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    Yaesu VX-8r mod - first on the internet!

    After a year, and finally feeling comfortable to do it without worrying about warranty, etc, i just took a nice pair of tweezers and like a previous poster said, it just crumbled off. Works perfect.
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    Issues charging the VX-8R battery, 3 ways

    I got a 2amp DC cigarette lighter adapter from Radio Shack with the yellow tip and run it off my Power Supply. It works great for charging and transmitting full power when needed.
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    VX-8R Packet use

    Has anybody done much with packet on the VX-8R? We have a digital repeater here on 145.01 and have been thinking about trying it out. If anybody has used it on this radio, what kind of software have you used? Thanks Shaun AE5SO
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    Freeband VX-8R

    Credit to Eric on the y-group. I just deduced from that the reason of the 220 limit.
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    Freeband VX-8R

    I think this is possibly for the European version. Especially since it lists the 220 band as 220-221.995MHz. I doesn't work on my radio.
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    Amateur Radio doesn't get much uglier.....

    What has been seen cannot be unseen :scared: Looks like a HAM paradise behind you though!
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    VX-8r Duck

    My point I guess is that it is like buying a Corvette and getting only pizza cutter tires. The vx-8r is the most feature rich HT, yet the main purpose of a radio is to transmit and receive signals and the stock duck fall very short. Of course having the antenna outside the truck would be...
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    VX-8r Duck

    It basically sucks. I guess it is good for an antenna that can get thrashed around and you don't have to worry or for short range stuff. I bought a $25 mag mount antenna for my truck and without even putting it outside the truck, just setting on the seat, repeaters that were coming in at a 5-6...
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    VX-8r Bug?

    I have an issue that may or may not be a bug. I can transmit on 6m with it plugged into the stock changer, but anything on 2m or above, it power cycles the radio. Is that by design? I unplug it and it can transmit freely on any band.
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    New Extra advice

    That's basically what I wanted to know, thanks!
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    New Extra advice

    Once again thanks for the replies. Things have been going good so far. My call sign is AE5SO. Every HAM I have contacted has been super nice. A newbie question I thought I would ask here first. 1. When going down the freeway, and you notice someone with a HAM license plate with their call...
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    Yaesu VX-8r Review

    Of course the guy with the vanity sign W3CUM notices it first. :)
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    New Extra advice

    Thanks for all the advice. I just got my call sign: ae5ky. Am I being dumb, or does having a call sign that ends with KY sound weird? Does anybody else think of what I think when hearing it? About CW, I am already practicing with some software. I just love hearing it and that it is like a...
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    # of New Hams since Dropping of Code

    I am a brand new HAM (haven't even got my call sign yet), but I am currently learning code for the fun of it and for the things you can do with it. Even without it being required, I don't think it will ever go away.
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    New Extra advice

    Thanks for the replies. I will do just that. I have been monitoring quite a bit and hope to just mix in without mixing it up. Hopefully my call sign will show up in the next day or two.
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    New Extra advice

    Hey everybody, This weekend I just passed all 3 elements and earned an Amateur Extra license. Let me give a little background... I had the goal right before Christmas to finally go and get a HAM license. I have a friend who is and Extra and loaned me his ARRL license manual for tech that...
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    Yaesu VX-8r Review

    After a month of driving my wife nuts with me reading and studying every second, I passed tech/general/extra today. I can get back to normal life now. It was a feat and I am glad I accomplished it. I had been needing to challenge myself in something for a while and this was it. I am excited...
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    Yaesu VX-8r Review

    I just got mine a few days ago. I take my test Sat. I am going for all three we'll see how far I go. Very nice HT, been doing quite a bit of monitoring getting the feel of it until I get my call sign to finally be able to transmit.