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Yaesu VX-150 Operating Manual

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Introduction
The VX-150 is an ultra compact FM hand-held providing up to five watts of RF power and
a wealth of new features for the 2m amateur band. The VX-150 accepts the same battery
packs, and has rubber gasket seals around all external controls and connectors keep out
dust and rain or spray, assuring years of reliable operation even in harsh environments.
Sixteen multi-function keys provide the ultimate in programmability of 199 freely tunable
memories and two VFOs. All memories store repeater shifts or separate tx/rx frequencies,
CTCSS (Continuous Tone Controlled Squelch System) tone frequencies and tone encode/
decode selections with one instant-recall call channel memory and two special purpose
memories for limited subband tuning/scanning. Busy channel band or selective memory
scanning is provided along with priority channel monitoring; 1 MHz up/down stepping;
ARS (automatic repeater shift) when tuned to repeater subbands, plus a top panel rotary
dial for memory and frequency selection. The keypad serves as a DTMF encoder during
transmission, and up to 9 DTMF memories can store 16 digits each for quick playback of
commonly used numbers.
The liquid crystal display shows seven frequency digits, memory selection, CTCSS tone
frequency while setting*, page-received status when paged by a CTCSS tone, and includes
a bargraph S/PO meter. Yaesu's power saver system can be set by the operator for optimum
sampling/standby ratio, or can be turned off for packet operation. And our new APO (Au-
tomatic Power Off) system shuts off the transceiver to avoid dead batteries if you doze off
or are called away unexpectedly.
Operation under difficult conditions is simplified by a lamp button illuminating the display
and backlit translucent keypad, diatonically assigned function-dependent keypad beeps.
Please read this manual carefully to gain a clear understanding of the features of the VX-
150.
*: Paging features require optional FVP-25.
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  • Page 1 Introduction The VX-150 is an ultra compact FM hand-held providing up to five watts of RF power and a wealth of new features for the 2m amateur band. The VX-150 accepts the same battery packs, and has rubber gasket seals around all external controls and connectors keep out dust and rain or spray, assuring years of reliable operation even in harsh environments.

  • Page 2: Controls And Connectors

    Digital Coded Squelch Priority Channel Scanning DTMF Memory Mode Repeater Shift Memory Skip Memory Mode BELL Memory Number Frequency VFO Selection Auto Power OFF Active Alt Key Active S- and TX Power Meter LOCK Feature Active LOW Power VX-150 O PERATING ANUAL...

  • Page 3: Lamp Button

    This four-conductor miniature jack provides connection points for microphone audio, earphone audio, PTT, and ground. † EXT DC This coaxial DC jack allows connection to an external DC power source (6.0-16V DC). The center pin of this jack is the Positive (+) line. VX-150 O PERATING ANUAL...
  • Page 4 Remember to press the [ F/W ] key first (momentarily, unless otherwise indicated) when you want to use an alternate key function. All key functions are described in the “Op- eration” section, and summarized on the “VX-150 Operator’s Quick Reference Card.” VX-150 O...

  • Page 5: Accessories And Options

    Rubber flex antenna Availability of accessories may vary: some accessories are supplied as standard per local regulations and requirements, others may be unavailable in some regions. Check with your Yaesu dealer for additions to the above list. VX-150 O PERATING...

  • Page 6: Installation & Accessories

    FNB-V57 7.2V 1100 mAh FNB-62 7.2V 700 mAh The following battery cases are also available for operating the VX-150 with non-recharge- able dry cell batteries (not supplied): FBA-25 Battery Cases for 6 ‘AA’ (UM-3) batteries The Ni-Cd packs above may be recharged either while attached to the transceiver or sepa- rately, using the battery chargers described on the following pages.
  • Page 7 The FBA-25 is designed for use only with AA-type Alkaline cells. m If you do not use the VX-150 for a long time, remove the Alkaline batteries from the FBA-25, as battery leakage could cause damage to the FBA-25 and/or the trans- ceiver.

  • Page 8: Operation

    If the SQL control is set further clockwise, sensitivity to weak signals will be reduced. Now, whenever a signal reaches the receiver that is strong enough to open the squelch, the indicator will glow green. VX-150 O PERATING ANUAL...
  • Page 9 REQUENCY AVIGATION Press the [ VFO ( PRI )] button, if necessary, to select the VFO mode. The VX-150 has two vfos, labelled “A” and “B” either of which can be used for all of the procedures described in this manual. You can change vfos with the [ VFO ( PRI )] button at any time.
  • Page 10 Press the [ F/W ] key to enable modification of the current setting. „ Now rotate the DIAL knob to select 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25 or 50 kHz steps. … Press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation. VX-150 O PERATING ANUAL...

  • Page 11: Keypad /Lcd Illumination

    EYPAD LLUMINATION Your VX-150 includes a reddish illumination lamp which aids in nighttime operation. The red illumination yields clear viewing of the display in a dark environment, with minimal degradation of your night vision. Three options for activating the lamp are provided:...

  • Page 12: Advanced Operation

    EPEATER PERATION The ARS (Automatic Repeater Shift) feature in the VX-150 provides repeater shift of the transmit frequency whenever you are tuned to a standard repeater subband (see diagram below). When enabled, a small “–” or “+” displayed above the upper left-hand corner of the display that repeater shift is active, and closing the push-to-talk switch changes the display to the (shifted) transmit frequency.

  • Page 13: Changing The Default Repeater Shifts

    To do this, just press the [ REV ( HM )] key momentarily. If Menu Item #20 (“REV HM” you may press the [ F/W ] key, and then [ REV ( HM )] key. To return to the been set to “HM normal uplink/downlink frequency relationship, repeat this step. VX-150 O PERATING ANUAL...

  • Page 14: Ctcss Operation

    TONE SQL” appears, this means that the Tone SQuelch system TONE SQL is active, which mutes your VX-150’s receiver until it receives a call from another radio sending out a matching CTCSS tone. This can help keep your radio quiet until a specific call is received, which may be helpful while operating in congested areas.

  • Page 15: Dcs Operation

    CTCSS. The DCS Encoder/Decoder is built into your VX-150, and operation is very similar to that just described for CTCSS. Your repeater system may be configured for DCS;...

  • Page 16: To Scan For The Tone In Use

    You also can press the MONI key during Tone Scanning to listen to the (muted) signal from the other station. When you release the MONI key, Tone Scanning will resume after about a second. Tone Scanning works either in the VFO or Memory modes. VX-150 O PERATING ANUAL...

  • Page 17: Tone Calling

    CTCSS/DCS B PERATION During CTCSS Decode or DCS operation, you may set the VX-150 up such that a ringing “Bell” sound alerts you to the fact that a call is coming in. Here is the procedure for activat- ing the Bell will ring in accordance with this programming.
  • Page 18 OWER EVEL You can select between a total of three transmitter power levels on your VX-150. The exact power output will vary somewhat, depending on the voltage supplied to the trans- ceiver. With the standard FNB-V57 Battery Pack, the power output levels available are:...
  • Page 19 AVER ETUP An important feature of the VX-150 is its Receive Battery Saver, which “puts the radio to sleep” for a time interval, periodically “waking it up” to check for activity. If somebody is talking on the channel, the VX-150 will remain in the “active” mode, then resume its “sleep”...

  • Page 20: Disabling The Busy/Tx Led

    Once you have made your selection, press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation. HECKING THE ATTERY OLTAGE The VX-150’s measure the current battery voltage. • Press the [ F/W ] key, then press the [ 0 ( SET )] ] key to enter the Set mode. ‚ BATT BATT BATT”).

  • Page 21: Keyboard Locking

    EYBOARD OCKING In order to prevent accidental frequency change or inadvertent transmission, various as- pects of the VX-150’s keys and switches may be locked out. The possible lockout combi- nations are: KEY: Just the front panel keys are locked out...

  • Page 22: Manual Dtmf Tone Generation

    DTMF O PERATION The VX-150’s 16-button keypad allows easy DTMF dialing for Autopatch or repeater control purposes. Besides numerical digits [ 0 ] through [ 9 ] , the keypad includes the [ Û Û Û Û Û ] and [ # ] digits, plus the [ A ] , [ B ] , [ C ] , and [ D ] tones often used for repeater control.
  • Page 23 Rotate the DIAL to select Key in the DTMF digits you wish to store into this register. ‡ Press the PTT switch to save the setting. To store other numbers, repeat this process, using a different DTMF memory register. VX-150 O PERATING ANUAL...
  • Page 24 PTT switch for the DTMF code to be sent (you will hear it in your speaker). When you finish your conversation, if you need to reactivate DTMF Code Paging, press CODE (PAGE) until PAGE is again displayed. VX-150 O PERATING ANUAL...
  • Page 25 DTMF “Û Û Û Û Û ” and your personal ID code, are transmitted. This informs the calling station that their page was received. If you prefer, you can have the VX-150 respond to page calls automatically (transpond). As mentioned before, the answer-back mode acknowledges a received page by “paging back”...

  • Page 26: Ani Operation

    Advanced Operation ANI O PERATION UTOMATIC UMBER DENTIFICATION Because it isn’t decided, it sends later. VX-150 O PERATING ANUAL...

  • Page 27: Basic Arts Setup And Operation

    IN RNG” to IN RNG confirm that the other station “polling” code was received in response to yours. … Press the [ F/W ] key again to exit ARTS operation and resume normal functioning of the transceiver. VX-150 O PERATING ANUAL...

  • Page 28: Arts Polling Time Options

    Press the [ F/W ] key to enable changing of this Menu item. „ Rotate the DIAL to select the desired ARTS Beep mode (see above). … When you have made your selection, press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation. VX-150 O PERATING ANUAL...

  • Page 29: Cw Identifier Setup

    Press the [ F/W ] key to enable changing of this Menu item. „ Rotate the DIAL to set the CW ID function ON. … When you have made your selection, press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation. VX-150 O PERATING ANUAL...

  • Page 30: Memory Mode

    Memory Mode The VX-150 provides a wide variety of memory system resources. These include: m 199 “Standard” memory channels, numbered “1 1 1 1 1 ” through “199 199.” m A Home channel per band, allowing storage and quick recall of one prime frequency on each band.

  • Page 31: Home Channel Memory

    Press the [ F/W ] key to enable changing of this Menu item. „ ALPHA ALPHA”. ALPHA ALPHA Rotate the DIAL to set the “ALPHA … When you have made your selection, press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation. VX-150 O PERATING ANUAL...

  • Page 32: Masking Memories

    Once you have recalled a particular memory channel, you may easily tune off that channel, as though you were in the “VFO” mode. • MR” (Memory Recall) mode, select the desired memory With the VX-150 in the “MR channel. ‚ MR” indicator will be blinking.

  • Page 33: Memory Only Mode

    Press and hold the [ PTT ] and [ LAMP ] key while turning the radio on. ƒ MEM.ONLY MEM.ONLY MEM.ONLY”. MEM.ONLY Rotate the DIAL to select “MEM.ONLY „ Press the [ F/W ] key momentarily to initialize the radio. … Repeat the previous step, it returns to normal operation. VX-150 O PERATING ANUAL...

  • Page 34: Setting The Scan Resume Technique

    Scanning The VX-150 allows you to scan just the memory channels, the operating band, or a portion of that band. It will halt on signals encountered, so you can talk to the station(s) on that frequency, if you like. Scanning operation is basically the same in each of the above modes. Before you begin, take a moment to select the way in which you would like the scanner to resume scanning after it halts on a signal.

  • Page 35: Vfo Scanning

    To cancel scanning, press the PTT, [ MR ( SKIP ) ] , or [ VFO ( PRI ) ] key. When you press the [ s s s s s ] key to start scanning, the VX-150 will be changing frequency in the upward direction.
  • Page 36 Press the [ F/W ] key, then press and hold in the [ VFO ( PRI ) ] key. The VX-150 will now periodically change from the VFO-A frequency to the VFO-B frequency, checking for activity on VFO-B for 0.2 second.
  • Page 37 UNCTIONS Default VX-150 set mode have been assigned (at the factory) to the [ 7 ( P1 ) ] and [ 8 ( P2 ) ] keys. These may be changed by the user, if you wish to define another set mode for a keys.

  • Page 38: Smart Search Operation

    To return to normal operation, Press the [ VFO ( PRI ) ] key. Smart Search is a great tool when visiting a city for the first time. You don’t need to spend hours looking up repeater frequencies from a reference guidebook... just ask your VX-150 where the action is! VX-150 O PERATING...

  • Page 39: Interface Of Packet Tncs

    The audio level from the receiver to the TNC may be adjusted by using the VOL knob, as with voice operation. The input level to the VX-150 from the TNC should be adjusted at the TNC side; the optimum input voltage is approximately 5 mV at 2 k-ohm.
  • Page 40 Press and hold the [ PTT ] and [ LAMP ] key while turning the radio on. ƒ SET.RST SET.RST SET.RST SET.RST”. Rotate the DIAL to select “SET.RST „ Press the [ F/W ] key momentarily to initialize the Set mode. VX-150 O PERATING ANUAL...
  • Page 41 The VX-150 includes a convenient “Clone” feature, which allows the memory and con- figuration data from one transceiver to be transferred to another VX-150. This can be particularly useful when configuring a number of transceivers for a public service opera- tion.

  • Page 42: Set Mode

    Set Mode The VX-150 Set (Menu) mode is easy to activate and set. Use the following procedure: • Press the [ F/W ] key, then press the [ 0 ( SET ) ] key, to activate the Set mode. ‚...
  • Page 43 Set Item 5 [ V-SPLIT ] Function: Enable/disable “VFO Split” Operation Available Values: ON/OFF Default: OFF Set Item 6 [ STEP ] Function: Setting of the synthesizer steps. Available Values: 5/10/12.5/15/20/25/50 kHz Default: Depends on the transceiver version. VX-150 O PERATING ANUAL...
  • Page 44 Function: Select the Beep option during ARTS operation. Available Values: OFF/INRANGE/ALWAYS Default: INRANGE Set Item 15 [ AR ITVL ] Function: Select the Polling Interval during ARTS operation. Available Values: 15 SEC/25 SEC Default: 25 SEC VX-150 O PERATING ANUAL...
  • Page 45 Set Item 21 [ LMP MOD ] Function: Select the LCD/Keypad Lamp mode. Available Values: KEY/5SEC/TOGGLE Default: KEY Set Item 22 [ TOT ] Function: Set the TOT time. Available Values: OFF/1 min/2.5 min/5 min/10 min Default: OFF VX-150 O PERATING ANUAL...
  • Page 46 In this mode, press the [ F/W ] key, then press the [ PTT ] key, to save the new setting and exit to normal operation. Set Item 28 [ DTMF ] Function: Programming the DTMF Autodialer. See page for details. VX-150 O PERATING ANUAL...
  • Page 47 Function: Select the DTMF Autodialer sending speed. Available Values: 50 ms/100 ms Default: 50 ms (High speed) Set Item 35 [ DT DLY ] Function: Select the DTMF Autodialer delay time. Available Values: 450 ms/750 ms Default: 450 ms VX-150 O PERATING ANUAL...
  • Page 48 Set Item 41 [ PG ASBK ] ( requires optional FVP-25 ) Function: Enable/disable The Pager Answer Back Available Values: ON/OFF Default: OFF Set Item 42 [ SCRMBLE ] ( requires optional FVP-25 ) Function: Enable/disable The Scrambler Available Values: ON/OFF Default: OFF VX-150 O PERATING ANUAL...

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