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The battery in the th f6a is lithiumion so the transceiver operates longer on one charge. The vx6r comes equipped with a 144430 mhz rubber duck antenna, belt clip, lanyard, highcapacity 1400 mah lithiumion battery pack, and a standard charger. They always look at the features and the price and go with the kenwood thf6a and ive actually tried to talk some into an icom just so somebody around me would have one for me to hold and see. The number of memory channels is 400, quite a bit less than on the yaesu transceiver. Cant beat the menu system and its really neat to plug it in to your pc to download andor upload new frequencies. New on the vx6r is the onetouch direct memory recall feature, that allows you to recall ten favorite memories. The fact is that the kenwood radio doesnt have nearly as bright of a display as its yaesu counterpart. I have been trying to decide between a yaesu vx 6r and kenwood th f6a. The vx6r is an ultrarugged 144430 mhz fm handheld featuring wide receiver coverage, jis7 submersibility, the yaesuexclusive emergency automatic identification eai system, and ultrasimple keyboard access to important features. Yaesu seems better in water but the kenwood is tough and will rx ssb and cw. For some radios such as yaesu, the rt systems cable and software are sold. Yaesu vx6r dual band ham radio transceiver walkie talkie.
It is a 5 volt ttl serial interface, with ground and txd fkrom radio on the sleeve and ring of the 2. Yaesu vx6r 2m70cm fm heavyduty dualband ultracompact fm hts are ideal for rigorous field use. Most of my gripe is a fact that a lot of yaesu owners know, yaesus repair policy sucks. It is my first ham radio, and is what i used to make my first ever ham radio qso with kd5lqd. Youll see that he frequently compares performance factors to the yaesu vx5r. Vx6re operating manual 1 general description the vx6re is a dual band heavy duty submersible transceiver with extensive receive frequency coverage, providing localarea twoway amateur communications along with unmatched monitoring capability.
Rt systems makes commercial programming kits which include both software and a radiospecific cable. We appreciate your purchase of the vx6re, and encourage you to read this manual thoroughly, so as to learn about the many exciting features of your ex citing. The yaesu vx6r is a multiband heavy duty submersible transceiver with extensive receive frequency coverage, providing localarea twoway amateur communications along with unmatched monitoring capability the vx6rs small size allows you to take it anywhere hiking, skiing, or while walking around town and its operating flexibility. The vx2r was an ultracompact amateur radio transceiver produced by yaesu between 2003 and 2007 the vx2r is known as the vx2e in european markets. If the vx 6r is similar, the th f6a will beat it hands down. I bought my vx 6r in late 2005, it was my first radio. I have been trying to decide between a yaesu vx6r and kenwood thf6a. The vx6e is jis7 submersibility, the yaesuexclusive emergency automatic identification eai system, and ultrasimple keyboard access to important features. Kenwood network command system radio voip program arvp10 version 1. However, there are plenty of other reasons to love this little guy.
This book expands and explains the material in the users manual in an easier to understand format. Yaesu vx6re is an excellent radio both for amateur and professional use. If for no other reason that that, it has secured a soft spot in my heart forever. The vx6r is dualband tripleband in the us version fm handheld transceiver. The th f6a can also access 10 weather channels and am aircraft transmissions. It is an easytouse little brother to the vx7r, and is both rugged and submersible to jis7 standard of submersion to 3 feet for 30 minutes. The yaesu vx1r was superseded by the vx2r and is the model that preceded the yaesu vx3r feature overview. The vx6res small size allows you to take it anywhere hiking, skiing, or while walking. Reference guide, yaesu vx6r, minimanual with trifold wallet card, each. Yaesu vx6r service manual download, schematics, eeprom. The th f6a does seem to be a bit more rugged than the vx 8gr and i suspect that that comparison also applies to the vx 6r.
On the other hand, i curse the guy who developed yaesu s user interface on the vx 8gr. As with every model in yaesus vx series, the vx6r is quite packed with features, almost ad nauseum. Chirp is free, open source software thats used with a thirdparty programming cable. Ive heard many good things about the kenwood thf6athe price of that ht is getting more competitive, too. As you may know, yaseu has since come out with the vx6r. Yaesu vx6r 2m70cm fm heavyduty dualband ultracompact. Yaesu vx6r vx 6r vx6r handheld amateur r radioworld. Summary of contents for yaesu vx 6r page 1 488 nakameguro, meguroku, tokyo 1538644, japan vertex standard us headquarters 10900 walker street, cypress, ca 90630, u. The conclusion is the ft4xe is somewhat better than the uv5r in terms of frontend performance, but its definitely far from the ft60e. Very likely, this spare vx3r will become the radio she carries in her purse. Check out your radios manual and focus on the cctss section, hint.
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In recent years, kenwood and yaesu have both included the 1. Please feel free to vist this page for all your needs of actual yaesu publications. The body is lighter than the yaesu ft60r at about half a pound. The download area is the result of an active cooperation between the radioamateur. The kenwood tk2 has 50 alphanumeric channels, or 100 nonalpha channels.
In reply to my recent post about the yaesu vx3r, swling post reader tha dood comments. The almost complete guide to yaesus vx6r is a reference work that helps readers like you program and use your vx6r handheld amateur radio to get the most fun and productivity from your unit. Versions of the tk2 are available with the 1100ma batt or a aa drycell holder instead. So, i began to look for a 50144220430 ht that maintained 5w. Kenwood s th f6a and yaesu s vx 7r both include coverage of the 1. I thought that i needed more power on 220, so i traded it for a kenwood thf6a. I do like the fact that kenwood claims 5w on all of the 3 bands 70cm, 1. Two of the big names in radio programming are chirp and rt systems. So in years i will change it again programming is easy especially wsoftware, always was. I made the box to do that with information from the web and. Everything is very well thought out, and the great thing is, even if 75% of users dont use most of the features, nothing feels in the way. Yaesu diagrams, schematics and service manuals download for free.
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