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Vertex vx-800 going into ham bands?

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can a vx-800 450-490 Mhz radio go into the 440 MHZ without the hex?
I've heard a few go into 444.000 but thats as low as it goes anybody with any luck?
 

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the radio goes all the way down to the 438MHz. but only works with the older models. newer models w/ keypads only go a couple MHz down. This works without the Hex. The only thing that sucks is the that theres no mixed between DPL/PL. some ham repeaters are set to a DPL input and PL output. but the only way to do this is to leave decoder CSQ/OFF. if the repeater is output is 441.000/ 100.0 pl and the input is 446.100/ 071 DPL. then on the software you would choose DCS/decorder off/encoder 071.

thats the only way it would work. make sure you set the SQ to 7 so you dont grab all the garbage on simplex.

work at your own risk!!!!
 
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