are oper- ating in the COM band. Release this button to return to the “R ” mode. See page 13. ECEIVE VXA-100 A VIATOR ILOT PERATING ANUAL...
  • Page 5 (yellow) are labeled to the right. These functions manufacturer. Because these jack connections are are described in detail on the next page. unique using a Speaker/Microphone that is not specified by Yaesu will damage the VXA-100 . VXA-100 A VIATOR ILOT...
  • Page 6 Channel during Scan Primary Function Memory “Write” Frequency Entry Activates “Secondary” Activates Scanning ( Press Key ) Command Digit 0 Key mode Secondary Function Split-Memory “Write” None Activates Dual Watch None ( Press Command VXA-100 A VIATOR ILOT PERATING ANUAL...
  • Page 7 VOR operation. See a course from the a course to the VOR page 30. VOR station. See station. See page page 25. VXA-100 A VIATOR ILOT PERATING ANUAL...

  • Page 8: Battery Installation And Removal

    This could create a serious fire/burn dan- ger, and possibly cause damage to the Ni-Cd pack. Although the VXA-100 is designed to be water resistant, the enclosure is not “waterproof.” Do not allow the radio to become submersed in wa- ter, and do not expose it and/or its Ni-Cd Battery Pack to water spray under pressure.

  • Page 9: Battery Charging

    Lift up the rubber cover use. to expose the EXT DC jack. Plug the cable plug from the NC-60 charger into this jack. Plug the NC-60 into the VXA-100 A VIATOR ILOT PERATING ANUAL...

  • Page 10: Low Battery Indication

    The optional FBA-21 Battery Case allows opera- tery voltage reaches 5.0 Volts, the “ ” icon tion of the VXA-100 using six “AA” size Alkaline will blink on the LCD display, indicating that batteries. the battery pack must be recharged before fur- To open the FBA-21 Battery Case, hold it in your ther use.

  • Page 11: Preliminary Steps

    If you have an optional Speaker/Microphone or headset, we recommend that it not be connected until you are familiar with the basic operation of After three “initial- the VXA-100. ization” beeps are heard, a channel fre- quency should ap- pear on the display. If...
  • Page 12 To turn the radio off, press and hold in the PWR If you enter a frequency in the “NAV” band (108- 117.975 MHz), the “VOR” operating mode will switch for 2 seconds. be selected. VXA-100 A VIATOR ILOT PERATING ANUAL...
  • Page 13 PERATION Accessing the 121.5 MHz Emergency Frequency The VXA-100 can quickly access the 121.500 MHz Emergency Frequency. This function can be activated even when the keypad lock function is in use. To access the Emer- gency Frequency, press the [ 121.5 ] key momentarily.

  • Page 14: Tuning Methods

    MR (Memory Recall) the factory as appropriate for your country, and The MR (Memory Recall) mode of the VXA- the VXA-100 will auto- 100 provides the user with the ability to store matically scan this spe- and recall as many as 50 channels in the radio’s cial bank when it is se- main memory bank.
  • Page 15 This angle of PTT switch actuation is de- play. signed to be ergonomically optimum when the radio The VXA-100 will now scan quickly through the is being held in the palm of your hand. ten standard Weather Channels, and will stop on the first active station found.
  • Page 16 CHANNEL se- lector knob. To comfirm the current Weather Channel fre- quency, press the [ )] key momen- tarily. The display changes to frequency indication. Press the )] key again to return to normal display. VXA-100 A VIATOR ILOT PERATING ANUAL...

  • Page 17: Monitor Key

    To turn the ANL feature off, repeat the above step; the “ ANL ” icon will disappear from the dis- and you should have a better chance of hearing weak signals. play. To return to normal operation, press the MONITOR key momentarily. VXA-100 A VIATOR ILOT PERATING ANUAL...

  • Page 18: Lock Function

    LOCK Function Beep On/Off The lock function prevents accidental changes to the The VXA-100’s key/button beeper provides conve- frequency setting and the keypad controls. nient audible feedback whenever a button is pressed. Each key and button has a different beep pitch, and To activate the lock each function has a unique beep combination.
  • Page 19 VXA-100 A VIATOR ILOT PERATING ANUAL...

  • Page 20: Memory System Operation

    Memory System Operation ber for storage. The VXA-100’s Main Memory system allows the In order to prevent writing over memory chan- nels, a bar will appear under the hyphen (located user to store, label, and recall channel frequencies between “...
  • Page 21 ” icon will show at the right edge of the display when the 10 channel step tuning mode is active. Press the [ F ] key once more to re- sume normal channel selection in 1 channel step. VXA-100 A VIATOR ILOT PERATING...
  • Page 22 CANNING PERATION The VXA-100 allows you to scan automatically in While the scanner remains paused on a frequency, the VFO*, Main Memory, “Book” Memory, or the decimal point of the frequency display blinks. Weather Channel modes. It pauses on signals encoun-...
  • Page 23 Press [ F ] [ 9 ( SKIP )] key. The “ ” icon will NEL selector knob. appear in the lower right corner, indicating that the channel is to be ignored during scanning. VXA-100 A VIATOR ILOT PERATING ANUAL...
  • Page 24 When a signal is received on the Priority chan- or Book Memory modes). nel, operation immediately shifts to the Priority channel, the “DW” icon will blink, and the dis- play and keypad will become illuminated. VXA-100 A VIATOR ILOT PERATING ANUAL...
  • Page 25 PTT switch, Priority Dual Watch will be disabled. You may then transmit on the Priority Channel. To stop Priority Dual Watch, press [ F ] [ SCAN ( DW )] key. VXA-100 A VIATOR ILOT PERATING ANUAL...
  • Page 26 VOR N AVIGATION General VOR Equipment COM BAND NAV BAND (108.000 - 117.975 MHz) (118.000 - 136.975 MHz) DVOR MODE CDI MODE VXA-100 A VIATOR ILOT PERATING ANUAL...
  • Page 27 VOR N AVIGATION To Select the DVOR Mode When entering the NAV band (108.000 - 117.975 MHz), the VXA-100 selects the DVOR mode automatically. The “C OURSE EVIATION NDICA ” field will appear at the upper left corner on the display, and the “TO” or “FROM” indicator will appear above the frequency display on the display.
  • Page 28 AVIGATION Flying to a VOR Station The Aircraft is “ON COURSE” The VXA-100 can indicate the deviation from the direct course to a VOR station. Select a VOR station on your aeronautical chart and turn the CHANNEL selector knob (or enter the frequency directly with the keypad) to the OFF COURSE to the “right”...
  • Page 29 VOR N AVIGATION The Aircraft is “ON COURSE” The Aircraft is “OFF COURSE” VXA-100 A VIATOR ILOT PERATING ANUAL...

  • Page 30: Entering A Desired Course

    Note 2: If the overflow indicator “ ” appears on the right side, select a heading plus 10 de- The VXA-100 can also be configured to indicate the grees to the desired course; if the overflow indi- deviation from the desired course, not only the de- cator “...
  • Page 31 Your aircraft is located at the point where the DVOR mode. The course indicator will show the lines intersect. the course deviation from the VOR radial. Note the radial you currently are on. Cross-checking Position VXA-100 A VIATOR ILOT PERATING ANUAL...

  • Page 32: Split Operation

    CHANNEL selector knob or key- programmed into a memory channel. pad. Press and hold in the [ MW ( SPL.W )] key for 2 seconds to save the transmit frequency and re- turn to the NAV band frequency. VXA-100 A VIATOR ILOT PERATING ANUAL...
  • Page 33 [ MW ( SPL.W )] key for ½ for ½ second; you will now see “ ” second to save all data for the channel. on the LCD. To attach an alpha/numeric name VXA-100 A VIATOR ILOT PERATING ANUAL...
  • Page 34 (ON to OFF, etc.). until you are thoroughly familiar with the operation of the VXA-100. 5. Press the VOLUME 1. Press the [ F ] key, then knob to save your new press the VOLUME setting.
  • Page 35 NEL selector knob to recall the memory chan- nel to be erased (“ xx” will appear on the display). 4. Press the VOLUME knob, then turn the CHAN- NEL selector knob one click to change the dis- play to “ xx”. VXA-100 A VIATOR ILOT PERATING ANUAL...
  • Page 36 Priority Channel will be checked for activity. Note: The Dual Watch Polling time is 500 mS (fixed). Note: This feature does not operate during Scan or Dual Watch. VXA-100 A VIATOR ILOT PERATING ANUAL...
  • Page 37 Function: Select the Dual Watch/Priority function Available Values: DW/PRI Default Setting: DW In the DW mode, the VXA-100 will activate the Dual Watch feature when you press [ F ] [ SCAN ( DW )] . In the PRI mode, the VXA-100 will activate the Pri- ority feature when you press [ F ] [ SCAN ( DW )] .
  • Page 38 AF Output (@13.8 V): 0.5 W @ 8 Ohms, 10 % THD CLIP-6 Belt Clip NC-60C 220 VAC Wall Charger CD-14 Rapid Charger Specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation. E-DC-5B External Power Cable CSC-68 Soft Case VXA-100 A VIATOR ILOT PERATING ANUAL...
  • Page 39 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference.
  • Page 40 YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD. Copyright 1998 1-20-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-Ku, Tokyo 146-8649, Japan Yaesu Musen Co., Ltd. YAESU U.S.A. All rights reserved. 17210 Edwards Rd., Cerritos, CA 90703, U.S.A. YAESU EUROPE B.V. No portion of this manual Snipweg 3, 1118DN Schiphol, The Netherlands may be reproduced YAESU UK LTD.

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