VX-8R OPERATING MANUAL68
PROGRAMMABLE
(
BAND LIMIT
)
M
EMORY SCAN
(
PMS
)
This feature allows you to set sub-band limits for either scanning or manual VFO opera-
tion. For example, you might wish to set up a limit (in North America) of 144.300 MHz to
148.000 MHz to prevent encroachment into the SSB/CW “Weak Signal” portion of the
band below 144.300 MHz. Here’s how to do this:
1. Set the radio to the VFO mode by pressing the key, if necessary.
2. Using the techniques learned earlier, store (per the above concept) 144.300 MHz into
Memory Channel #
L1L1
L1L1
L1 (the “L” designates the Lower sub-band limit).
3. Likewise, store 148.000 MHz into Memory Channel #
U1U1
U1U1
U1 (the “U” designates the
Upper sub-band limit).
4. Set the radio to the Memory Recall (“MR”) mode by pressing the key.
5. Press and hold in the key for one second and rotate the
DIAL knob while holding in the key to select the de-
sired PMS frequency pair (
PMSxxPMSxx
PMSxxPMSxx
PMSxx).
6. The “
MRMR
MRMR
MR” label will be replaced by “
PMSPMS
PMSPMS
PMS” and the Memory
Channel number will be replaced by “
PxxPxx
PxxPxx
Pxx”. Tuning and scan-
ning will now be limited within the just-programmed range.
7. Press and hold in the / key for one second to start
scanning within the just-programmed range.
8. 50 pairs of Band Limit memories, labeled
L1L1
L1L1
L1/
U1U1
U1U1
U1 through
L50L50
L50L50
L50/
U50U50
U50U50
U50 are available.
You therefore can set upper and lower operation limits on a number of bands, if you
like.
SCANNING
