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Does anyone know if there is a magic combination of keystrokes at powerup that activates/deactivates VOX? I have 8 of these and I think I managed to turn VOX on for one of them... or else there is a PTT button issue.

VOX being on seems more likely to me, and a simpler fix.

I know it is a feature in the software as well, but I programmed 8 of these at once and they were all fine for months... until yesterday when one of them starting keying up all by itself.
 

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Update: found problem and fixed it.

I had reprogrammed 10 of them a few days ago, one right after the other with the same program.

I did a read on this one radio and it said the VOX setting was turned off, even though the VOX had decided to turn itself on.

I assume there was some sort of data transfer error when I programmed it. I reloaded the same program and it now works fine (VOX is now off).

Rick
 

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Glad you got it fixed:)

AntiSquid Disclaimer: All comments are personal opinion only and may not imply actual fact.
 

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Pressing the up and down channel buttons while turning the power on turns on/off the vox. The voice announcement sounds like "vol on" and "vol off" instead of saying VOX. It took me a while to figure this out and was wondering why the vox setting was sometimes on.
By the way does anyone know what the embedded message feature in the software does with these radios?
 

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Pressing the up and down channel buttons while turning the power on turns on/off the vox. The voice announcement sounds like "vol on" and "vol off" instead of saying VOX. It took me a while to figure this out and was wondering why the vox setting was sometimes on.
By the way does anyone know what the embedded message feature in the software does with these radios?

A word of caution... I accidently reset one by holding buttons and powering up. I haven't been able to duplicate it since. The radio was fine though.

The embedded message feature gives you two lines that you can write into the radio memory. We put the serial number on the first line and the user call sign on the second. It's anything you want really.

Something I noted in another thread, if you power on while holding down on PTT and +, it goes into a test mode (?) where it leaves squelch open and turns vox on and off at regular intervals.
 

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I just checked the power up and +/- buttons, mine locks onto current channel until you turn the radio off and back on again. It doesn't seem to turn on VOX on our radios.
 
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