Damn right - because I don't use my VX-5R every day, I have only the basic
operation characteristics memorised. If it required some of the more
advanced operations, then I have to go running for the instruction manual or
have a play and risk making some really weird changes to the radio - have
found it trying to call other radios all by itself sometimes (damn buttons
and functions), and had weird settings occur, but overall, it has been a
very good radio.




Matt

"Dwight Stewart" wrote in message
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"N8XYN" wrote:

People thanks and yes that's what it is.
Just learning a new radio is getting to
be a hobby ;-)


Don't worry, Jim. Since that information is hidden away in the
"scanning"
section of the manual (page 61 in mine), and the "P" for priority channel
only casually mentioned there, it's fairly easy to overlook. It will take
some time to learn all the features of this radio, and then you have to
remember it all when you take the radio portable (oh, my, which buttons do
I
push to...). Perhaps the radio needs a memory bank just to store a
condensed
version of the manual, but we'll probably then need a manual just to
figure
out how to operate that.


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

http://www.qsl.net/w5net/