Manually changing shift on VX-170

[kfd73]

I hope this is the right section to post this, Does anyone know how to manually input the shift by increments of 1 instead of the one set by default (which is 5)

[kayn1n32008]

"...Does anyone know how to manually input the shift by increments of 1 instead of the one set by default (which is 5)" I think that you are refering to the shift menu in the set mode. I hope that this is what your refering to.

I do not believe that you can shange the 50Khz step in the shift menu in set mode, if you can i have not figured out how yet

If the offest that you want is not possible you can store independent Tx/Rx frequencies in a memory
(Rx 147.560Mhz Tx 146.550). To do this store your recieve frequency, and then enter your Tx Frequency in the vfo. Push and hold the 'F' for one second. select the channel that you just stored with the Rx frequency, then hold the PTT and press 'F' momentarly at the same time.

Hope this helps and if it is what you are asking about then drop me a pm and i will try to help, kinda rusty on my vx-170 as i have not had to program anything into it in a while.

regards

[kayn1n32008]

PM replied

[N8IAA]

Originally Posted by kfd73

I hope this is the right section to post this, Does anyone know how to manually input the shift by increments of 1 instead of the one set by default (which is 5)

You can only do 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 25, 50, and 100Khz steps. What frequency are you trying to input?
Larry

[kayn1n32008]

I think that he wants to change the offset to something other than 0.600Mhz but the offset that he wants is not a 0.050Mhz step. ie 0.640Mhz. As far as i can tell on my vx-170 that cant be done except by storing independant Tx and Rx frequencies in a memory. I had a pm from him last night but i have not gotten a reply from him yet.

[N8IAA]

Originally Posted by kayn1n32008

I think that he wants to change the offset to something other than 0.600Mhz but the offset that he wants is not a 0.050Mhz step. ie 0.640Mhz. As far as i can tell on my vx-170 that cant be done except by storing independant Tx and Rx frequencies in a memory. I had a pm from him last night but i have not gotten a reply from him yet.

Just checked my VX-170 program. This is the first Yaesu that I can't change the step to get it to do odd splits, other than what you have pointed out. They truly have some weird splits to reprogram the radio. This one may be making a trip to the hamfest next weekend to be sold
Don't like radios that don't let you play. I'm still trying to figure out why the manufacturers don't include the 6.25 and 7.5Khz steps to listen to the narrowband stuff that's out there. When the switch to narrow banding happens, this won't be a compatible radio. Most of my ham gear is used to monitor conventional frequencies. Bummer.
Larry

[rescuecomm]

Since amatuer radio doesn't use the 7.5 khz steps, Yaesu/Vertex is in no hurry to put it in the 2 meter radios. KFD73 is like a lot of guys around here. Went and bought the wrong radio without asking someone knowledgable on the subject. There was a lot of Kenwood G71 dual band portables sold in my area about 5 years ago to EMS/Rescue personel. Then there were a lot of mad people with broken belt clips, smashed cases, and radios that couldn't be heard on an accident scene. Besides the legality of the situation, these guys paid a premium price for something totally unsuitable for their needs.
If they only would have asked, I could have saved their money.

Bob

[kayn1n32008]

"Since amatuer radio doesn't use the 7.5 khz steps, Yaesu/Vertex is in no hurry to put it in the 2 meter radios. KFD73 is like a lot of guys around here. Went and bought the wrong radio without asking someone knowledgable on the subject. There was a lot of Kenwood G71 dual band portables sold in my area about 5 years ago to EMS/Rescue personel. Then there were a lot of mad people with broken belt clips, smashed cases, and radios that couldn't be heard on an accident scene."



The problem that i see is that places are selling this gear probably knowing that it will probably never get used in the ham band. At the truckstop in the city where i live the 'CB' store advertises mod'd ham gear cause the radios are alot cheaper than type approved, plus the fact that they are fpp... any one can program what ever they want in it... First responders are buying gear that is not appropriate for what they are going to use it for... Like using a sledge hammer to pound in a 3 1/2" spike... Wrong tool for the job, yes it works, but still the wrong tool, same goes for using ham gear for police, fire or ems duty, i know in that situation i would not want a deaf handheld that does not put out its rated ham band power... i know that it is cheaper to use a mod'd ham radio, and that it might be all a volunteer can afford. In the long run a person would probably be better off spending the extra for a type approved radio upfront rather than have to replace a ham radio that does not work as needed. I would rather use a commercial hand held for hamradio that that i can drop and not worry about hurting it than a ham radio that i drop and then hope and pray that it is still working.

[rescuecomm]

I just hate to see volunteer responders put out hard earned cash for something they can't use. The narrowband changeover is mandated for eary 2013, but most agencies are not going to wait until the last minute to do it. It is possible to reduce the deviation on non-NB radios to comply with the transmit requirements. Unfortunately, most of the older public safety radio gear will be advertized on the web for sale at reduced prices. If you are not a GMRS or amateur radio user, you will be stuck with a nice but obsolete piece of radio equipment. It is interesting that this happened once before when the change from 30 khz VHF spacing to 15 khz occurred. I had come by a couple of T-Powered radios that had stickers inside the case stating these units have been converted to narrowband!

Bob

[Grog]

The 2013 narrowband mandate is not for 6.25 or 7.5, it is for 12.5 so anything that is sold new today (part 90) will be just fine.


Once again we have people talking about 6.25 & 7.5 like it matters when it is unlikely to be mandate for ten years.