Vfo Scanning - Yaesu VX-150 Operating Manual

This mode allows you to scan the entire current operating band.
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Select the VFO mode by pressing the [ VFO ( PRI ) ] key, if necessary.
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Press and hold in the [ s ] or [ t ] key for one second to start scanning.
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If and when the scanner encounters a signal strong enough to open the squelch, the
scanner will halt temporarily; the decimal point of the frequency display will blink
during this "Pause" condition.
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The scanner will then resume according to the Scan Resume selected in the previous
section.
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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. If you want to change direction of the scan while it is under-
way, rotate the DIAL one click in the opposite direction (in this case, one click counter-
clockwise). You'll see the scanner turn around and change frequency downward!
Memory scanning is similarly easy to initiate:
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Set the radio to the Memory mode by pressing the [ MR ( SKIP ) ] key, if necessary.
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Press and hold in the [ s ] / [ t ] key for one second to initiate scanning.
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As with VFO scanning, the scanner will halt on any signal encountered that is strong
enough to open the squelch; it will then resume scanning according to the Scan-Re-
sume mode set previously.
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To cancel scanning, press the PTT, [ MR ( SKIP )] , or [ VFO ( PRI )] key.
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When you have some very active channels stored in memories, you may wish to skip them
when scanning, but still have them available for manual selection.
Such channels may be "Skipped" during scanning, if you like:
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Set the radio to the Memory Mode by pressing the [ MR ( SKIP )] key, if necessary.
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Rotate the DIAL to select the Memory Channel to be skipped during scanning.
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Press the [ F/W ] key momentarily (not for 1/2 second), then press the [ MR ( SKIP )] key
(momentarily). A small "SKIP" will appear to the LCD. indicating it is to be ignored
during scanning.
To re-institute the channel into the scanning loop, repeat the above three steps (the "Skipped"
channel will, of course, still be accessible via manual channel selection methods using the
DIAL in the MR mode).
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