Thanks for telling me Paul. Glad to be of help.
For what it¡¯s worth I keep the main unit in the back as well but I can unplug it and take it into the warm to do any programming. All you really need is a cable to connect front and back when its in the house and a 12 volt feed.
Also may be worth taking an image from the radio on your computer. Good safety precaution. I acquired a second hand one a few months after buying the new one. It was a very good deal and the unit was previously owned by a CB operator and not working properly. I got it going by cleaning up the dry joints that were caused when he tried to wide band it then doing a full factory re-set and finally cloning it from the new one.
Worked well!!
Anyway enjoy it. I use one of mine nearly every day. Use it with an ATAS 120A
73 Nick (GW6EWX)
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Sent: Friday, November 23, 2018 11:40 PM
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Subject: RE: [FT-857] Local audio tone
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Hi Nick
Well, that fixed it. When starting out with a radio like this with many menus, I am not surprised that I selected that feature by accident...
That saved me a reset and reload of all the frequencies that I have stored. Not a big deal but here in the Midwest the temps are beginning to fall and we are due for a snow storm this weekend.
As this is a mobile rig and it is neatly tucked in the back of my SUV I would have to open the tailgate and stand outside while reprogramming running back and forth from the control head up front and the radio in the rear where the laptop would be.
Thanks again
paul
W9PCS
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