Yaesu Vr-500 User manual

COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER

All-Mode Wideband Receiver

CARRY THE WORLD

WITH YOU!

Continuous Coverage:

100 kHz to 1299.99995 MHz!

All Mode Reception:

FM, Wide-FM, USB, LSB, CW, and AM!

Huge Memory Capacity:

1091 Channels!

Ultra Compact Size!

58 mm x 24 mm x 95 mm

Simulated display / keypad Illumination

MINIATURE HIGH-PERFORMANCE

MONITORING STATION

Yaesu’s years of hand-held transceiver

design know-how bring you the ultra-

compact

VR-500 Receiver, measuring just

58 x 24 x

95 mm (2.28" x .95" x 3.74")

and weighing

220 g (less than 1/2 lb.)!

Take the VR-500

anywhere you go. .

.and stay on top of the action!

MULTIPLE POWER SOURCE

CAPABILITY

The VR-500 accepts a variety of DC power

sources. For everyday portable operation,

use

two "AA" batteries. Available as an

option is

the FNB-59 Ni-Cd Battery Pack,

which can be

recharged for maximum

convenience. For

operation from your car or

truck, choose the E-DC-5B

DC Cable with Cigar-

lighter Plug. Also

available

are the NC-

60B/C AC

Adapter and

the E-DC-6

DC Cable,

for use with an

external

DC power source.

WIDE BAND, MULTI-MODE

FREQUENCY COVERAGE

Providing continuous* frequency coverage

from 100 kHz through 1299.99995 MHz, the

VR-500 includes reception of narrowband

FM, wideband FM (for broadcast/TV), SSB

(USB/LSB), CW, and AM.

*Cellular telephone frequencies are blocked and cannot be restored.

DIRECT KEYPAD FREQUENCY

ENTRY

For ease of access to any operating

frequency, use the front panel’s 10-key

keypad to enter the frequency digits

directly.

The VR-500 includes automatic

mode and

frequency step selection,

aligning you with the standard band

configurations

in use worldwide.

LARGE HIGH-OUTPUT SPEAKER

The large (32 mm) front-panel speaker

provides clean, crisp audio output, whether

you’re listening to FM broadcast, business

communications, or SSB ham radio

messages!

IDEAL FOR OUTDOOR USE

The VR-500’s tough polycarbonate case is

designed to withstand the rigors of backpacking,

camping, or other outdoor activities.

REAL-TIME 60-CHANNEL* BAND

SCOPE

For monitoring band activity above and below

your current listening frequency, the VR-500

provides one-touch access to its 60-channel*

Band Scope. The radio will sweep the

band,

making a note of activity on the band,

so you

can quickly move frequency to listen

to active

channels. *Range 6

FULL ILLUMINATION FOR

DISPLAYAND KEYPAD

Operation of the VR-500 is a

pleasure, thanks to the large

(18 x 37 mm) 24-character

+ 7 x 60 Dot Matrix display.

The display and keypad’s

keys are illuminated, too, so

you can monitor any time--day

or night!

●

Smart Search“ Memories (11/21/31/41 Channels)

The Smart Search“ function causes the VR-500 to sweep

the band, looking for channel activity. When occupied

channels are found, the VR-500 will automatically note the

frequency without stopping; thereafter, you may return to the

newly-memorized channels by rotating the main tuning

knob. The size of the Smart Search“ Memory Bank may be

set to 11, 21, 31 or 41 channels.

Many compact receivers do not allow easy monitoring of weak

signals. The VR-500, however, includes both a manual

Squelch control (on the top panel) and a pushbutton Monitor

key, which allows you to "open" the Squelch and listen for

weak signals near the background noise level. Whether you’re

listening from a noisy or quiet location, the VR-500 has the

adjustment capability you need!

●1 MHz Fast Steps for quick frequency excursions.

●

Front-End 20 dB Attenuator for operation in high-signal

environments.

●

RF Squelch allows muting of signals below

specified signal strength.

●

Power On/Power Off Timers for

enhanced battery drain management.

●

Adjustable Battery

Saver for long battery life.

●

Extensive Menu Customization

of receiver operating parameters.

●

Clone Capability to allow

copying of memory data from another VR-500.

●

Computer

Control via Yaesu’s ADMS-3 Windows“-compatible

software.

For maximum convenience in beginning an operating

season, the VR-500 includes a "PRESET" operating mode,

which consists of ten pre-programmed starting frequencies,

complete with appropriate listening modes and channel

steps. Once you’ve touched a key to select a PRESET band,

you may then use the main tuning knob to move around the

operating band you’ve selected. Included in the PRESET

bands are the following selections:

The VR-500’s Memory System includes a whopping 1091 total

memories, with 1000 of these being "regular" memories and

the balance being utilized for special features. The memories

may be scanned at a rate of 12 channels per second, so you

can keep up with the monitoring action.

●

Regular Memories (1000 Channels)

The memory channels of the VR-500 store frequency and

operating mode (USB, AM, WFM, etc.), and are partitioned

into ten Memory Banks, each capable of holding up to 100

channels. You may label each memory with an

Alpha/Numeric "Tag" of up to eight characters each, for easy

channel recognition as you operate. Within the Memory

System, you can scan only "flagged" memories (Preferential

Memory Scan), scan only within the current memory bank

(Bank Scan), or scan just for stations on a particular mode,

like NFM (Mode Scan).

●

Search Band Memories (10 Channels)

For "VFO" scanning within user-programmed band limits, the

VR-500 provides ten such frequency pairs. The VR-500 will

search for activity at a rate of 24 channels per second, and

continue to loop within the preset band limits until you exit

this operating mode.

●

Preset Channel Memories (19 Channels + 10 Weather

Channels)

Included in the "Preset" mode are 19 "starting point" memories

for operation in the Preset mode, plus a "Weather" memory

slot, which allows selection of any of the standard weather

broadcast channels.

●

Dual Watch Memories (10 Channels)

The Dual Watch feature allows you to monitor two frequencies,

with the VR-500 rapidly switching between the two channels,

looking for activity. The VR-500 will halt when one of the

channels becomes occupied, and will resume when the

activity ceases.

●

Priority Memory (1 Channel)

While operating elsewhere on your VR-500, you can

designate a special "Priority" memory to be watched for

activity, as with Dual Watch.

THE VR-500 BRINGS YOU THE WORLD

300 kHz 3 MHz 30 MHz 300 MHz 1300 MHz

LF MF HF VHF UHF

●ShortwaveBroadcast



●HamRadio

●FMBroadcast

●AirBand



●HamRadio

●HamRadio

●MarineBand



●LandMobileRadio



●LandMobileRadio

●HamRadio



●Medium-WaveBroadcast

●CB ●TV

●HamRadio



●TV



VERSATILE SQUELCH / MONITOR KEY

HUGE 1091-CHANNEL MEMORY

SYSTEM WITH SEARCH & SCAN

CONVENIENT "PRESET"

OPERATING MODE

CONVENIENCE FEATURES

OPTIONS



ChannelNumber



Pre-ProgrammableFrequency参考

１ 0.5200MHz (AM)

２ 3.5000MHz (LSB)

３ 7.0000MHz (LSB)

４ 14.0000MHz (USB)

５ 50.0000MHz (CW)

６ 88.0000MHz (WFM)

７ 144.0000MHz (CW)

８ 430.0000MHz (NFM)

９ 1240.0000MHz (NFM)

・ WeatherChannel



 Thisisaspecial"PRESET"keywhichtoggles



０

throughthePre-ProgrammedFrequencies,

 perthefollowingselections:



 520kHz(AM) → 1.800MHz(AM) → 3.6000MHz(LSB)

 ↑ ↓

 1240.0000MHz(NFM) 10.5000MHz(AM)

 ↑ ↓

 430.0000MHz(NFM) 21.0000MHz(USB)

 ↑ ↓

 144.0000MHz(CW) ←88.0000MHz(WFM) ← 50.0000MHz(CW)



* The FNB-59 may be charged in approximately 15 hours

using the NC-60B/C, E-DC-5B, or E-DC-6.

FNB-59

Ni-Cd Battery Pack*

NC-60B/C

AC Adapter (117/234 V)*

CSC-72

Soft Case

E-DC-5B

DC Cable with

Cigar-Lighter Plug*

E-DC-6

DC Cable*

CT-35

Cloning Cable

"Preset Mode"

VR-500 SPECIFICATIONS

●Frequency Range: 100 kHz〜1299.99995 MHz (Cellular Blocked) ●Frequency Channel Steps: 0.05/0.1/1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/15/20/25/30/50/100 kHz ●Receiving Modes: NFM/WFM/AM/USB/

LSB/CW ●Sensitivity: [100 kHz〜5 MHz] AM 1.5 V (10 dB S/N), SSB/CW 0.6 V (10 dB S/N); [5 MHz〜160 MHz] AM 1.0 V (10 dB S/N), SSB/CW 0.5 V (10 dB S/N), NFM 0.5 V (12 dB SINAD),

WFM 1.5 V (12 dB SINAD); [160 MHz〜370 MHz] AM 1.0 V (10 dB SINAD), SSB/CW 0.5 V (10 dB S/N), NFM 0.5 V (12 dB SINAD), WFM 1.5 V (12 dB SINAD); [370 MHz〜520 MHz] SSB 0.5

V (10 dB S/N), NFM 0.5 V (12 dB SINAD), WFM 1.8 V (12 dB SINAD); [520 MHz〜1300 MHz] SSB 0.8 V (10 dB S/N), NFM 1.2 V (12 dB SINAD), WFM 3.0 V (12 dB SINAD) ●Current Drain:

115 mA (@60 mW Audio, 8 Ω), 15 mA (1:4 Battery Save On), 55 mA (Squelched, Save Off) ●Battery Voltage: 2.2〜3.5 V DC (Nominal: 3V) ●Battery Size: "AA" ●External DC Voltage: 9.0〜13.8

V DC, Negative Ground ●Operating Temperature Range; -10 ℃〜+50 ℃●Antenna Impedance: 50 Ω●Antenna Connector Type: BNC ●Speaker Impedance: 8 Ω●Audio Output Power:

90 mW (Internal Batteries), 125 mW (External DC)

●

Case Size: 58(W) x 95(H) x 24(D) mm (2.3" x 3.7" x 0.9") w/o Antenna/Knobs

●

Weight: 220 g (includingAntenna/Battery)

Specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

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specifications, model numbers, and availability. Some accessories shown herein may not be available in some countries. Some information may have been updated since the time of printing;

please check with your Authorized Yaesu Dealer for complete details.

2001.1205NA(U/E) Printed in Japan

B9200276A

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