[aprssig] VX-8R

[Steve Noskowicz]

d a r n.  keep forgetting to reply - group...





Ya gotta remember to Google... However, what will it *really* have ??  No leaks yet..





I found this PRELIMINARY information on  SM0OFV's  RigPix web
site with the same low resolution pix everyone is circulating:


      http://www.rigpix.com/yaesu/vx8r.htm





Universal Radio also had the pix, but zero info.


http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/ht/0008.html





 Yaesu must be convinced that APRS is on the rise to continue a
full program – then, if they have re-loadable firmware, perhaps they
can develop a D-Star load, just in case....





I left out the unknown specs.





Yaesu VX-8R





Quad band HT!





Frequency range:    FM TX: 50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 / 440-450 MHz (USA)


RF Power output:    Hi: 5   /   5   /   1.5   /   5 W


RX: General Coverage wider than VX-7  (Cellular blocked)


RX: AM/FM/WFM


Dual receive (V + V or U + U )


CTCSS/DCS Encode & Decode


Independent AM/FM broadcast receiver ( WFM simultaneous with Ham)


APRS 1200/9600 bps (B band only)


Weather Receiving with Weather Alert


Barometric sensor


General Coverage "Wideband Receive" (wider than VX-7). 


Memory name up to 16 characters


Hi-Rez Spectrum Analyzer ±60 channels 


Time domain display (I think this means O-scope) of received modulation


Submersible IPX57  (3 feet for minimum of 30 minutes)


7.4 V 1100 mAh Lithium Ion battery





Options:


AA battery pack


Bluetooth hands-free support (BU-1 and BH-1 or BH-2)


GPS unit and antenna with added features









-- 


73, Steve, K9DCI



--- On Tue, 7/8/08, Matthew Stennett <wa4tkg at iwon.com> wrote:





I have read the specs for this thing, and they claim it is the same for VX-7R,
in that it has HF (AM/FM) capability. Is that true? (anyone actually KNOW?).
Will/Does it REALLY have ALL the "features" of the 7R (waterproof, HF
Broadcast RX, etc)?







      
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