How Do You Program A Yaesu Handheld Scanner?
Yaesu hand-held scanners are used by ham radio users. Following these steps, you can program one of the most common Yaesu models, the VX-170 radio/scanner. With the vast array of scanners and radio scanners manufactured by Yaesu, it is impossible to cover all of them in one article; the following steps are most common to the largest variety of hand-helds. Start here to program your Yaesu directly, and not clone from an existing preprogrammed radio. Locate the Function key and the Set key. On the VX-170, the Function key is the F key and the Set key is the 0 key. Press the F key and then press the Set key to enter the Set mode. Once you enter Set mode, release the two keys. Turn the dial to select the Set mode item that you want to adjust. Press the F key momentarily to enable adjustment of the item you have chosen by turning the dial. Turn the dial knob to adjust or select the individual parameter on the item you have selected in the above step. When you’ve finished your selection and/
