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Recently purchased an FDE colored VGC VR-N76 and have had no luck getting it to work with several different antennae to include mobile and base. ?Anyone in the group have one of these with success? ?If so I’d love to get some help with it. ?Otherwise I’ll offer it up for sale if anyone is interested. ?Thank you. ?
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I think you and I talked briefly towards the end of our breakfast this morning.
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As far as that radio goes, I don't think it will do the YSF digital stuff that our club's repeaters use. Whether it's a decent radio or not, I'm not sure. It also looks like it doesn't have D-Star or DMR, so it seems to be an analog only radio. That's ok, if that's what you need.?
You mentioned that you were having difficulty programming it - because you had to do it from the phone app.?I don't see that they have a desktop app... RT doesn't have an app for it, and you already mentioned that CHIRP doesn't work with it.?That's certainly not ideal.?
It looks like it's primary selling point is ruggedness at a good price point.?
Maybe someone else on the list can suggest a comparable radio that's easy to program, includes APRS/GPS, rugged, and is IP67 water resistant. If it's a Yaesu that does YSF for our club's repeaters that would be a bonus!?
Derek Moyes, K1DDM?K1DDM@...?
Check out my WPSD & YSF Getting Started! ???
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On Friday, January 17th, 2025 at 18:42, Crawford, Kevin A - KJ5JIX via groups.io <kevin.crawford.79@...> wrote:
Recently purchased an FDE colored VGC VR-N76 and have had no luck getting it to work with several different antennae to include mobile and base. ?Anyone in the group have one of these with success? ?If so I’d love to get some help with it. ?Otherwise I’ll offer it up for sale if anyone is interested. ?Thank you. ?
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Wasn't?me all my handhelds?are FT5D's
On Sat, Jan 18, 2025 at 1:45?PM Moyes, Derek D - K1DDM via <k1ddm= [email protected]> wrote: I think you and I talked briefly towards the end of our breakfast this morning.
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As far as that radio goes, I don't think it will do the YSF digital stuff that our club's repeaters use. Whether it's a decent radio or not, I'm not sure. It also looks like it doesn't have D-Star or DMR, so it seems to be an analog only radio. That's ok, if that's what you need.?
You mentioned that you were having difficulty programming it - because you had to do it from the phone app.?I don't see that they have a desktop app... RT doesn't have an app for it, and you already mentioned that CHIRP doesn't work with it.?That's certainly not ideal.?
It looks like it's primary selling point is ruggedness at a good price point.?
Maybe someone else on the list can suggest a comparable radio that's easy to program, includes APRS/GPS, rugged, and is IP67 water resistant. If it's a Yaesu that does YSF for our club's repeaters that would be a bonus!?
Derek Moyes, K1DDM?
Check out my WPSD & YSF Getting Started! ???
Sent with secure email.
On Friday, January 17th, 2025 at 18:42, Crawford, Kevin A - KJ5JIX via <kevin.crawford.79= [email protected]> wrote:
Recently purchased an FDE colored VGC VR-N76 and have had no luck getting it to work with several different antennae to include mobile and base.? Anyone in the group have one of these with success?? If so I’d love to get some help with it.? Otherwise I’ll offer it up for sale if anyone is interested.? Thank you. ?
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Good afternoon,
Yes, I spoke with Derek about this radio following the meeting this morning. ?Thank you for taking the time to go over some of the issues I was having.
I bought the radio for a different reason and didn’t expect it to connect to the Yaesu digital repeaters. ?I’m still troubleshooting with the help of the VGC support team but am also looking into a Yaesu HT.
Kevin KJ5JIX
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On Jan 18, 2025, at 14:23, Whitley, Mickey J - KN5C via groups.io <Mickey@...> wrote:
? Wasn't?me all my handhelds?are FT5D's On Sat, Jan 18, 2025 at 1:45?PM Moyes, Derek D - K1DDM via <k1ddm= [email protected]> wrote: I think you and I talked briefly towards the end of our breakfast this morning.
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As far as that radio goes, I don't think it will do the YSF digital stuff that our club's repeaters use. Whether it's a decent radio or not, I'm not sure. It also looks like it doesn't have D-Star or DMR, so it seems to be an analog only radio. That's ok, if that's what you need.?
You mentioned that you were having difficulty programming it - because you had to do it from the phone app.?I don't see that they have a desktop app... RT doesn't have an app for it, and you already mentioned that CHIRP doesn't work with it.?That's certainly not ideal.?
It looks like it's primary selling point is ruggedness at a good price point.?
Maybe someone else on the list can suggest a comparable radio that's easy to program, includes APRS/GPS, rugged, and is IP67 water resistant. If it's a Yaesu that does YSF for our club's repeaters that would be a bonus!?
Derek Moyes, K1DDM?
Check out my WPSD & YSF Getting Started! ???
Sent with secure email.
On Friday, January 17th, 2025 at 18:42, Crawford, Kevin A - KJ5JIX via <kevin.crawford.79= [email protected]> wrote:
Recently purchased an FDE colored VGC VR-N76 and have had no luck getting it to work with several different antennae to include mobile and base.? Anyone in the group have one of these with success?? If so I’d love to get some help with it.? Otherwise I’ll offer it up for sale if anyone is interested.? Thank you. ?
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May have been answered already, but the Yaesu FT 70 ht has C4FM and a good price point.
Best,
LL
KF5OXQ
On Sat, Jan 18, 2025, at 14:35, Crawford, Kevin A - KJ5JIX via groups.io wrote:
Good afternoon,
Yes, I spoke with Derek about this radio following the meeting this morning. ?Thank you for taking the time to go over some of the issues I was having.
I bought the radio for a different reason and didn’t expect it to connect to the Yaesu digital repeaters. ?I’m still troubleshooting with the help of the VGC support team but am also looking into a Yaesu HT.
Kevin
KJ5JIX
On Jan 18, 2025, at 14:23, Whitley, Mickey J - KN5C via groups.io <Mickey@...> wrote:
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Wasn't?me all my handhelds?are FT5D's
On Sat, Jan 18, 2025 at 1:45?PM Moyes, Derek D - K1DDM via <k1ddm= [email protected]> wrote: I think you and I talked briefly towards the end of our breakfast this morning.
?
As far as that radio goes, I don't think it will do the YSF digital stuff that our club's repeaters use. Whether it's a decent radio or not, I'm not sure. It also looks like it doesn't have D-Star or DMR, so it seems to be an analog only radio. That's ok, if that's what you need.?
You mentioned that you were having difficulty programming it - because you had to do it from the phone app.?I don't see that they have a desktop app... RT doesn't have an app for it, and you already mentioned that CHIRP doesn't work with it.?That's certainly not ideal.?
It looks like it's primary selling point is ruggedness at a good price point.?
Maybe someone else on the list can suggest a comparable radio that's easy to program, includes APRS/GPS, rugged, and is IP67 water resistant. If it's a Yaesu that does YSF for our club's repeaters that would be a bonus!?
Derek Moyes, K1DDM?
Check out my WPSD & YSF Getting Started!
???
Sent with secure email.
On Friday, January 17th, 2025 at 18:42, Crawford, Kevin A - KJ5JIX via <kevin.crawford.79= [email protected]> wrote: Recently purchased an FDE colored VGC VR-N76 and have had no luck getting it to work with several different antennae to include mobile and base.? Anyone in the group have one of these with success?? If so I’d love to get some help with it.? Otherwise I’ll offer it up for sale if anyone is interested.? Thank you. ?
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Good afternoon,
I did exactly that. ?Shipped off the VGC for return today and ordered the FT70. ?Standing by for Yaesu’s next release, whenever that may be, in hopes it has USB-C charging.
Kevin KJ5JIX
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On Jan 20, 2025, at 14:21, Lane, Lawrence 'Larry' - KF5OXQ via groups.io <kf5oxq@...> wrote:
? May have been answered already, but the Yaesu FT 70 ht has C4FM and a good price point.
Best,
LL
KF5OXQ
On Sat, Jan 18, 2025, at 14:35, Crawford, Kevin A - KJ5JIX via groups.io wrote:
Good afternoon,
Yes, I spoke with Derek about this radio following the meeting this morning. ?Thank you for taking the time to go over some of the issues I was having.
I bought the radio for a different reason and didn’t expect it to connect to the Yaesu digital repeaters. ?I’m still troubleshooting with the help of the VGC support team but am also looking into a Yaesu HT.
Kevin
KJ5JIX
On Jan 18, 2025, at 14:23, Whitley, Mickey J - KN5C via groups.io <Mickey@...> wrote:
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Wasn't?me all my handhelds?are FT5D's
On Sat, Jan 18, 2025 at 1:45?PM Moyes, Derek D - K1DDM via <k1ddm= [email protected]> wrote: I think you and I talked briefly towards the end of our breakfast this morning.
?
As far as that radio goes, I don't think it will do the YSF digital stuff that our club's repeaters use. Whether it's a decent radio or not, I'm not sure. It also looks like it doesn't have D-Star or DMR, so it seems to be an analog only radio. That's ok, if that's what you need.?
You mentioned that you were having difficulty programming it - because you had to do it from the phone app.?I don't see that they have a desktop app... RT doesn't have an app for it, and you already mentioned that CHIRP doesn't work with it.?That's certainly not ideal.?
It looks like it's primary selling point is ruggedness at a good price point.?
Maybe someone else on the list can suggest a comparable radio that's easy to program, includes APRS/GPS, rugged, and is IP67 water resistant. If it's a Yaesu that does YSF for our club's repeaters that would be a bonus!?
Derek Moyes, K1DDM?
Check out my WPSD & YSF Getting Started!
???
Sent with secure email.
On Friday, January 17th, 2025 at 18:42, Crawford, Kevin A - KJ5JIX via <kevin.crawford.79= [email protected]> wrote: Recently purchased an FDE colored VGC VR-N76 and have had no luck getting it to work with several different antennae to include mobile and base.? Anyone in the group have one of these with success?? If so I’d love to get some help with it.? Otherwise I’ll offer it up for sale if anyone is interested.? Thank you. ?
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Here is an option to use USB charging for your existing Yaesu battery. - Gary (WT0B)
On Mon, Jan 20, 2025 at 2:50?PM Crawford, Kevin A - KJ5JIX via <kevin.crawford.79= [email protected]> wrote:
Good afternoon,
I did exactly that.? Shipped off the VGC for return today and ordered the FT70.? Standing by for Yaesu’s next release, whenever that may be, in hopes it has USB-C charging.
Kevin KJ5JIX On Jan 20, 2025, at 14:21, Lane, Lawrence 'Larry' - KF5OXQ via <kf5oxq=[email protected]> wrote:
? May have been answered already, but the Yaesu FT 70 ht has C4FM and a good price point.
Best,
LL
KF5OXQ
On Sat, Jan 18, 2025, at 14:35, Crawford, Kevin A - KJ5JIX via wrote:
Good afternoon,
Yes, I spoke with Derek about this radio following the meeting this morning.? Thank you for taking the time to go over some of the issues I was having.
I bought the radio for a different reason and didn’t expect it to connect to the Yaesu digital repeaters.? I’m still troubleshooting with the help of the VGC support team but am also looking into a Yaesu HT.
Kevin
KJ5JIX
On Jan 18, 2025, at 14:23, Whitley, Mickey J - KN5C via <Mickey= [email protected]> wrote:
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Wasn't?me all my handhelds?are FT5D's
On Sat, Jan 18, 2025 at 1:45?PM Moyes, Derek D - K1DDM via <k1ddm= [email protected]> wrote: I think you and I talked briefly towards the end of our breakfast this morning.
?
As far as that radio goes, I don't think it will do the YSF digital stuff that our club's repeaters use. Whether it's a decent radio or not, I'm not sure. It also looks like it doesn't have D-Star or DMR, so it seems to be an analog only radio. That's ok, if that's what you need.?
You mentioned that you were having difficulty programming it - because you had to do it from the phone app.?I don't see that they have a desktop app... RT doesn't have an app for it, and you already mentioned that CHIRP doesn't work with it.?That's certainly not ideal.?
It looks like it's primary selling point is ruggedness at a good price point.?
Maybe someone else on the list can suggest a comparable radio that's easy to program, includes APRS/GPS, rugged, and is IP67 water resistant. If it's a Yaesu that does YSF for our club's repeaters that would be a bonus!?
Derek Moyes, K1DDM?
Check out my WPSD & YSF Getting Started!
???
Sent with secure email.
On Friday, January 17th, 2025 at 18:42, Crawford, Kevin A - KJ5JIX via <kevin.crawford.79= [email protected]> wrote: Recently purchased an FDE colored VGC VR-N76 and have had no luck getting it to work with several different antennae to include mobile and base.? Anyone in the group have one of these with success?? If so I’d love to get some help with it.? Otherwise I’ll offer it up for sale if anyone is interested.? Thank you. ?
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Good afternoon,
ISO anyone that is going to Winter Fest tomorrow that has the Yaesu FT-70D RT Systems programming cable and is willing to bring so that I can use it while we are there. ?I bought the radio but forgot it doesn’t have an SD card slot. ?Cable en route.
Thanks in advance and much appreciated!
Kevin KJ5JIX
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On Jan 20, 2025, at 14:49, Kevin Crawford <kevin.crawford.79@...> wrote:
? Good afternoon,
I did exactly that. ?Shipped off the VGC for return today and ordered the FT70. ?Standing by for Yaesu’s next release, whenever that may be, in hopes it has USB-C charging.
Kevin KJ5JIX On Jan 20, 2025, at 14:21, Lane, Lawrence 'Larry' - KF5OXQ via groups.io <kf5oxq@...> wrote:
? May have been answered already, but the Yaesu FT 70 ht has C4FM and a good price point.
Best,
LL
KF5OXQ
On Sat, Jan 18, 2025, at 14:35, Crawford, Kevin A - KJ5JIX via groups.io wrote:
Good afternoon,
Yes, I spoke with Derek about this radio following the meeting this morning. ?Thank you for taking the time to go over some of the issues I was having.
I bought the radio for a different reason and didn’t expect it to connect to the Yaesu digital repeaters. ?I’m still troubleshooting with the help of the VGC support team but am also looking into a Yaesu HT.
Kevin
KJ5JIX
On Jan 18, 2025, at 14:23, Whitley, Mickey J - KN5C via groups.io <Mickey@...> wrote:
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Wasn't?me all my handhelds?are FT5D's
On Sat, Jan 18, 2025 at 1:45?PM Moyes, Derek D - K1DDM via <k1ddm= [email protected]> wrote: I think you and I talked briefly towards the end of our breakfast this morning.
?
As far as that radio goes, I don't think it will do the YSF digital stuff that our club's repeaters use. Whether it's a decent radio or not, I'm not sure. It also looks like it doesn't have D-Star or DMR, so it seems to be an analog only radio. That's ok, if that's what you need.?
You mentioned that you were having difficulty programming it - because you had to do it from the phone app.?I don't see that they have a desktop app... RT doesn't have an app for it, and you already mentioned that CHIRP doesn't work with it.?That's certainly not ideal.?
It looks like it's primary selling point is ruggedness at a good price point.?
Maybe someone else on the list can suggest a comparable radio that's easy to program, includes APRS/GPS, rugged, and is IP67 water resistant. If it's a Yaesu that does YSF for our club's repeaters that would be a bonus!?
Derek Moyes, K1DDM?
Check out my WPSD & YSF Getting Started!
???
Sent with secure email.
On Friday, January 17th, 2025 at 18:42, Crawford, Kevin A - KJ5JIX via <kevin.crawford.79= [email protected]> wrote: Recently purchased an FDE colored VGC VR-N76 and have had no luck getting it to work with several different antennae to include mobile and base.? Anyone in the group have one of these with success?? If so I’d love to get some help with it.? Otherwise I’ll offer it up for sale if anyone is interested.? Thank you. ?
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Whitley, Mickey J - KN5C