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  1. K

    VX8R- How do you delete Digipaths?

    I just wanted to say that this worked for me. It seems as if the blank character shows up when you start from the last character of your digipath. It doesn't show up if you start from the beginning. When you're down to the final character, "------" becomes an option. What a quirky way to...
  2. K

    Yaesu VX 8R APRS help

    nevermind... found my answer on wikipedia.
  3. K

    Yaesu VX-8r extended battery comparison

    Nice write-up. I've been using my VX-8R quite a bit lately. Like you, I take it to work to listen to and participate in some ragchew in the morning and during lunch. The battery barely lasts a workday for me, so this is my biggest complaint in regards to the VX-8R. I may have to invest in...
  4. K

    Yaesu VX-8R Question

    moleculo, thank you! I followed your directions and they worked for me.
  5. K

    Yaesu VX-8R Question

    Thanks for the response, C2. Anyway, I'm obviously missing something. Per the manual : 1) Set radio in VFO mode in the Mono band mode. -Done. 2) Rotate the DIAL knob, while pressing and holding the MODE key to select "Smart Search" mode. -Done. After a second or so, I see "smart search" at...
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    Yaesu VX-8R Question

    Over the weekend, I decided to replace my Yaesu FT-60R with the Yaesu VX-8R. After messing with it for about a day, I have a few questions. 1) Can someone explain how the Smart Search feature works on the VX-8R? This was a handy feature on the FT-60R, but I'm having issues getting it to work...