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THE F/W FUNCTION KEY, THE BAND KEY AND THE V/M VFO/MEMORY KEY.  MANY OF THE
FUNCTIONS ARE ACCESSED USING THESE MAIN KEYS IN COMBINATION WITH THE DIAL
KNOB AND ONE OR TWO ADDITIONAL KEYS RATHER THAN A LONG SERIES OF STEPS.
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION FEATURES IN THE WAKE OF THE RECENT HURRICANE SEASON
AND THE HEIGHTENED ROLE OF AMATEUR RADIO DURING THE RESPONSE TO KATRINA AND
RITA, I WAS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE YASEU VX 6R
FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS.  YAESUS ADVERTISING FOR THE VX 6R MAKES IT
CLEAR THAT THIS RADIO IS INTENDED FOR OUTDOOR USE.  ITS NOT JUST THAT THE
CASE IS MADE FROM RUGGED PLASTIC AND DIECAST ALUMINUM ITS WATERPROOF TOO.
THE VX 6R IS RATED TO JIS7 SPECIFICATIONS FOR SUBMERSION, WHICH MEANS THAT
IT CAN BE SUBMERGED FOR UP TO 30 MINUTES AT A DEPTH OF 3 FEET.  A
WATERPROOF TRANSCEIVER ISNT SOMETHING THAT MOST AMATEURS WOULD NEED EVERY
DAY, BUT IT WOULD PROVIDE A BIG DOSE OF COMFORT IF YOU ARE ACTIVE IN
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER OR BRING YOUR RADIO ALONG ON
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Regional Amateur Radio Society W0GS 459 2 26 2,674 MO East Coast Long Wire
Assn KC2KAX N2JAI 804 2 30 2,658 SNJ Nixa ARC N0LU KC0LUN 592 2 26 2,636 MO
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