[Yaesu] VX2-R

[Dypete at aol.com]

Just an update........
 
Received my Diamond antenna today.....
 
Just a small amateur adage "your radio is only as good as the antenna  used"
 
"never assume!'
 
Great little radio!
 
Thanks to all!
 
Pete, KB2DY
 
Pete  Giacopelli
"Carpe Diem"
"Seize the day"
"It's OK to think about what  you want(ed) to do but it's time to do what you 
were meant to do."
"Life can  only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards" - 
Søren  Kierkegaard
"Nature does nothing uselessly" Aristotle
"Improvise, Adapt,  Overcome" movie " Heartbreak Ridge"
"Remember, Progress not perfection!"  

 
In a message dated 2/11/2009 2:05:47 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
Dypete at aol.com writes:

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 

 
Pete  Giacopelli
"Carpe Diem"
"Seize the day"
"It's OK to think about what  you want(ed) to do but it's time to do what you 
were meant to do."
"Life  can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards" - 
Søren  Kierkegaard
"Nature does nothing uselessly" Aristotle
"Improvise, Adapt,  Overcome" movie " Heartbreak Ridge"
"Remember, Progress not  perfection!"
 

 
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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