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The Yaesu VX-8R HT provides a full 5 watts FM on 50/144/430 MHz plus 1.5 watts on 222 MHz. It supports Blue Tooth hands-free operation with the optional BU-1 and BH-1 or BH-2 accessories. There is also an optional GPS unit and antenna with loads of features. This radio supports APRS 1200/9600 bps data communication (B band only). Like the VX7R, the VX8R is submersible and meets IPX57 specifications (3 feet for minimum of 30 minutes). A powerful 7.4 V 1100 mAh Lithium Ion battery is included. An optional 3 x AA battery cell case will be offered soon. This HT is small, only 2.36 x 3.74 x 0.92 inches (thinner than VX-7R). It supports simultaneous independent 2-signal dual receive function with both V + V or U + U. It has weather band receive with Weather Alert. A barometric sensor is included. You can even operate Amateur radio while receiving FM broadcasts! The receive coverage is wider than VX-7R, with an independent AM/FM broadcast receiver circuit. The dot matrix LCD display provides Memory tag up to a maximum of 16 characters. You even get a high-resolution Spectrum Analyzer with ±60 channels indication with wave monitoring of received/modulated signal! And DCS and CTCSS encode and decode is included.

Features:
Optional Bluetooth
Optional GPS
APRS 1200/9600 bps (B band only)
CTCSS/DCS Encode & Decode
Weather Receiving with Weather Alert
Wideband Receive
Dual Receive
Submersible IPX57
Dot Matrix LCD
Hi-Rez Spectrum Analyzer



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NFM on 78-79MHz?
Hello everyone! This is my first post here, and though I searched I could not find any answer to my question, so here it is. I have an early VX8R (serial
Posted - Thu Nov 5, 2009 7:06 pm
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Bluetooth pairing
Hi all, I recently received the VX8R and the BTK-4 Bluetooth kit.. I tried several times to pair both the tranceiver and the headset and each time I receive
Posted - Thu Oct 29, 2009 3:06 pm
Rafael Valdez G.
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Re: Transmitted audio
Well, come to think of it YES Also the receive changes vastly. Usually coinciding with a large POP or BANG and big volume change from the spkr on rx and also
Posted - Mon Oct 26, 2009 8:54 pm
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AW: Re: [VX8R] Transmitted audio
Do you have no change in the receiver's audio? My one get quit and bad audio... Untill I give him fresh air Vy73 der DK3HV ... Hanno Vogels, DK3HV
Posted - Mon Oct 26, 2009 7:09 pm
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Re: Transmitted audio
Simon: Try opening the "EAR" jack ( take the rubber plug out of the hole) The radio is heating up, and putting pressure on the inside of the Microphone
Posted - Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:42 pm
N2OYU (Karl Fenton)
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