[Yaesu] VX2-R

[Dypete at aol.com]

Hello all.......
 
I'd like to thank all that responded to my e-mail.
I've given all your suggestions attention and may have narrowed my problem  
down.
It appears that while VX1-R and VX2-R were very nice, compact, and ground  
breaking radios, they suffered from a few minor design flaws.
The radios' attributes far outweigh these minor flaws.
There was one resounding comment made by many. The stock antenna.
Once a more efficient, aftermarket antenna was substituted, the radios  
responded quite nicely  
I called one of the amateur radio equipment retailers and purchased a  
Diamond Dual Band 15" antenna.
Hopefully, this "hearing aid" adjustment will help my probably not so  "deaf" 
VX2-R.
The antenna is probably heavier than the VX2-R!!!!
Thank you again, to all.
73!
Pete
KB2DY 

 
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In a message dated 2/8/2009 5:08:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Dypete  
writes:

Hello  all......
Question.......
I have just acquired a Yaesu VX2-R. 
I am  familiarizing myself with all the functions of this unit.
I have a VX5-R,  VX7-R also.
I have 5 very local repeaters to my qth.
Interestingly, the  5 and the 7 pick up the repeaters DFQ,  "solid", full 
scale !!!!!
The  VX2-R is almost "deaf" to these very strong repeaters.
The s-meter does not  even go 1/2 s-meter scale as it does on the other two.
Is there a function  that attenuates the signal?
Has anyone else seen this? Is it due to the  antenna supplied? Is there a 
serial number series that was prone to this  problem?
Any information would be greatly  appreciated.
Tnx!
Pete
KB2DY  

 
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