http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/ Yaesu VX8R Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:01:00 GMT Scott Cherf http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/910 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/910 I doubt you're teaching me to suck eggs, this is the first radio I've owned and I've only had a ham license for 3 months :) For example, I didn't realize I was Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:51:22 GMT Howard Small http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/909 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/909 Ah, I see what you are getting at Scott. I am probably telling you how to suck eggs but generally speaking when hams talk of 2 metres and 70cm they mean the Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:40:27 GMT Scott Cherf http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/908 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/908 ... I'm sorting through that question myself and at this point I can't say. The guy who's the defacto Comm. officer for our team recommended the VX-8R to me Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:34:24 GMT psngray http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/907 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/907 That's too bad. It might very well work on the 8E though, there has been a lot of confusion between the 8E and the 8R since they came out. Keep your eye on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:01:58 GMT Howard Small http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/906 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/906 Yeah. I wonder if it works with the VX-8E but not the 8R? It seems the reliable mod for the VX-8R is to remove the resistor - posts regarding that indicate it Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:35:36 GMT Scott Cherf http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/905 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/905 Ooops. 2 meters. Sorry. BTW, that mod I quoted from mods.dk doesn't work. In step 11 the radio doesn't let you select a mode ***. After reading the rest of the Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:43:51 GMT Howard Small http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/904 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/904 Hmmm 20 metres? Howard VK4BS ... From: VX8R@yahoogroups.com [mailto:VX8R@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Cherf Sent: Wednesday, 6 January 2010 10:50 AM To: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:51:19 GMT Scott Cherf http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/903 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/903 It opened up TX on the 20 meter band for me. I don't know if it does more than that since that's all I needed. Regards, Scott. KJ6DKJ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:48:01 GMT Scott Cherf http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/902 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/902 Well, I must apologize profusely :) The mod you described is one I've already made, however the site you reference also has a programming mod that opens up the Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:43:18 GMT adkscan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/901 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/901 Just curious what this mod actually does? What bands does it open up? Thanks, Mike KC2TOH Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:25:16 GMT Scott Cherf http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/900 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/900 Thanks for the pointer, that's a mod I've already made to transmit on MARS/CAPS frequencies and it works very well opening up that band. Unfortunately the Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:35:00 GMT kb1nyy@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/899 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/899 Does anyone know how to edit the Custom Position Comments? The list has a number of choices plus Custom0-Custom6. How do I edit one of the Customs? I see no Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:35:57 GMT psngray http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/898 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/898 OMG, all the poor guy wants to know is what is the mod so he can help out in emergency situation, and, as usual, some Ham reads him the regulations. I think Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:27:37 GMT Roger Horton http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/897 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/897 Well, Len.  I think we know who made what personal when you decided to write in response to Scotts thread.  The POINT here is the saving of a life.  I can't Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:10:15 GMT Len N9IJ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/896 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX8R/message/896 Roger, Sorry you felt it necessary to make it personal. My intention, maybe poorly written, was not to "denegrate" anyone, as I wrote. I, too, am a retired