Masking Memories - Yaesu VX-150 Operating Manual

Memory Mode
Once you have recalled a particular memory channel, you may easily tune off that channel,
as though you were in the "VFO" mode.
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With the VX-150 in the "MR
channel.
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Now press the [ MR ( SKIP ) ] key momentarily. The "MR
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Rotate the DIAL, as desired, to tune to a new frequency. The synthesizer steps selected
for VFO operation on the current band will be the steps used during Memory Tuning.
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If you wish to return to the original memory frequency, press the [ MR ( SKIP ) ] key
momentarily. The "MR
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If you wish to store a new frequency set during Memory Tuning, just press and hold in
the [ F/W ] key for 1/2 second, per normal memory storage procedure. The micropro-
cessor will automatically set itself to the next-available clear memory location, and you
then press [ F/W ] again to lock in the new frequency.
If you want to replace the original memory contents with those of the new frequency, be
sure to rotate the DIAL to the original memory channel number!
Any required CTCSS/DCS changes, or repeater offset modifications, must be done be-
fore storing the data into the new (or original) memory channel location.
There may be situations where you want to "Mask" memories so they are not visible during
memory selection or scanning. For example, several memories used only in a city you visit
infrequently may be stored, then "Masked" until you visit that city, at which time you can
"Unmask" them for normal use.
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Press the [ MR ( SKIP )] key, if needed, to enter the MR mode.
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Press and hold in the [ F/W ] key for one second, then rotate the DIAL to select the
memory channel to be "Masked" from view.
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Press the [ MR ( SKIP )] key. The display will revert to memory channel #1. If you rotate
the DIAL to the location you just "Masked," you will observe that it is now invisible.
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To Unmask the hidden memory, repeat the above procedure: press and hold in the [ F/
W ] key for one second, rotate the DIAL to select the masked memory's number, then
press [ MR ( SKIP )] to restore the memory channel's data.
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