Specifications

VX-5R OPERATING MANUAL 55
Once you have completed the above calibration, you can confirm the current Barometric
Pressure, or your current Altitude, from the front panel’s keypad:
How to Measure the Barometric Pressure
Press and hold in the
[
8
(
BRO
)]
key to display the current
Barometric Pressure. The pressure in millibars will be dis-
played below the frequency. If you leave the display in
this mode, a bar graph will be created, over time, to indi-
cate relative changes in the pressure (two bars per hours).
To return to normal operation, press and hold the
[
8
(
BRO
)]
key for one second. If you
were operating with the Main VFO field enlarged, press
[
4
(
MG
)
DSP
]
key instead.
How to Measure the Altitude
Press and hold in the
[
9
(
BP
)
ALT
]
key to display the cur-
rent Altitude.
To return to normal operation, press and hold the
[
9
(
BP
)
ALT
]
key for one second. If you were operating
with the Main VFO field enlarged, press
[
4
(
MG
)
DSP
]
key instead.
hpa (mb) Inches hpa (mb) Inches hpa (mb) Inches hpa (mb) Inches
98 2 2 9. 0 100 1 29. 5 5 1 011 29 .85 102 6 3 0.3
98 5 2 9. 1 100 2 29.6 101 3 2 9.9 1029 3 0. 4
98 9 2 9. 2 100 4 29 .65 101 4 29 .9 5 103 3 3 0.5
99 2 2 9. 3 100 6 29.7 101 6 3 0.0 1036 3 0. 6
99 6 2 9. 4 100 7 29 .75 101 9 3 0.1
99 9 2 9. 5 100 9 29.8 102 3 3 0.2
Barometric Pressure/Altitude Metering
Barometric Pressure Conversion Chart (Rounded to nearest whole number)