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pl tones 1. They are a continuos part of the transmission right? 2. They are sub-audible (low amplitude), but does that sub-audible tone go through the audio output (speaker) on the receiver? 3. I can test this by transmitting with a pl tone and have a receiver plugged into my computer (via...

kd8lwx - yes c2 - yes The closer and higher power the station is the better your odds are at hearing something. A different antenna will help the most, Associated Radio SO-239 to SMA Male Cable this little guy I think should let you connect to a CB antenna (I assume they use the UHF...

Beetle, Doesn't something need to complete the circuit since the wire only connects to the grounded (threaded) part? jm

In my general the questions and answers were the same, but the answers to the questions were in a different order. a) b) c) d) switched. The VEC might be sneaky that way.

My thoughts too. 8r is nice and does a lot but is a pain to operate as a mobile compared to a real mobile. Unless you are going to be spending most of your time hiking around outdoors and/or have other people you are looking to stay in contact with (search and rescue) I would go with a real...

ya, good job.

Try setting up the repeater frequency and pl tone, then save it to memory. Or is that what you are doing?

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That is the way I am using it too. In addition, function key + volume key will lock the knob on volume only.

I've never found anything useful from dxportal.com, it is usually one of the first hits in a search. But maybe I have not looked into it very well. I am interested in the progress you make with the ADMS-VX8 on Mac OS X, keep us updated.

Agreed. Don't think the GPS can be turned off. Kinda sucks. You might have to try saving battery via other settings. APRS modem, RX Save, TX Save, etc...

Hmm sounds risky. I don't know how that setup would respond especially if the gps is in the mic. It might be able to be done though. This might be even more risky, but perhaps you could create another wire that comes out of the radio from the speaker wires inside and terminates into a female...

Try a different pair, the manual says it is a three contact jack and not all headphones will work. Page 2 of the manual. Good luck.

That should work. You could try it out with a pair of headphones first.

First, good work. Second, wait, did you end up fixing it or did the tech? If he/she looked at it, and your youtube video, did nothing, and sent it back that is not cool.

I agree, that is not normal. I've been playing with three separate VX-8R's and none do that. Awesome work on the video too Akytarus.

I just did another mod, the first time I melted the plastic in a few places with my soldering iron. This time I used a xacto knife and gently cut the resistor out. The solder is very soft. The biggest pain of doing this mod is getting that sticky adhesive off.

1. I like universal-radio.com because it is very simple. It would be nice to have a little bit more info next to each of the items in the online catalog (price for starters) Amateur HT Antennas But if you open up a new browser window you can create a tab explosion with every antenna and just...