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BAND MAGNETIC MOUNT ANTENNA.  EVEN AT THE LOWEST OUTPUT POWER SETTING, THE
COVERAGE WAS IMPRESSIVE.  THE DJ VX50T FEATURES VOICE OPERATED TRANSMIT/
RECEIVE SWITCHING VOX.  I THOUGHT IT MIGHT FUNCTION ONLY WITH AN EXTERNAL
SPEAKER/MICROPHONE OR HEADSET, BUT I SOON LEARNED THAT THE VOX WORKS WITH
THE INTERNAL MICROPHONE AS WELL.  THE FEATURE TOGGLES ON OR OFF WITH A PUSH
OF THE FUNC KEY, FOLLOWED BY THE 3/VOX KEY.  I DISCOVERED RIGHT AWAY THAT
IT PAYS TO ADJUST THE VOX DELAY SETTING IN THE TRANSCEIVER MENU.  THE
DEFAULT SEEMED TO BE 3 SECONDS, WHICH CAN FEEL LIKE AN ETERNITY WHEN YOURE
WAITING FOR THE RADIO TO SWITCH BACK TO RECEIVE.  SPEAKING OF VOICES, THE
DJ VX50T IS EQUIPPED WITH A VOICE ANNUNCIATOR THAT WILL CALL OUT THE
CHANNEL NUMBERS WHEN YOU ARE OPERATING IN THE MEMORY MODE.  THIS IS
CONVENIENT WHEN YOURE IN A LOW LIGHT ENVIRONMENT, OR IN THOSE SITUATIONS
WHEN YOU SIMPLY CANT LOOK AT THE DISPLAY.  THE TRANSCEIVER WILL ALSO BARK
ERROR IF YOURE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER AN INCORRECT FREQUENCY OR TRYING TO
OTHERWISE MAKE THE RADIO DO SOMETHING IT PREFERS TO AVOID.  AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER, THE BATTERY IS SIZEABLE, AND I WAS PLEASED WITH HOW LONG IT LASTED
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