VX-150R YAESU 2 METER RADIO REVIEW

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VX-150R YAESU 2 METER RADIO REVIEW BY JIM BAUDO

MAIN RADIO FEATURES AND A COMMENT FROM A NEW USER

Rx Range (MHz)	140-174	HI! I AM JOHN, KCØOOR, OMAHA'S OLDEST RAILROADER. PICTURE JIM, NØUQZ SUGGESTED TO MY WIFE, THAT SHE GET ME A YAESU VX 150R FOR CHRISTMAS 2002. I TOOK MY TEST AND PAST THE 5 WORDS OF CODE AND THE TECHNICIAN CLASS ALL THE SAME DAY. MY SON IS GAYLAND, KCØIPO. HE PASSED HIS GENERAL THE SAME DAY I TOOK MY TEST. WE HAVE ENJOYED AMATEUR RADIO FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND NOW THAT I AM LICENSED WE WILL EVEN ENJOY IT MORE. I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE FIRST FEW CONTACTS I MADE OVER THE REPEATERS, BUT I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH SOME OF THE CONTACTS I MADE ON SIMPLEX. THE REPORTS THEY GAVE ME WERE, I WAS LOUD AND A GOOD STRONG SIGNAL. I DID NOT WANT THEM TO FEEL BAD, BUT HALF OF THEM I TALKED TO THAT REPORTED I WAS GOOD AND LOUD AND STRONG, THEIR SIGNAL WAS WEAK, AND I ASKED THEM TO GO TO HIGH POWER, THEY REPLIED THEY WERE ON HIGH POWER. I HAD TALKED TO JIM, N0UQZ A FEW TIMES BEFORE AND I WAS USE TO HIS STRONG FULLY MODULATED VOICE FROM HIS YAESU'S. I ASKED HIM WHY SOME OF THE OTHER FELLOWS SEEMED TO HAVE LITTLE PUNY SIGNALS. HIS RESPONSE WAS. THAT WHY I RECOMMEND A YAESU TO YOUR WIFE, BECAUSE THE YAESU SIGNAL EVEN FROM THE VX 1R, ( YAESU'S LEAST EXPENSIVE ) TO THE VX 7R ( YAESU'S MOST EXPENSIVE ) ALL TRANSMIT A SIGNAL THAT'S TREE TOP TALL AND THE RECEIVE IS AS BIG AND LOUD AS THE STATE OF TEXAS. I KNEW THAT SINCE YOU WERE FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS, YOU WOULD WANT THE BEST. JIM ALSO EXPLAINED THE EASE OF USING THE RADIO. THE MEMORY RECALL FEATURE, I USE IT THE MOST. I ALSO LIKE THE BACKLIGHT KEYPAD. SINCE I AM A LITTLE WEAK ON THE HEARING SIDE I SURE LIKE THE TEXAS SIZE SOUND THE SPEAKER PUTS OUT. THANK YOU JIM FOR YOUR SUGGESTION OF THE YAESU RADIO! JOHN, KCØOOR
Tx Range (MHz)	144-148
Maximum Tx Power	5 Watts
# of Memory Channels	209
Alpha Memory Naming	Yes
Dual In-band Receive	N/A
Auto Power Off	Yes
Auto Repeater Shift	Yes
Backlit Keypad	Yes
Display Type	Segmented LCD
Backlit Display	Yes
PL Tone	Encode & Decode
PL Tone Scan	Yes
Digital Coded Squelch	Yes
Built-in TNC w/APRS	No
Battery Type Included	NiCd 7.2V 700mAh
DTMF Key Pad	Yes
Computer Programmable	Yes
Clone Capable	Yes
DTMF Memory	10 ch, 16 digits
Cross-band Repeat	N/A
Wide-band FM Receive	No
AM Receive	No
Antenna Connector	SMA
Weight	11.5 oz w/FNB-64s

HI! I AM JIM, N0UQZ. WELL YOU JUST HEARD A TESTIMONIAL FROM A NEW HAPPY HAM, ON HOW MUCH HE LIKES HIS NEW YAESU VX 150R. AFTER HEARING HOW MUCH JOHN LIKED HIS, HE PRETTY MUCH SOLD ME ON THE RADIO, SO I ORDERED ONE ALSO. I RECOMMENDED SO MANY YAESU RADIOS FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS THAT ALL THE DEALERS ARE SOLD OUT OF THE 150'S TILL ABOUT MARCH 21 OF 2003. I WILL EXPAND THIS REVIEW AS SOON AS MINE ARRIVES AND I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT ALL THE OTHER FEATURES THAT THE RADIO HAS WAITING FOR ME TO USE THAT I WILL PASS ON TO YOU. JIM , N0UQZ 2/21/03

I REALLY LIKE THE ABILITY TO CHECK THE BATTERY VOLTAGE. I HAVE A AA BATTERY CASE ALSO. I FIND THAT THE RADIO IS A GOOD WAY TO HELP CYCLE MY OLD NI CAD BATTERIES AS THEY LIKE A LITTLE EXERCISE ONCE IN AWHILE.

I KNOW YOU ARE WONDERING WHY I HAVE REMOVED THE WRAP FROM THE BOTTOM BATTERY. THAT ALLOWS THEM TO BE CHARGED IN THE RADIO SO AS THEY DO NOT HAVE TO BE REMOVED. JUST TURN THE RADIO OFF AND PLUG IT IN TO START CHARGING. I HAVE A SPARE PACK CHARGED UP WITH 2300 MILLIE AMP HOUR NI METAL HYDRIDES. THEY REALLY GIVE ME EXTENDED TALK TIME! WHAT IS THAT MIKE HANGER DOING ON THE BACK OF THE RADIO YOU ASK? THE YAESU VX 150 TOP DISPLAY IS EASY READ WHEN CARRIED. IT ALLOWS ME TO CARRY IT IN MY BREAST POCKET AND KEEP THE BACK OF THE RADIO SMOOTH AND COMFORTABLE AND TO ATTACH A OVER THE NECK LANYARD SO AS IT IS ALWAYS READILY AVAILABLE AND TO SAFE IT IF IT FALLS OUT OF MY POCKET. JIM , N0UQZ 7/21/03

I GET A COUPLE OF EMAILS EVERY DAY ASKING ME WHY THEIR RADIO DOES NOT HAVE THE LITTLE YELLOW KNOB. THE ANSWER IS, IT IS MY VISUAL INDICATOR OF WHAT THE VOLUME IS SET TO. I MARK THEM WITH A MAGIC MARKER TO INDICATE THE VOLUME SETTING. I USE THEM ON MOST ALL MY RADIOS. AVAILABLE IN MANY COLORS FROM MOST HARDWARE STORES, JUST ASK FOR BOLT END PROTECTORS.

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