Bit Jumpy i have to edit this to make it easy to read.. If i increase the squelch on VFO A to stop it, i dont hear weak stations that I would if i didnt have to do this. this is my 2nd defective Rig the first had the exact same problem but on VFO B. and was considered Defective by Texas Towers and replaced with this one. i have seen other Vx8-DR and have found this is infact a Bad Batch of Compenents out of 6 other radios 1 of them did this when testing and it was on VFO B vfo b last time was defective and now on Vfo a thus the part is used in both VFO sides . and the part is out of tolerance Spec.) The problem with this is i either have to have squelch up and loose distant and even some non distant stations or Deal with the Unsqelched Static (at volume 30) I like to have my rig stationary (when im using it) also sometimes the to stop it the squelch needs to go all the way up.. (i dont know if the out of tolerance component that is causing this is allowing interference to affect its operation from being out of spec) Comment posted in another video of mine. to help explain the problem. His point is that the sensitivity it not the same on both receivers which is a problem. 3 DB can be the difference between understanding someone or not in a weak signal situation... If the answer is, just use the other VFO, then why even have a dual VFO radio? tfreakvids This is the 2nd defective unit i received. I specifically asked Texas Towers to Test the unit coming out to me but they ...
Keywords: Yaesu, VX-8DR, VX8, VX-8, VX8DR, HT, Amateur Radio, Ham, Problems, Defective, Squelch, Receiver, KF5IDH
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