the yaesu vx-8r ht provides a full 5 watts fm on 50/144/430 mhz plus 1.5 watts on 222 mhz. it supports blue tooth hands-free operation with the optional bu-1 and bh-1 or bh-2 accessories. there is also an optional gps unit and antenna with loads of features. this radio supports aprs 1200/9600 bps data communication (b band only). like the vx7r, the vx8r is submersible and meets ipx57 specifications (3 feet for minimum of 30 minutes). a powerful 7.4 v 1100 mah lithium ion battery is included. an optional 3 x aa battery cell case will be offered soon. this ht is small, only 2.36 x 3.74 x 0.92 inches (thinner than vx-7r). it supports simultaneous independent 2-signal dual receive function with both v + v or u + u. it has weather band receive with weather alert. a barometric sensor is included. you can even operate amateur radio while receiving fm broadcasts! the receive coverage is wider than vx-7r, with an independent am/fm broadcast receiver circuit. the dot matrix lcd display provides memory tag up to a maximum of 16 characters. you even get a high-resolution spectrum analyzer with ｱ60 channels indication with wave monitoring of received/modulated signal! and dcs and ctcss encode and decode is included.
features
optional bluetooth
optional gps
aprs 1200/9600 bps (b band only)
ctcss/dcs encode & decode
weather receiving with weather alert
wideband receive
dual receive
submersible ipx57
dot matrix lcd
hi-rez spectrum analyzer
