Yaesu VX-7R Handheld

Somewhere to talk about this small handheld...

Well mine has come!!! It will probably take 2 years to work out how it works...

Lots of functions on it. Sure you will need some of them sometime... It even tells the temp. So I know if I'm cold!!!

Will have a play with it and once I can transmit in the next month I will do a small review on the radio...

Yep, Anadins and a nice long time to sit and read thats the best way. Same as my FTM10e that landed here also, a used one and has a huge manual and more menus to shake a stick at so seems there is not any point to go out for the next 9 months as reading the manual

Simon

very nice dave should be good to play with on the hill when the frequencies are like the grave like tonight...dead

Had mine for about 2 years & love it.
The Yahoo owners group is a good place to belong to. Lots of info. If you have a question it's been asked & answered before.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VX-7R/

I nearly forgot don't buy the barometer for the 7R.
The VX-7R is waterproof that means it's case is waterproof that means that to get a barometer to work you need to drill a hole in the case.
The VX-7R is now not waterproof
Also when working the 7r hard if the audio from the speaker sounds weired. That due to the fact that the VX-7R has got hot, the air pressure inside the case has changed & the speaker is no longer working the way it should. So open the case let it cool a little & it's back to normal.
The display can also look weired when the 7r gets hot.
The leather case & hand mike are good buys due to the heat generated during heavy use.

daxi wrote:I nearly forgot don't buy the barometer for the 7R.
The VX-7R is waterproof that means it's case is waterproof that means that to get a barometer to work you need to drill a hole in the case.
The VX-7R is now not waterproof
Also when working the 7r hard if the audio from the speaker sounds weired. That due to the fact that the VX-7R has got hot, the air pressure inside the case has changed & the speaker is no longer working the way it should. So open the case let it cool a little & it's back to normal.
The display can also look weired when the 7r gets hot.
The leather case & hand mike are good buys due to the heat generated during heavy use.

Why would you need to drill a hole to get the barometer to work, having used the vx-7r with the su-1 unit fitted everything worked as it should without having to threaten it with my black & decker

Adrian

A barometer works using air pressure. The battery pack is waterproof & thus air tight & the barometer unit fits behind the battery, thus it has no pressure to work on other than that within the waterproof compartment unless you drill a hole in the case.
Also the radio heats up when used & that increases air pressure within the radio to the extent that it will distort the speaker & will thus alter (dramatically) the barometer reading.
The above is well documented on VX-7r owner sites.