1 Modes 2 Memory Banks 3 Buttons 4 SET Commands 5 How to Save a Memory 6 Tricks

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KC7IEU's Guide to the Yaseu VX5r

1 Modes

2 Memory Banks

3 Buttons

4 SET commands

5 How to save a memory

6 Tricks incomplete

7 Memory Channel Listing

KC7IEU mrk. summer 2004 Different Modes on the Yaseu VX5r

VFO Setup Memory Channels mode 1 the default mode mode 2 very important mode 3 most often used mode The 'ready to use' state of the radio, ready to enter frequencies Allows you to adjust many settings. Store and access frequencies with details. freeform, ready to transmit and ready use all other modes. To enter, F-BAND. To exit, touch PTT. To enter, touch MR. To exit, touch VFO. To enter, touch VFO. There are 45 setup slots. A couple vary by band. There are 220 memories for To save a memory channel, They can be categorized into 4 There are two VFO slots or You might use VFO mode to: A dozen have a different value you to store commonly used switch to VFO, choose the functional groups: control , memories in each BAND. (A ? Quick enter a freq. & talk. for each memory channel. frequencies of any kind. frequency, power level and all ? Save a new freq. to Turning the dial moves through customization , features & To recall a memory, touch the total of 20 VFO memories!) of the 12 memory SET To change between the Va & ? Dual watch (monitor 2 freq.) the different slots. memory channels . memory number on the key functions, then hold FW, dial to Vb in a band, touch VFO. ? Basic Mode operation when To change the value of a slot, They are not arranged in order pad and touch MR. To change bands (and VFO no special mode is touch BAND, (notice the S , on by function, but unfortunately Use the dial to move through the desired channel and touch pairs) touch BAND. In VFO change the frequency the lower left) turn the dial to seem random. (see SET page for the visible memories. FW. (see saving page!) In VFO enter any frequency by turning the dial. the desired setting and then There are shortcuts into certain Masked channels are hidden. An asterisk is displayed next to directly on the keypad. To make the dial work faster, touch BAND again. SETup slots almost all of the To hide a memory hold FW, the channel number during If your freq. does not have 3 touch F then turn dial. If you enter SET with one of buttons on the keypad, labeled then touch MR. All memories save to indicate a memory that digits right of the decimal, SET #11 changes the these orange shortcuts, you in orange. start out hidden until something has NEVER been used. touch VFO to enter (or add 'frequency step ', how much the can touch the same key to To use the orange feature of a is first saved. Memories cannot be erased, VFO acts a little differently if dial changes the freq. save and exit. button, touch FW first. Each memory contains 14 (i wish!) mask them instead. SET# 05 VFO is set to band. Touch VFO to exit most other items including: Frequency, To copy a memory chan into Dial turning stays within a modes and return to default. Offset, Tone, name, tuning step the current VFO, switch to the To copy a memory chan into To save a Memory Channel, and more (see MODES) . mem, hold FW, touch VFO. the current VFO, switch to the set it up in VFO first then hold When in memory mode you To change The Priority mem, hold FW, touch VFO. FW, dial, touch FW. Charging cannot change the frequency. Channel, switch to that mem, mode 5 frequent Touch MR, while in Memory hold FW, then touch BAND. Recharge the onboard battery. mode to switch to MT mode to You can start the radio in Memory Only mode, which Weather Radio To enter, plug the charger into the radio! To exit, unplug! enter a frequency on the Full charge in as little as 2 hrs. There's a built-in smart charger keypad or using the dial. disables all other modes: hold mode 4 daily use The LED displays yellow for battery conditioning so it's To update current memory (if MR while turning the radio on. Use government weather channels for best current forecast. during charging and green OK to charge it when it's only changed) hold FW, touch 0. To exit Memory Only turn the To enter hold 0, to exit, touch VFO. when fully charged. partially discharged. I wish it would display memory contents radio off, and on again. To scan pre-set Channels hold Frequencies are pre-set and The LCD displays "charging" You can turn the radio on and (frequency & name) while choosing a During save, the dial moves through VFO or hold MR. cannot be changed or saved. during charging and "charged" receive while on wall power. channel to save to. channels. I wish keypad worked. You can set up a name for each channel using SET #03. when complete. It won't transmit on wall power. I wish for a feature to move a mem I wish it would clear a channel (or a I wish it would beep when charging You can use 3 AA batteries in from a channel to another or swap 2 VFO) to get the asterisk back. was complete. the case for fallback. channels. (Now: save to VFO, then I wish there were a channel only mode, save that to new channel.) with only the name displayed. Scanning Dual Watch Cloning mode 6 very useful mode 7 very useful mode 8 very helpful Search for a signal, checking many frequencies rapidly. Monitor 2 frequencies simultaneously. Bulk transfer of memory and setting information. To exit, touch VFO. To exit, touch VFO. To exit, power off. To continue a scan that's stopped on a signal, use the dial. There are three varieties of dual watch: Hold F/W while turning the Cloning lets you transfer the To scan all frequencies, in VFO To scan memory channels, in 1. A Memory with The Priority Memory. radio on. The LCD will say memories from one radio hold VFO. The increment can memory mode hold MR. Switch to the memory you want, then F-VFO. Clone . You must choose directly into another. be set up in SET#11 To set a channel to be skipped 2. Any frequency entered into VFO with The Priority Memory. transmit or receive. The radios must be connected SET#12 controls what happens in scans, browse to the Enter the frequency in a VFO, then F-VFO. To make this radio send it's with a special cable which when a signal is found: channel then F-MR. 3 .Two frequencies entered in both VFOs. (the best option) memories, touch VFO. plugs into the speaker mic jack. continue after 5 sec, continue Automatically saved. Enter the frequencies in the two VFOs, then F-+VFO. To make this radio receive new Wouldn't it be cool if the radio when signal ends, or stop You can set up a preferential The Radio actually stays on If VFO link SET #10 is on, both memories, touch MR. transmitted the data between radios on To scan a specific range, save bank of memories for scanning one frequency, but switches for VFOs must be on the same There programs which, using 70cm, instead of requiring a cable?! the range limits in the U/L band by marking each with a musical 0.2 seconds every 4 seconds band, but if it is off, you can the cloning cable, will upload The official program is called limit memories first. note. To mark: browse to the to the secondary. use different bands! mems from the radio, maintain ADMS-1 , however there are a To start scan, dial to the channel then F-MR, F-MR. It is helpful if you set the PTT will transmit on which ever lists, allow you to change couple of free ones on the Upper or Lower channel of a To start a preferential scan, display to show two of the two frequencies had the mems, add new ones (more internet. One called VX5 band limit pair (ie U8 ) and browse to a marked channel frequencies first using hold 1. most recent traffic. easily!) and download it all to Commander and one called touch MR. The MR in the left then hold MR. Will NOT work if either To change priority memory, the radio. EVE which works very well. corner will change to PMS for For the PMS to work there frequency has a constant switch to that memory, hold Preferential Memory Scan. must be no signal on the L or carrier (ie a broadcast station). FW, then touch BAND. Now hold VFO. U channel. Else it goes to MT.

Memory Groups text entry DTMF memory banks mode 9 occasional mode 10 occasionally necessary mode 11 occasionally necessary Use or scan a few memories in a defined bank . Enter alphabetic names for memories. Save and replay touch tones for repeaters & autopatch. To enter, hold 4, to exit, touch VFO. To enter, F-BAND, dial to 03, touch BAND. To turn on, hold 3. To turn off hold 3. To enter MG mode, hold 4, To add a Memory Channel to a Text can be entered: Touch BAND to enter 1st char. To save a string of touch tone To transmit the contents of a then browse with the dial, and MG bank, browse to the SET #03 -- Mem Chan Tag Choose character with the dial. digits in a DTMF memory, DTMF memory first touch F-3, touch MR to choose a bank. desired channel, hold FW, SET #33 -- ARTS Callsign To jump forward through the touch F-BAND, and dial to to turn on DTMF mode & icon. There are 5 banks, or groups then touch a digit 1-5 for the SET #42 -- Meter Symbol character sets, touch HM/RV. Touch BAND, then dial to one While holding PTT (and with of the 220 basic memories. desired bank. To enter current character and To jump backwards through of the 9 memories. Touch DTMF icon turned on) touch move to the next, touch the character sets, touch BAND to choose the one to digit representing the memory. To repeat the previous SETS: space (start of Touch BAND, again to start Be sure to turn DTMF mode off character touch FW. symbols), A (start of capitols), editing the chosen string. ( touch F-3) to avoid To clear all characters after the Z (end of capitols), a (start of Enter digits using keypad accidentally transmitting current one, touch MR. lowercase), z (end of (including ABCD*#). another memory and to make To save the text at any point, lowercase), (followed by six [MON] enters a hyphen. other keys work again. touch PTT. sets of Japanese ) [MON] [MON] erases to end I wish the DTMF mode would turn off To save the string, touch PTT. automatically after one use! Battery Management Weather Monitoring Tone Search mode 12 good reference mode 13 occasionally useful mode 14 occasionally useful Battery status indicators Temperature, Barometer and Altimeter Determine the CTCSS/DCS tone code on a received signal. To exit hold 2. To exit hold 2. Touch PTT or VFO to exit. The usage timer tracks the The battery status function Hold 7 displays the If the barometer accessory is This cool mode can find the Touch F-BAND, and dial, to amount of time on but idle and displays the current voltage of temperature in Celsius INSIDE installed, hold 8 will display the (ostensibly secret) tone code SET #29 (TONE SQL) or transmitting since it was the battery and can be used as the radio. This only reflects the pressure and hold 9 the on an incoming signal. SET #30 (DCS) whichever, you To display usage timer, hold a guide to when charging is ambient temp if the radio has altitude. The tone will stop and flash suspect the signal is using. To reset usage time, first necessary. been turned off for awhile. SET #43 & 44 set a calibration when (if) the correct one is Then, while receiving the signal display it, then hold FW, touch To view battery status hold 3. I wish you could enter the calibration on for the bar & alt . Be careful as found. and in SET, hold VFO. SET #14, 15 & 16 control battery life. See SET commands . the keypad instead of only the dial, and these work against each other! perhaps save one (home?)! SET #45 will display Temp, Bar The Barometer (in either hold &/or Alt when the radio is OFF. 9 mode or OFF mode) will Be careful of the battery! display a graph updated every Altimeter is in meters only.

Spectrum Analyzer Smart Search ARTS mode 15 almost never mode 16 almost never mode 17 never Graphically shows activity on frequencies near a chosen one. Search for all channels with activity. Notifies you when another radio running ARTS is in range. To enter, FW-L. To exit F-L. To enter, hold FW, then touch L. To exit F-L. To exit, hold BAND. This different kind of scan Eleven frequencies are shown, Switch to VFO mode and set a You can let it run for a while To start, hold BAND. Requires more than one Yaseu visually displays activity & 5 above and 5 below VFOa. frequency in the middle of the looking for repeater activity, or The radio cannot be used for radio. signal strength on nearby The frequencies are band you want to search (ie let it run once through looking listening (or transmitting) while It is not uncommon for this frequencies. determined by the tuning step 100.000 for FM broadcast or for broadcast activity. ARTS is enabled. annoying mode to be turned on SET#34 controls whether the (SET#11). That will be the 145.500 for 2m). It will fill 15 mems above and SET#18 sets up if it beeps only accidentally, because it is such graph is updated continuously, spacing between frequencies To start the search hold FW, 15 below the VFO frequency. when in range or not. an easy, common key. or only when you turn the dial. on the graph. touch L, then touch VFO. SET#35 controls whether the SET#19 sets up how often the The only good part is that you To move a found frequency search makes ONE pass, or radio sends it's notification. can play your callsign in CW, into VFO, dial to that search continues until all 31 search SET#33 sets your call sign to go to SET#33 and touch mem, hold FW, then touch memories are full. be sent in CW to keep legal. BAND, then touch FW. Emergency Alarm Alignment Reset mode 18 never mode 19 almost never mode 20 almost never Radio emits a loud beeping, and allows you to transmit the Adjust values of squelch and power settings!! Return the radio to the factory settings. beeping on 70cm home channel if you like. To exit, with out saving changes, shut the radio off. This radio has a fascinating To exit, hold HM/RV or hold power. To enter, shut radio off, then To clear all memories and To reset only the When this alarm is started, the mode which allows you to To start hold HM/RV. hold BAND-TX/PO-0-PWR reset the entire radio: 45 SET functions: To transmit the beeping on the radio will switch to the 70 cm adjust some basic settings together . simultaneously press the entire simultaneously press the entire 70cm HOME chan (only HOME frequency, flash the including exactly what the VFOa MUST have a valid 2m key combination MR, VFO, 4 key combination MR, VFO and choice), hold PTT while it is light and repeatedly beep. squelch levels are and what 70cm or 6m frequency, ideally and Power, and hold for 2 Power, and hold for 2 NOT disabled by turning off SET #20 KEY BEEP. each of the 4 transmit power in the center of the band Exit without saving hold to change a setting, touch seconds, then touch FW. seconds, then touch FW. Exit saving changes touch MR, then use the dial HM/RV To calibrate a different band The four power levels and the (HAM only), touch BAND BANDS squelch dynamic. Squelch top and bottom. Mods mode 21 important to remember settings controlled with the dial settings controlled by reception mode 22 an important option How frequencies are thought of when using the radio. HI POWER HF VHF UHF THIS SQL HF VHF UHF Change the transmit range of the radio. Not a 'mode' but an idea. L3 POWER HF VHF UHF TIGH SQL HF VHF UHF Not a 'mode' but a process. The fully opened transmit Always remember that the This radio receives a huge L2 POWER HF VHF UHF S1 LEVELN HF VHF UHF There are two methods to modification allows concept of a BAND is section of spectrum and allows L1 POWER HF VHF UHF S9 LEVELN HF VHF UHF modify the radio, one, with a transmission on Marine bands, completely arbitrary -- defined you to use that spectrum as HIS SQL HF VHF UHF S1 LEVELW HF VHF UHF soldering iron, and the other only by agreement. ONE SINGLE BAND, or as split The factory TX power levels S9 LEVELW HF VHF UHF FRS walkie talkie bands (at low using the EVE computer In most modes, the BAND, key into 10 arbitrary bands are 5.0, 2.5, 1.0 & 0.3 watts. To set S1, the lowest squelch power), or if you have a program. jumps to the next preset band, SET #5 VFO = BAND, then The actual value shown in for level, tune to a weak business license, on that The blocked cellphone bands regardless of SET status. browsing or scanning through each power level is an arbitrary frequency, a level that you frequency. This is very useful cannot be turned on in any way SET #10 VFO Link will make frequencies (in VFO mode) will number that does not translate want as S1, touch MR, touch as the VX5 then does the job of at all. Like it or not, the radio is VFOa and VFOb change wrap around when reaching into a power reading. The Set S9, the highest level, the 3 or 4 different radios! built without them. together. (They must be set on the end of the band. If it is set readings seem to go from 14 to same way with a strong signal. the same band for SET#10 to to ALL, it will continue 100, lower for stronger signals. Use another radio to generate allow the change)., throughout the spectrum. Set L1 power to 0, save that in a the signal to have more control. The ten bands are: channel prevent accidentally Better yet use two VX5s in HAM- 6m 48-59 mHz inadvertent transmission. Alignment mode! HAM- 2m 137-174 mHz To restore or change the The 'auto' modes can be used HAM- 0.7m 420-470 mHz accidentally changed auto as signal strength meter to aviation 108-137 mHz settings, tune to an active compare radios or antennas, "action" 1 (business & government) 222-420 mHz repeater for your signal. just DON'T SAVE IT!! "action" 2 (business & government) 800-999 mHz These values are not saved or loaded with cloning nor with broadcast- AM 0.5-1.8 mHz computer programs and are NOT reset with a full radio reset!!! broadcast- SW 1.8-16 mHz broadcast- FM 59-108 mHz broadcast- TV 174-222 & 470-729 mHz

Banks Of Memories in the Yaseu VX5r

Memory Channels Workspace Weather Channels Smart Scan Results 220 total memories. Tunes or scans government weather channels Scans for a signal around the current VFO frequency Saves a complete frequency set up for later VFO a VFO b Home for best current forecast. and saves those freqs. recall and use. Like a 'File Cabinet ' 30 total memories. 1 162.550 Seattle Vancouver Portland -15 1 Default mode. Allows keypad & Main freq. on 2 162.400 Port Angeles Astoria -14 2 dial entry of frequencies. each band. 3 162.475 Victoria Olympia … 3 HAM- 6m (48-59 mHz) 4 162.425 Forks Port Townsend marine -2 … HAM- 2m (137-174 mHz) 5 162.450 -1 219 HAM- 0.7m (420-470 mHz) 6 162.500 0 220 aviation (108-137 mHz) 7 162.525 Okanogan 1 Use ##- MR or dial to select "action" 1 (222-420) (business & government) 8 161.650 2 Use +FW+FW to save a channel. "action" 2 (800-999) (business & government) 9 161.775 … See full instructions on Channel page. broadcast- AM (0.5-1.8 mHz) 10 163.275 13 Settings saved in each channel. broadcast- SW (1.8-16 mHz) Use +WX to enter weather mode then 14 frequency keypad broadcast- FM (59-108 mHz) dial to select channel 15 repeater offset SET #07 broadcast- TV (174-222 & 470-729 mHz) Frequencies cannot be changed, Transfer a result into a main Channel by offset amount SET #08 Use VFO to enter mode. Use HM . but a name tag may be added treating it as a VFO. tone squelch type SET #29 Use BAND to cycle through bands. +FW-L then VFO populates these memories, half above SET #30 Use +FW-VFO to save mem to VFO, Use +FW-HM to tone code and half below the current VFO frequency which is put in 0. DCS code SET #31 enter on keypad for new VFO. save a new one. half deviation SET #38 Television Channels receive mode SET #36 Bank of pre-set TV channels name SET #03 Scan Edge Limits 2 icon SET #04 Set custom bands for scanning in VFO. 3 DTMF tone strings tuning step SET #11 Or use as more memories, they are the same. 4 KOMO Stores & replays strings of touch tones, (phone clock shift SET #28 U1 L1 5 KING numbers and/or repeater controls). power level TX/PO U2 L2 … 1 channel skip F-MR U3 L3 60 2 A preferential channel F-MR F-MR U4 L4 61 3 The priority channel +F-BAND U5 L5 62 4 U6 L6 I've read about this, seen it in the EVE 5 U7 L7 computer program, but never figured 6 Memory Groups U8 L8 out how to use it or if it really exists.. 7 Use a channel group (ie Police). Not U9 L9 Frequencies cannot be changed, 8 memories, but rather banks of Channels 1- U10 L10 but a name tag may be added 9 MG1 Use MR then the dial to select. Then F-3 turns on DTMF, then with PTT MG2 MR (see PMS) and VFO to start scan. pressed, choose memory #. Be sure to F- MG3 Saved exactly the same way 3 to turn off DTMF afterwards! MG4 as the main 1-220 Channels. SET #32, BAND, turn dial to memory, then BAND, enter MG5 code on keypad, then PTT to save. Use F-4 MG to enter Group mode, dial to browse groups and then MR to select group To add a channel to a group: browse to the desired memory channel, then +FW followed by the number of the group you want to add it to (1,2,3,4 or 5). I have never found a way to remove a channel from a group (except the EVE computer program.) Functions of keypad buttons on the Yaseu VX5r all buttons have THREE primary functions. touch function hold hold F DTMF btn F- btn + btn +F- btn brief press press F/W first hold for 1.5 seconds hold F/W for 1.5 seconds first name button a dash ( - ) always means press these keys in succession or sometimes + 4 MG or + 4 (MG) DSP power no function no function PWR CONTROL power up radio no function? none LIGHT FEATURE turn backlight on FEATURE start Spectrum Analyzer FEATURE turn backlight on until pressed FEATURE start Smart Search none FW META button function shift no function CONTROL save memory no function? A BAND CONTROL switch bands in VFO SET META misc. (the change & save button) AR FEATURE start ARTS range finder no function? B HM/RV CONTROL switch to this band's Home freq no function EMG FEATURE start stupid emergency thingy no function? C TX PO CONTROL change the transmit power level LOCK FEATURE lockout keyboard no function no function? D 1 ENTRY enter the digit 1 TN SHORTCUT to 29 set tone squelch FRQ DISPLAY two line w/ 2 freqs CONTROL add mem to Group 1 1 4 ENTRY enter the digit 4 MG FEATURE enter grouped mem banks DSP DISPLAY one line w/ large display CONTROL add mem to Group 4 4 7 ENTRY enter the digit 7 ST SHORTCUT to 11 dial freq step TMP DISPLAY two line w/ temperature no function? 7 2 ENTRY enter the digit 2 CD SHORTCUT to 30/31 tone squelch code TAG DISPLAY two line w/ description CONTROL add mem to Group 2 2 5 ENTRY enter the digit 5 AP SHORTCUT to 16 auto power off ICO DISPLAY two line w/ icon CONTROL add mem to Group 5 5 8 ENTRY enter the digit 8 no function BRO DISPLAY two line w/ barometer no function? 8 3 ENTRY enter the digit 3 DT FEATURE send DTMF memory VLT DISPLAY two line w/ batt voltage CONTROL add mem to Group 3 3 6 ENTRY enter the digit 6 RP SHORTCUT to 07 repeater shift ONT DISPLAY two line w/ usage time FEATURE clear on timer (if displayed) 6 9 ENTRY enter the digit 9 BP SHORTCUT to 20 key beep ALT DISPLAY two line w/ altimeter no function? 9 MR CONTROL switch into memory mode SKP SPECIAL set memory skip SC FEATURE scan up no function? E/* 0 ENTRY enter the digit 0 SQ SHORTCUT to 01 squelch level WX FEATURE weather channels CONTROL resave current memory none VFO CONTROL switch into VFO mode DW FEATURE dual watch SC FEATURE scan down no function? F/# dial CONTROL change frequency by freq step . DW CONTROL change freq. by 1 mHz. Descriptions of SET functions on the Yaseu VX5r

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currently possible shortcut (wish) type of SET# SET NAME brief description saved settings button command importance button set up bank Background noise is generally silenced -- this changes the strength 1 - 10 1 1 SQUELCH squelch level of signal that is allowed to pass through. -varies- F- 0 SQ WX a 1 control Same as #1 except for broadcast FM and Television transmissions 1 - 10 1 2 WFM SQL wide FM squelch which are 1 mHz wide. -varies- control A 1 to 8 character 'tag' (name) that you set for a memory channel to saved with 3 NAME SET text description infinite b 9 3 memory label it. Displayed with +2. each memory Allows you to from a group of goofy pictures to use to label a saved with ICON icon selection many 3 memory 4 memory channel. Displayed with +5. each memory Determines whether functions (such as VFO, HOME etc) are forced 5 VFO VFO band edges into a multi-band operation, or if they appear operate as one large all all, band 6 customize 0.5-1000 mHz band. When on, causes the radio to guess repeater offset and shift based saved with 6 ARS automatic repeater shift on the frequency. Guesses tend to be right 99% of the time, on, off b 1 control however it can be manually set with SET #7 and SET #8. each band

Set the repeater shift: up, down or simplex. When SET #6 is on, saved with RPT SHIFT repeater shift direction simp, +rpt, -rpt F -6 RP ONTa 5 3 memory 7 this is automatically chosen (and it is right 99% of the time. each memory

Set the repeater offset in mHz. When SET #6 is on, this is saved with SHIFT repeater offset x.xx mhz 3 memory 8 automatically chosen (and it is right 99% of the time. each memory

If you want to set up an unusual frequency pair for repeater operation, you can set the two frequencies up in VFOa and VFOb on, off 3 9 VFO SPLIT non-standard offset and with this on, operate with the main (active VFO) is the receive memory and the sub the transmit. The two VFOs can be linked to always be on the same band at the 10 VFO LINK VFOs change together same time. If this is off, they function independently. Before you off on, off 6 customize can turn this on you must adjust both VFOs to the same band!

Adjusts the amount that the dial changes the frequency with each saved with 5, 10, 12.5, 15, VFO STEP tuning step F- 7 ST TMP a 2 1 control 11 click. each memory 20, 25, 50, 100

Controls scanning behavior when a signal is found. It can stop on the signal for 5 seconds then continue scanning, stop until the 12 RESUME scan resume mode signal goes away or stop completely. If you choose busy , you have busy 5sec, busy, hold 6 customize to used the knob (or skip function in the memories) skip constant carrier frequencies such as broadcast radio. all

currently possible shortcut (wish) type of SET# SET NAME brief description saved settings button command importance button set up bank 13 SCAN LAMP lamp on when scan stops Turns on the backlight when the scanner finds a signal. off on, off 6 customize Uses less battery, but can interfere slightly with reception (actually 500ms .200, .300, .500, 14 RX SAVE receive batt saver a 7 1 control periodically shuts down the radio for a few micro-seconds). (1:2.5) 1, 2 15 TX SAVE transmit batt saver Lowers power on second transmission if response is very strong. on on, off b 1 control Turns the radio off after a period of time with no activity on the off, 30, 1hr, 3hr, keypad or dial. (If Key Beep is off, the radio does NOT beep or 6 16 APO auto power off off 5hr, 8hr F- 5 AP ICO c 11 customize alert you when it is shutting down, which is frustrating. ) Shuts off the LED on the top of the radio which indicates TX (red), RX (green) or charging (yellow). Saves a little bit of battery power. on, off 1 17 BUSY LED busy led (I wish you could control which of the three operated the LED off control instead of only having an on and off.) Controls when the radio audibly alerts during range finding off, in range, 2 18 ARTS BEEP beep on during ARTS operation. in range always feature Controls how often the radio checks for a nearby radio during range 15sec, 25sec 2 19 ARTS ITVL ARTS polling interval finding operation. 15sec feature Turns off or on the audible indication of a keypress. (Scan & Edge Beep & APO alarm are all disabled if Key Beep is off. I wish there on, off 6 20 KEY BEEP key beep were a series of selections of which to use and which not like with off F- 9 BP ALT c customize SET #37.) Turn on alert tone to indicate when passing a band boundary in on, off 1 21 EDGE BEEP beep at band edge in scan scan or when tuning with the knob. off control Turn on and adjust bell alert, which allows you to set a 'ring' to alert off, 1, 3, 5, 8, you when a call is made to you with the correct CTCSS tone (like 2 22 BELL tone bell ringer repetitions off repeat c feature FRS radios use). Change the function of the moni key to either open squelch all the mon, t-cal 6 23 MON/T-CAL moni becomes tone burst way, or to send the tone to open up European repeaters. mon customize Change the function of the HOME/REV key to either jump to home 24 HOME/REV Home reverses rep freqs frequency in current band, or to reverse the frequency pair in a home home, rev 6 customize repeater operation setup. Set how the L key controls the backlight, toggle on and off, on for 5 25 LAMP MODE lamp button action seconds and then auto off, or on for 5 seconds whenever any key is toggle toggle, 5sec, key 6 customize pressed. Shut off the transmitter after a certain amount of time on. Useful 1, 2.5, 5, 10, off 1 26 TOT TX auto shut off protection against accidentally pressing PTT. 1min control all

currently possible shortcut (wish) type of SET# SET NAME brief description saved settings button command importance button set up bank Prevents transmission on a busy channel. Can be useful, to prevent interference with a station which is muted due to a tone squelch, a broadcast channel or just regular traffic. However it can cause on, off 6 27 BCLO disable TX on busy problems with repeater operation and completely prevents off customize autopatch repeater operation and it is NOT saved with each memory channel, so it is rather useless.

Not really an on/off, but rather two different frequencies that the radio's CPU can operate on (different clock cycles emit different saved with 28 CLOCK SET change CPU clock frequencies). Is necessary to improve performance on frequencies on, off 3 memory which have a resonance with the clock frequency. (The EVE each memory software tells you when to shift it!) Set up CTCSS sub-audible tone. This tone allows a certain level of control as to who hears you and who you hear. TONE sends a tone but does not require an incoming tone for reception, TONE SQL saved with off, tone, tone sql, sends a tone and also requires it on RX, DCS works like TONE SQL 3 29 SQL TYPE type of tone encoder dcs F- 1 TN FRQa 3 memory only it's digital and compatible with many business radios. There is each memory a tone search feature which can help you find a tone if you don't know it. Set the tone code for TONE or TONE SQL using the dial to browse through the pre-set series. To search for a tone, set saved with 30 TONE SET CTCSS tone selection series F -2 CD TAGa 4 3 memory SETt#29 set to TONE SQL, then while in SET#30 and receiving a each memory signal, touch VFO.

Set the tone code for DCS using the dial to browse through the pre- saved with 31 DCS SET DCS tone selection set series. To search for a tone, set SETt#29 set to DCS, then series F -2 CD TAGa 4 3 memory while in SET#31 and receiving a signal, touch VFO. each memory

Ten memories for storing DTMF strings for repeater control or phone numbers for autopatch. touch BAND to choose the memory 32 DTMF SET stored phone numbers with the dial, then touch BAND again lets you enter the number on 4 used 10 memories b 2 feature the keypad. touch MONI to enter a dash and touch MONI twice to clear all numbers from the cursor to the end. PTT exits.

Stores your callsign to be sent in CW when in ARTS mode. touch BAND to choose on/off with the dial, then touch BAND again lets on, off 2 33 CW ID send callsign during ARTS you enter the characters with the dial, touch PTT to exit. You can KC7IEU on feature send your callsign at will. When in SET#33 touch FW. Determines whether the Spectrum Analyzer makes one sweep, or single, continue 2 34 SPEC-ANAL number of sweeps continues to sweep the nearby frequencies for traffic. continue feature Determines whether the Smart Search makes one sweep, or 35 SMRT SRCT one sweep or fill continues to sweep the until all it's memories are filled (which could continue single, continue 2 feature take a long time!) all

currently possible shortcut (wish) type of SET# SET NAME brief description saved settings button command importance button set up bank Manually change the receive mode. Determines the amount of space on the band that the wave takes, 500 kHz or 1000. Wide FM saved with auto, N-FM, W- 36 RX MODE bandwidth for receive 3 memory is for broadcast FM and TV. AM is for AM broadcast and airband. each memory FM, AM Narrow FM covers pretty much everything else Adjusts what is locked when you set keylock (F-TX/PO). This is key+dial, ptt, extremely important if you keep the radio in a pocket or where it can 37 LOCK MODE what keylock, locks KEY+DIAL key+ptt, dial+ptt, 6 customize get bumped… and if you are letting someone you don't trust babysit all, key, dial your radio, you can lock the PTT!!

Cuts the transmit bandwidth to only 250 kHz -- in some cities this saved with 38 HALF DEV tighten TX bandwidth hass recently been declared the standard, but unless everyone is on, off a 6 3 memory set that way, it only makes your audio VERY quiet. Don't use it. each memory

39 LANGUAGE display language Set up in English or Japanese (what, no Polish?) english english, japanese 6 customize Sets radio to turn on in a set amount of time from 10 minutes to 24 hours. This feature is a substitute for an alarm clock, since the 40 ON TIMER turns on radio later radio does not have a real time clock. NOTE: you must set this to off off, time b 10 1 control off once the radio is on again to prevent it turning on again and again. Adjusts the LCD screen for best viewing with given light, angle and 1 - 10 1 41 CONTRAST screen contrast eye strength. 5 a 8 control Lets you customize the character for the signal strength meter at the 42 MTR SYMB signal meter character bottom of the LCD screen. Choose from various shapes and chr many 6 customize characters, OR, enter a word or string of your choosing! If barometer chip is installed, this calibrates it. (Works AGAINST infinite 2 43 BARO OFST barometer offset #44 -- you can really only use the barometer OR the altimeter.) -varies- c feature If barometer chip is installed, this calibrates it. (Works AGAINST infinite 2 44 ALTI OFST altimeter offset #43 -- you can really only use the barometer OR the altimeter.) -varies- c feature Controls what weather functions the radio displays, if any, when the none, tmp, bar, radio is shut OFF. It can display the temp when off, it uses a little bit 45 DISP MODE weather display when off none alt, tmp+bar, 7 display of battery. If the barometer is installed, it can display that or altitude tmp+alt, all too. btn + 0 (WX) weather channels Switch to Weather Channel Mode. off 2 feature Switch to the display mode with one line of large digits, frequency 7 btn + 1 (FRQ) DISP one large line only. display Switch to display mode of two lines with two lines, frequency and 7 btn + 2 (TAG) DISP frq & name tag (name). (I keep the radio in this display mode most of the time.) display Switch to display mode of two lines with frequency and current 7 btn + 3 (VLT) DISP frq & batt voltage battery voltage. If it gets down to 7.3, you need to recharge. display Switch to display mode of two lines with main and sub frequencies. 7 btn + 4 (DSP) DISP 2 freq. Useful in VFO, necessary in dual watch! display all

currently possible shortcut (wish) type of SET# SET NAME brief description saved settings button command importance button set up bank Switch to the display mode with one line of small digits, the 7 btn + 5 (ICO) DISP one line w/ ico frequency and the goofy Yaseu icons. display Switch to display mode of two lines the frequency and the current 7 btn + 6 (ONT) DISP frq & usage timer usage timer. Displays Transmit and Receive time. Very useful! display Switch to display mode of two lines the frequency and the current 7 btn + 7 (TMP) DISP two lines: frq & temp temperature. off display Switch to display mode of two lines the frequency and the current 7 btn + 8 (BRO) DISP frq & barometer barometric pressure, if you have the barometer unit installed. display Switch to display mode of two lines the frequency and the current 7 btn + 9 (ALT) DISP frq & altimeter altitude, if you have the barometer unit installed. display This key, if started with a memory on the screen, will scan through btn + MR scan up memories all of your memories (except those marked to skip). touch MR to Thisstop. key pattern, if started in VFO mode, will scan through every btn + VFO scan up VFO by freq step single frequency starting with the on the display. touch VFO to stop. Two people with identical radios can use this to tell when they are in btn +BAND range finder range of each other. Not very useful. This is very frequently turned off 2 feature on by accident. To exit hold BAND again. With usage timer on the screen (+6) this key stroke will reset the btn +F-6 reset usage timer timer to zero. The timer does NOT reset automatically when you 2 feature recharge! There are several functions (notably Dual Watch) which default to a PRIORITY memory channel. To change this, hold F, until you get saved with btn +F-BAND priority memory 3 memory the W at the lower left and then touch BAND. You can only have each memory one PRIORITY channel at a time. btn +F-BAND priority channel Set memory channel as The Priority channel. 3 memory Erase a memory channel. This does NOT actually erase a memory, but hides it. There is no way i know to actually erase a memory 3 btn +F-MR erase a memory channel other than writing over it. (To unhide a memory, use the same key memory combination, and dial to the hidden memory (no asterisk) btn +FW-FW save a memory channel (for Full procedure see How To Save A Memory page) 3 memory Turn the backlight on to stay on until you touch L again regardless btn +L lamp on until press of what SET#25 says. Lock Keypad &/or Dial &/or Push to Talk (setting is SET #7) to btn +TX/LO lockout keyboard prevent accidentally changing settings. Same key combination to off 1 control unlock! Monitor two frequencies in the two VFOs. To exit touch VFO. Very 2 btn F- +VFO (DW) dual watch useful. off feature all

currently possible shortcut (wish) type of SET# SET NAME brief description saved settings button command importance button set up bank This turns on the DTMF shortcuts. You can tell when it is on because there is a very tiny telephone icon at the lower right of the LCD screen. When this is on, you can send any of the 9 memories 2 btn F- 3 (DT) DTMF memories simply by holding PTT, touching the digit you choose (say, 4) and off feature releasing PTT. It is very important to turn this off when you are done (i wish it were automatic) (F-3 again.) btn F- 4 (MG) enter grouped mem banks Switch to Memory Group Mode. off 2 feature Swap the input and output frequencies of a repeater set up. This is btn F/W+moni reverse repeater freqs very dangerous! btn F/W+PTT high power transmit Transmit at high power regardless of TX/PO setting. btn F-MR SKP SC skip Set memory channel to skip during scans. 3 memory You can append one of two icons to a memory using this key combination. The first that appears is a triangle, that indicates that this memory channel will be SKIPPED in any scan. Very useful for saved with btn F-SKIP/PRIO mem skip or main broadcast stations. The second time you press the keys a musical 3 memory note will appear. That means it is a MAIN memory. If you start a each memory scan on one of the MAIN memories, it will only scan MAIN memories... kind of like a miniature 7th Memory Group.

Monitor two frequencies, the one you are looking at (VFO or mem) btn F-VFO (DW) priority watch and your Priority Channel (indicated by a P next to the memory off 2 feature number). To exit touch VFO. Switch to HOME mode and jump to the home memory of the band btn HM/RV Home which contains the currently active frequency. Open up the Squelch entirely, to hear a weak signal or check btn MON/T-CAL Moni volume levels.

Change the transmission level, High (no icon), Low L), Med Low L)) saved with btn TX PWR LV TX power level and Med High L))). You should keep it as low as works for you at all 3 memory times. each memory

dial VOLUME volume level Changes the volume of the speaker, or earphone. 8 -varies- 1 control

saved with kypd 146.580 frequency Enter any frequency when you are in VFO (or MT) mode. 3 memory each memory

I wish there were a true memory erase function, because if you've used a memory once, and then 'erased' it (hide it +F-MR ) and you 3 wish CLEAR true memory channel erasego to save another channel, that memory is flagged as IN USE (no memory asterisk). all

currently possible shortcut (wish) type of SET# SET NAME brief description saved settings button command importance button set up bank I wish this were in a dial through set up, but it is now a series of wish DISPLAY display mode keypad shortcuts which is annoying because you can only choose 1l w/name 1 control one at a time. wish EMERGENCY disable/enable EMG button I wish there were a way to disable this annoying thing! 2 feature I wish there were an enter/clear key, other than PTT, which always wish ENTER Enter & Clear keys makes me nervous. wish KNOB reverse knob direction I wish there were a control set up feature which 6 customize I wish there were a display function that showed ONLY the 'tag' or 7 wish NAME DISP one line: name only text label and no frequency or anything else. display

saved with SQL SAV squelch level I wish the squelch level were saved with each memory channel. 3 memory wish each memory

I wish there were a transmit mode set up that allowed you to saved with wish TX MODE transmit mode manually set transmit to FM, AM, WFM, USB, LSB and most 3 memory importantly to disable transmit for a memory channel. each memory How to save a Memory Channel on the Yaseu VX5r

Method 1 (using shortcuts) Method 2 (in SET mode)

browse memories touch MR to enter memory mode Browse Memories touch MR to enter memory mode Step 1 Step 1 to decide which to use turn dial to browse to decide which to use turn dial to browse Step 2 Switch to VFO mode touch VFO to enter VFO mode Step 2 Switch to VFO mode touch VFO to enter VFO mode It will be accepted once there are 3 digits right of decimal, touch keypadto enter frequency Step 3 Enter a frequency keypad to enter frequency 146.580 Step 3 Enter a frequency you may have to fill in with zeros) It will be accepted once there are 3 digits right of decimal. Step 4 Confirm that the offset is correct look for + or - icon at bottom of screen It will almost always be correct. Step 4 Enter SET mode F- BAND turn dial to 07 RPT SHFT F-6 (RP) shortcut to Setup #07 RPT SHFT touch BAND to change setting Step 5 Set the Offset Step 4.5 (or manually change the offset) turn dial to change offset -RPT turn dial to show desired setting touch 6 shortcut to return to VFO mode touch BAND to save setting F-1 (TN) shortcut to Setup #29 SQL TYPE turn dial to 29 SQL TYPE Step 5 turn on the tone turn dial to change Squelch Type TONE touch BAND to change setting Step 6 Set the Tone Squelch touch 1 shortcut to return to VFO mode turn dial to show desired setting F-2 (CD) shortcut to Setup #30 TONE SET It will not work if tone is not turned on! touch BAND to save setting Step 6 set the tone code turn dial to change code It will automatically go to DCS if you set that up in step 5! 67.3 turn dial to 030 TONE SET (or 31 DCS SET) touch 2 shortcut to return to VFO mode touch BAND to change setting Step 7 Set the Offset F-BAND to enter set up turn dial to show desired setting turn dial to 03 NAME SET where you can enter the label KE7BFO touch BAND to save setting BAND to enter change setup mode turn dial to 03 NAME SET turn dial to find character touch BAND to change setting BAND to enter character & move to next Step 8 Set the Tone Squelch turn dial to find first character Step 7 set the label FW will insert previous character touch BAND to enter character & move to next with dial will jump forward through character sets touch FW helpful shortcut to copy previous character HM/RV helpful shortcuts when entering! TXPO will jump backwards through character sets Step 9 Exit SET mode touch PTT to save label, exit setup and return to VFO MR delete all chars to the right of the cursor hold FW you have only 5 seconds to touch the dial touch PTT to save label, exit setup and return to VFO mode Step 10 Save the memory Channel turn dial to memory number chosen in step 1 hold FW you have only 5 seconds to touch the dial touch FW (asterisk == never used memory) Step 8 Save the memory Channel turn dial to memory number chosen in step 1 (asterisk indicates a never yet used memory) to escape at any point touch PTT exits set up and clears everything touch FW to escape at any point touch PTT exits set up and clears everything in case you get stuck…. While in Home Channel mode turning the dial will copy the Home channel data to the last VFO used and change to that VFO.

VFO leave WX mode, leave MG mode, MR mode, scan… a good key to try to leave a mode PTT usuaully works as a clear key +AR exit auto range finder mode + HM turns on stupid emergency thing BAND usually saves setups can save to all specail memories (home vfo) with fw-hm fw-vfo use the keypad lock voltage usage time counter re-set useage time counter save a memory into VFO power levels aligned: *are 5, 2.5, 1, 0.3 --- make 5, 2, 0.5, 0 z dual watch (prio mem): -in 2nd mem or vfo- F/W+vfo no dual reciever - no crossband z setting home memory: -in mem-, HOLD f/w, hm short cut setup save & exit: -matching shortcut- alignment mode enter: band+tx/po+0+pwrup dual watch (va & vb): F/W+1/frq, F/W+vfo 1000 kHz step: F/W+dial reverse repeater freqs: F/W+moni high power transmit: F/W+ptt update current memory chan: HOLD f/w, 0 EVE needs radio ID … RX wouldn't work! lamp on until press: HOLD L mem only mode toggle: mr+pwron tone search: set#29=TONE SQL or DCS, F/W+2/cd, vfo play cw call sign: set#33, band, f/w (must have no signal on frequency or it will go to MT) hi power 5 L) 0.3 L)) 1 L))) 2.5 weight 255g 11 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 34 33 35 36 42 41 40 39 38 37 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 MEM 145.110 146.960 145.330 146.920 444.525 146.900 446.000 146.520 146.400 146.440 146.580 145.250 145.310 146.820 444.825 443.550 147.200 147.200 443.400 147.280 145.150 145.110 145.190 146.740 145.150 147.040 442.225 145.210 146.230 145.450 146.760 146.880 442.900 441.325 446.175 224.780 146.920 445.925 147.560 445.875 151.625 144.330 445.200 441.475 146.820 445.875 145.250 444.050

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Tag Memory DumpKC7IEU8/14/2004 RPT- RPT- RPT- RPT- RPT+ RPT- SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP RPT- RPT- RPT- RPT+ RPT+ RPT+ RPT+ RPT+ RPT+ RPT- RPT- RPT- RPT- RPT- RPT+ RPT+ RPT- RPT+ RPT- RPT- RPT- RPT+ RPT+ RPT- RPT- RPT- SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP RPT+ RPT- SIMP RPT- RPT+ repeater shift 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 5.000 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 5.000 5.000 0.600 0.600 5.000 0.600 0.600 0.400 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 5.000 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 5.000 5.000 5.000 1.600 0.600 5.000 0.600 0.600 5.000 Shift TONE TONE TONE TONE TONE TONE TONE TONE TONE TONE TONE TONE TONE TONE TONE TONE TONE TONE TONE TONE TONE TONE TONE TONE TONE TONE TONE TSQL TSQL DCS OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF TS/DCS 103.5 173.8 179.9 103.5 103.5 103.5 179.9 103.5 103.5 107.2 103.5 103.5 103.5 127.3 103.5 114.8 141.3 127.3 103.5 179.9 103.5 114.8 103.5 103.5 103.5 103.5 103.5 103.5 127.3 82.5 82.5 123 100 100 100 100 100 100 123 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

67 Tone 712 712 712 271 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 DCS NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM Mode MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX L2 MAX MAX L3 L3 MAX L2 L2 L3 MAX L2 MAX MAX L2 TX Pwr Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Skip Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Scn Md 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 10.0 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 25 KHz 10 KHz 25 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz Step FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE TRUE TRUE Masked Tiger Mountain Mt Pilchuck Tiger Mountain Beacon Hill Finn HillKirkland Finn HillKirkland Gold MtnBremerton Bellingham Bremerton Tacoma Olympia Neah Bay Sedro Wooley Mt Constitution Portland Portland Portland Mt Pilchuck Mt Constitution? Location Dave Shaw/Northwest Classics owned freq RACES (emergency) Boeing HamClub Jay Morrison Joe Basta my favoriterepeater National Simplex National Simplex my backupsimplex my standardsimplex Tri-Island simplex Jay MorrisonTri-Islandrepeater Marathon crossband Tri-Island crossband Underwood simplex Marathon SeattleCenter repeater Marathon LakeWashingtonBlvdrepeater Tri-Island repeaterSunday Tri-Island repeater comment 103 102 101 100 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81 80 79 78 77 76 75 74 73 72 71 70 69 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 MEM 852.8625 868.2250 854.0750 853.6125 868.8750 868.6750 868.4750 868.1750 867.7875 867.7625 867.2875 866.8875 866.7375 866.7125 866.6875 866.4375 866.3375 866.3125 866.2875 854.3625 854.1875 853.4375 852.9125 852.6875 852.1625 851.9875 851.9375 851.4125 851.1875 462.612 462.587 462.562 161.640 450.412 155.220 154.600 466.137 461.337 461.137 151.625 151.625 151.625

Freqency FRS 3 FRS 2 FRS 1 KIRO chp KOMO chp SeaTk MT SeaTk MT SeaTk MT SeaTk MT SeaTk CT SeaTk CT SeaTk CT SeaTk CT SeaTk CT SeaTk CT SeaTk CT SeaTk CT SeaTk CT SeaTk CT SeaTk CT SeaTk CT SeaTk CT SeaTk CT SeaTk CT SeaTk CT SeaTk CT SeaTk CT SeaTk CT SeaTk CT SeaTk CT SeaTk CT SeaTk CT SeaTk CT SeaTk CT HEAR SeaCntr PSC PSC PSC H4 123 H4 e-d H4 open

Tag SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP SIMP repeater shift

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67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 Tone 732 732 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 DCS NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM Mode L3 L3 L2 L2 L2 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L3 TX Pwr Off Off Off Skip Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Scn Md 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz Step FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE Masked Columbia Tower Columbia Tower Columbia Tower Columbia Tower Columbia Tower Columbia Tower Columbia Tower Columbia Tower Columbia Tower Columbia Tower Columbia Tower Columbia Tower Columbia Tower Columbia Tower Columbia Tower Columbia Tower Columbia Tower Columbia Tower Columbia Tower Columbia Tower Columbia Tower Columbia Tower Columbia Tower Columbia Tower Columbia Tower Location Dave Shaw/NorthwestClassicsownedfreq Dave Shaw/NorthwestClassicsownedfreq Dave Shaw/NorthwestClassicsownedfreq Family Radio Service(WalkieTalkies) Family RadioService (WalkieTalkies) Family RadioService (WalkieTalkies) TV Newshelicopter TV Newshelicopter Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Seattle Police&Fire Ambulance Seattle CenterSecurity PSC walkietalkies PSC walkietalkies PSC walkietalkies comment 128 127 126 125 124 123 122 121 120 119 118 117 116 115 114 113 112 111 110 109 108 107 106 105 104 130 129 143 142 141 140 139 138 137 136 135 134 133 132 131 144 146 145 147 156 155 154 153 152 151 150 149 148 MEM 123.000 126.600 119.500 123.900 118.300 120.600 122.900 122.800 121.500 467.712 467.687 467.662 467.637 467.612 467.587 467.562 462.712 462.687 462.662 462.637 161.245 156.600 156.300 156.250 156.150 156.060 151.040 151.025 161.165 161.100 161.285 161.160 159.640 161.095 156.650 156.750 156.700 156.800 453.525 452.800 452.375 452.275 453.375 452.725 452.650

Freqency ? SEA cntl STc twr STc nrth BngFld s BngFld N Lake Un Unicom2 air emg FRS 14 FRS 13 FRS 12 FRS 11 FRS 10 FRS 9 FRS 8 FRS 7 FRS 6 FRS 5 FRS 4 RR BNev m12 port m06 sfty m05 tSJ m03 CG WSF ht WSF ht WSF ht RR x RR x RR x RR x RR x RR mise m13 lks m15 env m14 tPS m16 call kcmt ch7 kcmt ch6 kcmt ch5 kcmt ch4 kcmt ch3 kcmt ch2 kcmt ch1

Shift OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF TS/DCS 173.8 103.5 103.5 103.5 173.8 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 123 123 123 100 100 100 100 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 Tone 732 732 732 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 DCS AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM Mode L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L1 MAX L1 L1 L1 L1 MAX L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 MAX MAX L1 MAX L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 TX Pwr Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Skip Skip Off Off Off Off Scn Md 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 25 KHz 25 KHz 25 KHz 25 KHz 25 KHz 25 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz Step FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE Masked

Location Seattle CentralControl SeaTac tower SeaTac northapproach Boeing Fieldsouthapproach Boeing Fieldnorthapproach Lake Uniontalkin aviation privategeneralcommunicaion aviation Family RadioService(WalkieTalkies) Family RadioService(WalkieTalkies) Family RadioService(WalkieTalkies) Family RadioService(WalkieTalkies) Family RadioService(WalkieTalkies) Family RadioService(WalkieTalkies) Family RadioService(WalkieTalkies) Family RadioService(WalkieTalkies) Family RadioService(WalkieTalkies) Family RadioService(WalkieTalkies) Family RadioService(WalkieTalkies) Railroad Marine -trafficcontrolSanJuans Railroad Railroad Railroad Marine -safety Marine -CoastGuard Washington StateFerrieshandhelds Washington StateFerrieshandhelds Washington StateFerrieshandhelds Railroad Railroad Railroad Marine -locks Marine -trafficcontrolPugetSound Marine -call King County Metro(buses) King CountyMetro(buses) King CountyMetro(buses) King CountyMetro(buses) King CountyMetro(buses) King CountyMetro(buses) King CountyMetro(buses) comment 209 208 207 206 205 204 203 202 201 200 199 198 197 196 195 194 193 192 191 190 189 188 187 186 185 184 183 182 181 167 166 165 164 163 162 161 160 159 158 157 170 169 168 180 179 178 177 176 175 174 173 172 171 MEM 450.6875 467.7125 467.6875 462.5625 100.700 523.800 511.800 487.800 215.800 203.800 191.800 179.800 107.700 102.500 469.575 464.575 454.575 452.770 451.970 453.825 452.350 150.775 164.800 166.525 164.125 164.965 164.825 162.195 150.540 10.000 81.800 71.800 99.900 95.700 91.300 90.300 90.700 89.900 88.500 94.900 5.000 1.090 0.880 1.380 1.150 1.000 0.950 0.710 Freqency time sig time sig KYCW KIXI KRKO KKNW KOMO KJR KIRO KING 5 KOMO 4 KISW KJR KBCS KEXP KSER KGRG KPLU KQBZ KTWB 22 KTVW 20 KONG 16 KCPQ 13 KSTW 11 KCTS 9 KIRO 7 KNDD KZOK Mtro TC kcmt ? kcmt ? kcmt ? kcmt ? kcmt ? kcmt ? kcmt ? kcmt ? kcmt cb kcmt ch8 KUOW mtn resc ON park ON park ON park ON frst ON frst ON frst mtn resc

Shift OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF TS/DCS 103.5 103.5 103.5 103.5 103.5 179.9 103.5 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

67 67 67 67 67 Tone 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 DCS AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM WFM WFM WFM WFM WFM WFM WFM WFM WFM WFM WFM WFM WFM WFM WFM WFM WFM WFM WFM WFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM NFM Mode MAX MAX L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 MAX L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 MAX TX Pwr Off Off Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Off Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Skip Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Scn Md 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 12.5 KHz 100 KHz 100 KHz 100 KHz 100 KHz 100 KHz 100 KHz 100 KHz 100 KHz 100 KHz 100 KHz 100 KHz 100 KHz 100 KHz 100 KHz 100 KHz 100 KHz 100 KHz 10 KHz 10 KHz 10 KHz 10 KHz 10 KHz 10 KHz 10 KHz 10 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz Step FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE Masked Colorado Colorado Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle Bellevue Seattle Everett Auburn Tacoma Seattle Seattle Location shortwave broadcast timesignal shortwave USNavytime signal broadcast broadcast broadcast broadcast broadcast broadcast broadcast broadcast broadcast TVaudio broadcast TVaudio broadcast TVaudio broadcast TVaudio broadcast TVaudio broadcast TVaudio broadcast TVaudio broadcast TVaudio broadcast TVaudio broadcast broadcast broadcast broadcast broadcast broadcast broadcast broadcast broadcast broadcast King CountyMetro(buses) King CountyMetro(buses) King CountyMetro(buses) King CountyMetro(buses) King CountyMetro(buses) King CountyMetro(buses) King CountyMetro(buses) King CountyMetro(buses) King CountyMetro(buses) King CountyMetro(buses) Mountain Rescue Olympic NationalParkrangers Olympic NationalParkrangers Olympic NationalParkrangers Olympic NationalForestrangers Olympic NationalForestrangers Olympic NationalForestrangers Mountain Rescue comment U10 L10 220 219 218 217 216 215 214 213 212 211 210 U2 U1 U4 U5 U3 U8 U9 U7 U6 L1 L2 L5 L3 L4 L9 L8 L6 L7 MEM 469.9875 851.1875 156.000 161.640 159.640 158.000 145.005 450.100 147.995 117.985 139.000 868.900 15.595 11.850 11.995 15.995 49.970 48.760 4.625 7.130 9.560 9.410 9.755 9.700 5.005 Freqency Marine spy num Serbia Russia Japan China France London Canada Germany ------Railroad ------HAM vhf shrtwave Buses ------aviation ------Police aviation crdls ph ------

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Shift OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF TS/DCS 173.8 173.8 103.5 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 Tone 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 DCS NFM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM AM NFM AM NFM NFM AM NFM NFM NFM NFM AM NFM NFM AM NFM NFM Mode MAX L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 MAX MAX MAX MAX MAX L1 L1 MAX L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 TX Pwr Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Off Scn Md 12.5 KHz 20 KHz 25 KHz 20 KHz 25 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz 5 KHz Step FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE TRUE Masked

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