[Yaesu] VX3R and dual receive question

[John Geiger]

And that would be fine.  The mute function on the VX7R worked the same way.
What I don't want it is it interrupt the FM broadcast briefly every 5
seconds to check the local repeater, like dual watch does on the Yaesus.

73s John AA5JG

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Dutson" <kdutson at sbcglobal.net>
To: <yaesu at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 3:04 AM
Subject: RE: [Yaesu] VX3R and dual receive question


> This is a new radio, right?  I am also planning to purchase one.  I read
the
> advertisement and it says, quote: Sub RX function Listen to your favorite
> AM, or FM stereo broadcast station, and monitor the amateur band at the
same
> time.  I did not interpret this as dual receive, but that the ham band
will
> interrupt the broadcast station so you can switch over if needed.  I would
> not expect to have the broadcast station playing at the same time.  If I
> wanted that, I would carry a walkman.
>
> 73, Keith NM5G
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: yaesu-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:yaesu-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of John Geiger
> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 7:09 PM
> To: yaesuvx3 at yahoogroups.com; yaesu at mailman.qth.net;
> yaesuvx3r at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Yaesu] VX3R and dual receive question
>
> I am about ready to buy a VX3R but wanted to confirm one feature on it
> first-it will do dual receive, correct?  By dual receive I mean that I can
> listen to the local FM broadcast band (which I do alot) and the local
> repeater at the same time.  It isn't the dual watch where it checks the
> repeater freq every 5 seconds or so, where it interrupts the receive
> audio-it is true dual receive, correct?
>
> 73s John AA5JG
> (ex: W5TD, NE0P, N0EEN, KA0IFG)
> Confirmed 6M addict: 6M WAS #1275, 6m VUCC #1260
>
>
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