Vertex Standard VX-150 User Manual

VX-150 OPERATING MANUAL 7
FREQUENCY NAVIGATION
Press the
[
VFO
(
PRI
)
]
button, if necessary, to select the VFO mode. The VX-150 has two
VFOs, labeled “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.
There are several ways to tune the VX-150: in selectable channel steps or 1 MHz steps
with the
[
s
]
/
[
t
]
keys or DIAL knob, and direct keypad frequency entry.
Use the DIAL knob to tune the displayed VFO frequency at the current channel step rate.
You can also press the
[
s
]
/
[
t
]
keys momentarily to do this.
To change the MHz range of the VFO, you can press the
[
F
]
key followed by an
[
s
]
or
[
t
]
key (or turn the DIAL knob). Note the beeps when using the
[
s
]
/
[
t
]
keys when
moving up or down. When done, press
[
F
]
again, or just wait five seconds.
You can also enter a frequency directly just by keying in the 1 MHz and the kHz digits. If
you are using 5 kHz steps enter five digits. Otherwise, just four digits will do. Partial
entries can be completed using the
[
VFO
(
PRI
)
]
key.
Examples:
To enter 146.5200 MHz, press
à à à à
To enter 146.5000 MHz, press
à à à
CHANGING THE TRANSMITTER POWER LEVEL
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-64 Battery Pack, the power output levels available are:
HIGH: 5 W MID: 2 W LOW: 0.5 W
To change the power level:

Press the
[
F/W
]
key, then immediately press the
[
3
(
LOW
)]
key.

Now rotate the DIAL knob to select “LOW”, “MID,” or “HIGH”.

Press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation.
CHANGING THE CHANNEL STEPS
To change a frequency step, follow the procedure below:

Press the
[
F
]
key, then immediately press the
[
0
(
SET
)]
key to enter the Set mode.

Rotate the DIAL to select Menu Item #6 (“STEP”).

Press the
[
F
]
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.
Basic Operation

Vertex Standard VX-150 Specifications

General

Brand	Vertex Standard
Model	VX-150
Category	Transceiver
Language	English