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Re: I am "loosing" repeater offset

 

FTBasicMMO, CHIRP and I believe RTSystem can save a copy can save a copy of your memories to your PC. FTBasicMMO will also save a complete clone so even settings you can't change with the SW are preserved.

There is no easy way to determine % of memories in use.

Leonard K. Pennock
AD7AS

Those who walk bravely through life, unafraid of loss or failure,
find that they very rarely lose or fail.

On 7/1/20 7:43 AM, vaclav_sal via groups.io wrote:
Thanks for very constructive replies. Appreciate that..
I am currently waiting for Bluetooth hardware.
I'll will czech the software soon.
BTW - just out of curiosity question - since I have never used the memory, but it looks as there are some entities
there already
1. Can I save on PC what is already in memory ?
2. Does any software do "full memory reset" or is? much easier /safer to do "V/M +Power on"? ?
3. Apparently each memory position can be custom labeled
( looks similar to beacon programming )
?? Do I get some indicator on how much memory is in use / left over ?
? I am not planning to use every memory position anyway.
Re: I am "loosing" repeater offset

 
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On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 06:22 AM, Leonard K. Pennock wrote:
Another good programing software is g4hfq's FTBasicMMO <>. The software is free and a cheap $10 eBay cable will give you everything you need to program the FT857 memories.
Unfortunately? I am having issues running it in Linux under Wine.
Missing some Windows (DLL?) files.
Not a first time Wine cannot run Windows executable.
I am sure I can find something to run under Linux.
Re: I am "loosing" repeater offset

 

Thanks for very constructive replies. Appreciate that..
I am currently waiting for Bluetooth hardware.
I'll will czech the software soon.
BTW - just out of curiosity question - since I have never used the memory, but it looks as there are some entities
there already
1. Can I save on PC what is already in memory ?
2. Does any software do "full memory reset" or is? much easier /safer to do "V/M +Power on"? ??
3. Apparently each memory position can be custom labeled
( looks similar to beacon programming )
?? Do I get some indicator on how much memory is in use / left over ?
? I am not planning to use every memory position anyway.
Re: I am "loosing" repeater offset

 

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FT Basic is what I have used too, ever since buying my 857D some 10 years ago.? I've never had any problemms with it !

On 01/07/2020 02:10 pm, Eric wrote:

FTBasicMMO is another great program. I use it for my 817, 857¡¯s and 897 and it makes it very easy to copy channel information between radios.

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73¡­.Eric VK2VE
Re: I am "loosing" repeater offset

 

Another good programing software is g4hfq's FTBasicMMO <>. The software is free and a cheap $10 eBay cable will give you everything you need to program the FT857 memories.

Leonard K. Pennock
AD7AS

Those who walk bravely through life, unafraid of loss or failure,
find that they very rarely lose or fail.

On 7/1/20 5:23 AM, Hanford Wright wrote:
vaclav sal I would get the FT-857 programming software from RT Systems. rtsystemsinc.com ?It makes so much easier to program the radio. ?ADMS-4B is the software you need. ?They have two versions one with the cable $49.00 and one with no cable $25.00. ?I hope that helps. ?73¡¯s
Best Regards
Hanford R Wright
WA4LZC
CCA# AC11-12590
y please pardon my typos.
On Jul 1, 2020, at 08:06, vaclav_sal via groups.io <vaclav_sal@...> wrote:
?On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 05:26 AM, <aldoir@...> wrote:
Unlike other yaesu radios, these settings are not associated to the
frequency, but a temporary change on screen that is lost at the
smallest change you make on the vfo or power cycle. The only way to
make it permanent is storing on a memory position
??? Bingo.
?? Thanks for the reply. I am now looking into "memory options". Little confusing, but 200 memory positions sounds great to fiddle?? with.
Re: I am "loosing" repeater offset

 

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FTBasicMMO is another great program. I use it for my 817, 857¡¯s and 897 and it makes it very easy to copy channel information between radios.

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73¡­.Eric VK2VE

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Hanford Wright - joh69 at earthlink.net
Sent: Wednesday, 1 July 2020 22:24
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [FT-857] I am "loosing" repeater offset

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vaclav sal I would get the FT-857 programming software from RT Systems. rtsystemsinc.com ?It makes so much easier to program the radio. ?ADMS-4B is the software you need. ?They have two versions one with the cable $49.00 and one with no cable $25.00. ?I hope that helps. ?73¡¯s

Best Regards

Hanford R Wright

WA4LZC

CCA# AC11-12590

y please pardon my typos.


On Jul 1, 2020, at 08:06, vaclav_sal via groups.io <vaclav_sal@...> wrote:

?On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 05:26 AM, <aldoir@...> wrote:

Unlike other yaesu radios, these settings are not associated to the frequency, but a temporary change on screen that is lost at the smallest change you make on the vfo or power cycle. The only way to make it permanent is storing on a memory position

??? Bingo.
?? Thanks for the reply. I am now looking into "memory options". Little confusing, but 200 memory positions sounds great to fiddle?? with.

Re: I am "loosing" repeater offset

Chuck McDaniel
 


Perfectly fine with me?


On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 8:00 AM Hanford Wright <joh69@...> wrote:
Sir
I wanted to buy the FT-857 from you but your nasty reply to vaclav sal who was right about highjacking changed my mind.? I thank you for your service to our country. ?

Best Regards
Hanford R Wright
WA4LZC
CCA# AC11-12590
y please pardon my typos.

On Jun 30, 2020, at 16:59, Chuck McDaniel <chuck.mcdaniel234@...> wrote:

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Not high jacking anything. There is so much random stuff on this post and you pick my very nice reply that offers a really nice and expensive radio for a very good price.? Your an idiot. I¡¯m not some swip-swap sales person. I respect this group and anyone can easily their passion for this model radio. But let me guess...... your probably some fat, old lazy guy who sits in their so called shack spitting liberal views and imposing your lame Democrat opinion on people.? As far as I¡¯m concerned, you can kiss my all America veteran ass. ?

On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 3:36 PM vaclav_sal via <vaclav_sal=[email protected]> wrote:
Chuck
It is not nice to highjack

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Best Regards,

Chuck McDaniel
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CAT reverse engineered ? #cat

 

I do understand? that FT857 CAT has LIMITED sets of commands.
I have run into "external CAT display" hardware.
IMHO - for using? tiny iPhone display it seems overpriced.
What interests me - I noticed? "scan ' display on one of the pictures.
Looks as not a "standard"? CAT command, but I may be wrong.

So the question of the day - did anybody actually reverse engineered ? the factory standard
CAT commands and in the process
"discovered" some of not published commands?

Cheers
Re: I am "loosing" repeater offset

 

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vaclav sal I would get the FT-857 programming software from RT Systems. rtsystemsinc.com ?It makes so much easier to program the radio. ?ADMS-4B is the software you need. ?They have two versions one with the cable $49.00 and one with no cable $25.00. ?I hope that helps. ?73¡¯s

Best Regards
Hanford R Wright
WA4LZC
CCA# AC11-12590
y please pardon my typos.

On Jul 1, 2020, at 08:06, vaclav_sal via groups.io <vaclav_sal@...> wrote:

?On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 05:26 AM, <aldoir@...> wrote:
Unlike other yaesu radios, these settings are not associated to the frequency, but a temporary change on screen that is lost at the smallest change you make on the vfo or power cycle. The only way to make it permanent is storing on a memory position
??? Bingo.
?? Thanks for the reply. I am now looking into "memory options". Little confusing, but 200 memory positions sounds great to fiddle?? with.

Re: I am "loosing" repeater offset

 

On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 04:59 AM, Hanford Wright wrote:
Sir
I wanted to buy the FT-857 from you but your nasty reply to vaclav sal who was right about highjacking changed my mind. ?I thank you for your service to our country. ?

Best Regards
Hanford R Wright
WA4LZC
CCA# AC11-12590

Up front
I DO NOT FAVOR TO FURTHER DISCUS THIS,HOWEVER
I have no political ambitions, but I believe in 2nd Newton's law.
In US you are STILL free to speak up you mind (action ), however,
you should take into account that YOU are solely responsible for whatever comes next ( reaction ).
IMHO hijacking the thread shows not only lack of respect for others, but directly indicates ( to me )
poor reading skills - inability to read ( title ) and perhaps more.

Have a swell day.
Re: I am "loosing" repeater offset

 

On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 05:26 AM, <aldoir@...> wrote:
Unlike other yaesu radios, these settings are not associated to the frequency, but a temporary change on screen that is lost at the smallest change you make on the vfo or power cycle. The only way to make it permanent is storing on a memory position
??? Bingo.
?? Thanks for the reply. I am now looking into "memory options". Little confusing, but 200 memory positions sounds great to fiddle?? with.
Re: I am "loosing" repeater offset

 

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Sir
I wanted to buy the FT-857 from you but your nasty reply to vaclav sal who was right about highjacking changed my mind. ?I thank you for your service to our country. ?

Best Regards
Hanford R Wright
WA4LZC
CCA# AC11-12590
y please pardon my typos.

On Jun 30, 2020, at 16:59, Chuck McDaniel <chuck.mcdaniel234@...> wrote:

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Not high jacking anything. There is so much random stuff on this post and you pick my very nice reply that offers a really nice and expensive radio for a very good price.? Your an idiot. I¡¯m not some swip-swap sales person. I respect this group and anyone can easily their passion for this model radio. But let me guess...... your probably some fat, old lazy guy who sits in their so called shack spitting liberal views and imposing your lame Democrat opinion on people.? As far as I¡¯m concerned, you can kiss my all America veteran ass. ?

On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 3:36 PM vaclav_sal via <vaclav_sal=[email protected]> wrote:
Chuck
It is not nice to highjack

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Best Regards,

Chuck McDaniel
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Re: I am "loosing" repeater offset

 

well that escalated quickly.

cheers fellas, it's supposed to be fun.

74 de W6JHP


On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 3:59 PM Chuck McDaniel <chuck.mcdaniel234@...> wrote:

Not high jacking anything. There is so much random stuff on this post and you pick my very nice reply that offers a really nice and expensive radio for a very good price.? Your an idiot. I¡¯m not some swip-swap sales person. I respect this group and anyone can easily their passion for this model radio. But let me guess...... your probably some fat, old lazy guy who sits in their so called shack spitting liberal views and imposing your lame Democrat opinion on people.? As far as I¡¯m concerned, you can kiss my all America veteran ass. ?

On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 3:36 PM vaclav_sal via <vaclav_sal=[email protected]> wrote:
Chuck
It is not nice to highjack

--
Best Regards,

Chuck McDaniel
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Re: I am "loosing" repeater offset

Chuck McDaniel
 


Not high jacking anything. There is so much random stuff on this post and you pick my very nice reply that offers a really nice and expensive radio for a very good price.? Your an idiot. I¡¯m not some swip-swap sales person. I respect this group and anyone can easily their passion for this model radio. But let me guess...... your probably some fat, old lazy guy who sits in their so called shack spitting liberal views and imposing your lame Democrat opinion on people.? As far as I¡¯m concerned, you can kiss my all America veteran ass. ?


On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 3:36 PM vaclav_sal via <vaclav_sal=[email protected]> wrote:
Chuck
It is not nice to highjack

--
Best Regards,

Chuck McDaniel
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°Ú-°Õ¡ª³¢-0´¥´¥´¥´¥´¥0-±Õ
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Re: I am "loosing" repeater offset

 

Chuck
It is not nice to highjack
Re: I am "loosing" repeater offset

 

Does same applies to PL tone?
I can tell when I loose the offset, but not if PL goes away.
Re: I am "loosing" repeater offset

[email protected]
 

I have an 857 for sale. Everything works, goof condition with mic, power cables, program software and program cable. ?$550 plus shipping.?

On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 9:34 AM G4IJL via <p.chapman707=[email protected]> wrote:

I note on my FT-857D the ability to have automatic repeater shift on or off. I set my radio to off, so I use the memory channels to individually to have the repeater shift on and what offset required. I also set the CTCSS as required per memory channel. We do not use DCS, so option in each memory channel is off.

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MInstLM? G4IJL

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Chuck McDaniel
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Re: Lost RF in middle of Tune

 

Well it would seem that my problem was my antenna..........? I had a short in it that caused the radio to go into some kind of a protection mode.? How I figured it out was I did a factory reset, then took it to a friends and hooked it up to his antenna....... worked like a charm.? So then I borrowed a antenna analyzer and found my antenna was reading 10 to one.? Changed the mounting bracket and I am good.? Thanks for the suggestions.
Re: I am "loosing" repeater offset

 

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I note on my FT-857D the ability to have automatic repeater shift on or off. I set my radio to off, so I use the memory channels to individually to have the repeater shift on and what offset required. I also set the CTCSS as required per memory channel. We do not use DCS, so option in each memory channel is off.

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MInstLM? G4IJL

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ILM badge??????? RSGB

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Re: I am "loosing" repeater offset

 

Unlike other yaesu radios, these settings are not associated to the frequency, but a temporary change on screen that is lost at the smallest change you make on the vfo or power cycle. The only way to make it permanent is storing on a memory position
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