VX-2200 wideband?

[WRPM263]

Thanks for any information or help with my questions

 

I purchased a Vertex VX-2200 to use as a GMRS mobile and I`m considering building a repeater with a pair of these.

I have a cable and software and can program channels without issue.

My questions are...

1. How do I tell if the radio is set to wideband or narrow? Which setting?

2. How do I change it, if needed?

3. Is there a good document that I can refer to for questions about programming these radios?

 

Thanks again for your help.

[wayoverthere]

3 hours ago, WRPM263 said:

Thanks for any information or help with my questions

 

I purchased a Vertex VX-2200 to use as a GMRS mobile and I`m considering building a repeater with a pair of these.

I have a cable and software and can program channels without issue.

My questions are...

1. How do I tell if the radio is set to wideband or narrow? Which setting?

2. How do I change it, if needed?

3. Is there a good document that I can refer to for questions about programming these radios?

 

Thanks again for your help.

1. The "W/N" column is what you're looking for.  If yours is anything like my VX4200's, you'll have a choice of N (12.5khz, narrowband), W4 (20khz), and W5 (25khz).  I've used W4 without issue. 

2. Double click the indicator for the row you want to edit. or, single click (you can click, then shift click to select multiple rows) and use the space bar to cycle through the options.  i do cheat the forced narrowband by setting my system time to something in 2005 (anything before 1/1/13 works, iirc) before starting the software.

3. I've found the "help" to be pretty good for the Vertex software packages i've used (i'm up to 4 or 5 now).  I don't know of any specific documents offhand, but i do have some screenshots of my setup (and a few of the other screens) in this post, though i don't know how different the software or options are between the 2200 and the 4200.

 

bonus curiosity question:  is the last 2 characters of the model name on the label G6 or G7?  If it follows most of the vertex stuff i've seen, G6 is a 400-470mhz range, and G7 is 450-512. 

[WRPM263]

I have the G6 version (400-470).

I had read somewhere that you need to change the date but instead, I found the Wideband recovery tool and have run it on my VX-2200's.

Now I have a new column in the programming software to select N/W4/W5.

Perfect !!!!!

On to the next issue ...

[wayoverthere]

2 hours ago, WRPM263 said:

I have the G6 version (400-470).

I had read somewhere that you need to change the date but instead, I found the Wideband recovery tool and have run it on my VX-2200's.

Now I have a new column in the programming software to select N/W4/W5.

Perfect !!!!!

On to the next issue ...

Good deal I never bothered tracking it down for mine, so if I forget the date, if will force narrowband. There was a comment in that other thread that had instructions to force a "admin" or "developer" mode that would allow it, but haven't messed with that either...haven't needed to mess with programming for a bit.