YAESU VX-500 Professional Grade FM Hand Held Transceiver User Manual
- June 8, 2024
- YAESU
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YAESU VX-500 Professional Grade FM Hand Held Transceiver
The VX-500 is Yaesu’s latest addition to its line of land-mobile transceivers, designed for dependability in professional applications. The VX-500 is a compact frequency-synthesized, microprocessor-controlled, FM portable transceiver providing five watts of power output on up to 32 channels on either the VHF or UHF land-mobile bands. Designed specitfically for commercial and professional applications, the VX-500 utilizes a newly designed, high- strength die-cast aluminum case, with high-impact polycarbonate top panel, sealed to MIL-810C, D & E intrinsically safe (/S) and weather-tight specifications. The antenna uses a long-life threaded screw-in type connector which seals against moisture. The top panel displays the selected channel number, or 4-character alphanumeric channel name, which can be displayed inverted if desired, for easy viewing when the transceiver is worn on the belt. The back lit LCD also indicates a variety of other important operational information, such as scanning, priority channel selection, receipt of a selective call and power output. A large, detented rotary knob allows easyy and positive channel selection, even with gloved hands. The internally preset squelch needs no operator adjustment, and has an override button to allow checking for channel activity. Channels can be individually selected or skipped over during scanning, and scan delay can be con figured to stop on a busy channel for five seconds only, or until the station stops transmitting. Any channel can be selected as a Priority Channel, and be sampled for activity every five seconds. The new Dual-Watch feature allows monitoring two selected channels without the need for scanning the entire channel group.The operator selects the power output by a top-panel button. New FET transistor technology now makes it possible to have full 5-watt power output available from a standard 7.2 Volt Ni-Cd battery pack. With the built-in power saving circuit, operating time is extended to over 8 hours using the full five watts (5-5-90 duty cycle). An audible beeper alerts you when the battery needs to be recharged. A variety of options enable the VX-500 to easily integrate into your communication network, and adapt to meet your requirements. CTCSS and Digital- Coded Squelch are no longer costly options, but built-in. Selective paging call can be received with the F2D-5AB Two-Tone Decoder unit installed, and the FTT-7/7D 16-key DTMF keypad is available for telephone autopatch and remote control applications. For user and system security, the optional FVP-22 Voice Encryption unit can be installed for privacy during communications. The VX-500 offers highly flexible channel program- ming and operating features that can be custom configured for your communications network, and easily changed according to your requirements. Programming is accomplished using an IBM-PC or compatible computer (CE-6 software and VPL-1 cable required), with all data stored in EEPROM in the transceiver. Without opening the case, the VX-500 can be re-programmed in seconds by a Yaesu dealer and, once stored, channel data is permanently stored without the need for battery backup “approval pending
OPTIONS
- FNB-29i7.2V 1.2Ah Ni-Cd Battery Pack
- F2D-5A/B 2-Tone Sequential Decoder (Tone Group A/B)
- FTT-7 DTMF Keypad Tone Generator (16 keys)
- FTT-7D.DTMF Keypad Tone Generator w/Decoder
- FTE-17.Tone Burst Generator
- CD-1/PA-14B- DC-DC Rapid Charger with 117 VAC Mains Adapter
- CD-1/PA-14c DC-DC Rapid Charger with 220-234 VAC Mains Adapter
- FVP-22 Encryption Unit (Band Inversion Type)
- VPL-1 Programming Cable CE-6. Programming Software
- MH-30A28 Speaker Microphone
Some accessories may be
supplied as standard per local regulations or operating requirements.
SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications subject
to change without notice
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