Hi Gang-

Welcome to all of you who have quickly signed up since last night. I
really wasn't entirely comfortable doing this being that Clint is a
great guy and all... but when I noticed he had some issues with
discussions of the Commander software I was afraid he might have
some "conflict of interest" issues. Whether my assumptions are right
or wrong, I thought another avenue was needed where we can have some
unodderated discussion as long as we don't stray in to areas not
concerning the FT-60.

Let's not forget that CLint is a good guy and continue to support him
as well.

73,Ed

Glad to see there is a second venue for FT-60 users. I think Clint
did a great job is in getting the ball rolling and commend his
efforts in doing so. I will continue to be a member of his group as
well as this one. Having said that, it's always nice to have
multiple places to post, make suggestions, get help, and generally
carry on with other users of this fabulous little rig.

Hopefully this will be an open forum with minimal moderation,
assuming all posts are friendly, on topic, and are not flame bait.

I had a problem with my FT-60 that forced me to return it to Yaesu.
I attempted to post about the problem three times but none of the
posts were allowed. I only received personal replies from the list
owner. I was frankly put off a bit that I couldn't share my
experiences publicly, and perhaps find a solution to the problem or
at least get some additional input.

I'm taking the liberty of reposting the same message here........


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I have had my FT-60 for two weeks now and except for having to trim
the label away from the charge contact on the battery, have had no
problems.

Last weekend I sat down to begin manually adding frequencies to
memory. Again, no problems. However, after I began adding selected
memory locations to banks, the unit froze up on Bank 10. I
immediately powered off, and upon powering up again noted that the
standard three tones played as usual, but the display was totally
blank. Moreover, there was no received audio. The unit, except for
the three tones on powerup, is totally dead.

I have attempted resetting multiple times. The radio goes into reset
mode (5 tones played) but without a display it is difficult to
determine which reset mode is being used. I tried each, based on
counting clicks on the control knob, but no joy.

I have also removed the battery and have run on a 13.8 volt supply,
but with the same results.

Any ideas????

Ron WA5VFA

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I have since talked to Yaesu technical support and they had no ready
solution so I have sent the radio to them. In my mind it appears to
be scrambled firmware or a related processor problem. If it was
caused by the bank programming, then there could be a bug in the
microcode. If anyone else has had a problem like that I'd like to
know. Let me point out that all the programming I did was manual,
without using any form of software.

73,
Ron WA5VFA

Now this is funny....

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Hi Ron,

Funny thing, I actually just got home from UPS, I was sending my FT-
60R back to AES. EXACT same problem as you described. I didn't use
any memory banks though, I was scanning main memories when I powered
off, then the next time I powered on it was blank. Do you by any
chance have the serial number of the problem unit? I am hoping my
replacement works OK.

Multiple places to post is right, three FT-60 groups (that I know
of): FT-60, FT-60R, and ft60. Nothing too unusual though, there are
at least three VX-7R groups as well: VX-7R, YaesuVX-7, and YAESUVX7.

So anyway most of my software development is on hold until I get a
new unit, if I am lucky maybe late this week or early next week.

Jim
KC8UNJ






--- In FT-60@..., "Ron Ricketts" <ron@w...> wrote:

Glad to see there is a second venue for FT-60 users. I think Clint
did a great job is in getting the ball rolling and commend his
efforts in doing so. I will continue to be a member of his group as
well as this one. Having said that, it's always nice to have
multiple places to post, make suggestions, get help, and generally
carry on with other users of this fabulous little rig.

Hopefully this will be an open forum with minimal moderation,
assuming all posts are friendly, on topic, and are not flame bait.

I had a problem with my FT-60 that forced me to return it to Yaesu.
I attempted to post about the problem three times but none of the
posts were allowed. I only received personal replies from the list
owner. I was frankly put off a bit that I couldn't share my
experiences publicly, and perhaps find a solution to the problem or
at least get some additional input.

I'm taking the liberty of reposting the same message here........


-----------------------------------------


I have had my FT-60 for two weeks now and except for having to trim
the label away from the charge contact on the battery, have had no
problems.

Last weekend I sat down to begin manually adding frequencies to
memory. Again, no problems. However, after I began adding selected
memory locations to banks, the unit froze up on Bank 10. I
immediately powered off, and upon powering up again noted that the
standard three tones played as usual, but the display was totally
blank. Moreover, there was no received audio. The unit, except for
the three tones on powerup, is totally dead.

I have attempted resetting multiple times. The radio goes into

reset

mode (5 tones played) but without a display it is difficult to
determine which reset mode is being used. I tried each, based on
counting clicks on the control knob, but no joy.

I have also removed the battery and have run on a 13.8 volt supply,
but with the same results.

Any ideas????

Ron WA5VFA

-------------------------------------------------------------

I have since talked to Yaesu technical support and they had no

ready

solution so I have sent the radio to them. In my mind it appears to
be scrambled firmware or a related processor problem. If it was
caused by the bank programming, then there could be a bug in the
microcode. If anyone else has had a problem like that I'd like to
know. Let me point out that all the programming I did was manual,
without using any form of software.

73,
Ron WA5VFA

While you are waiting for the charger to materialize, I would suggest you
use RAYOVAC IC3 15 Minute Rechargeable Batteries. They are NiMH rated at
2000 mAh. I use mine in the spare batter case. When you connect external
power they are disconnected from the radio. Of course, they must be
recharged in the RAYOVAC charger. They are kick-ass batteries. Look for
them at chain Pharmacies on sale. Radio Shack is OVER priced.

73 de KE2QR
Fred Jacobowitz
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THE MORSE CODE:When you rearrange the letters:HERE COME DOTS
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In the past, I have been happy with the Diamond RH-77 series. I have
not yet tried it on the FT-60.

--- In FT-60@..., Larry B <larryfire26@y...> wrote:

Hi All,

Would anyone know or recommend an after market antenna for the FT-

60R as the original one is lacking on receive!

Larry W2LGB


Ed <k2epm@h...> wrote:

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Hi Gang- I am still "tweaking" things a bit, I threw this group up
together pretty quick the other day on my coffee break. If you look
at the main group page you will see I refined the description a bit
and I also brought on a "co-moderator" to help run the group.

I have the messages set up so that we moderate "new members", but as
of now we are all new members. Eventually, yahoo will allow you
veterans to freely post. I have it set like that to protect us from
spam.

That's it for now...have fun.

Has anyone else noticed that the Brochure for the FT-60 states that
the Operating Temperature for the radio is -4 to +14 degrees C?
Maybe that's why the displays are blank. If you have it that cold,
the LCDs don't work well!

Scott
WA2CHJ

Sorry, correction to my last post. The operating Specs for the FT-60
according to the Yaesu brochure are -4 to +14 degrees F (not C as I
put in the last post). Even colder!

Scott
WA2CHJ

Hi All,

?

Would anyone know or recommend an after market antenna for the FT-60R as the original one is lacking on receive!

?

Larry W2LGB

Ed wrote:

Anyone ever hear of VAC-370 rapid desk top charger?

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EX-CHIEF District 43
Sea Bright N.J.
Firecom 222, JCES 9414.
PAST VP MID-MONMOUTH MUTUAL AID ASSN.
FCR222@...
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The FT-60 looks like I might be interested for one big reason alone.
They have a 6 AA cell case, which, if 1.2 volt rechargeable were used,
would give you the same 5-Watts out. In addition using
akaline's should even give you more - except in the 5 watt power
position, the current draw would probably lower the cells to where I
suspect you might only get the 5 or so watts.
This is a great feature, as I like to have a radio ready to go in an
emergency that uses AA cells.
The Fire service more or less adopted the use of AA Akaline's for all
strike teams etc years ago.
My question is: Has anybody tried both 1.2 volt rechargables and 1.5
volt akaline's ?
Does anybody have the results as to the power output using these cells
in the battery case?
Thanks
Tom Seabury - KI6O

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----- Original Message -----

From: ki6o

To: FT-60@...

Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 3:23 PM

Subject: [FT-60] Six Cell Battery Case Question

Tom,

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I have used alkaline cells from time to time in my vx150 which has the same form factor as the '60.

In the EMA that I work for we use nickle-metal in the summer and ni-cad in the winter.? When the temp gets below freezing, the ni-cads work better.? If a lithium pack us available for a particular radio we definitely will use it.? There is a lithium available for the vx150 and should also work in the '60.? It works fine but needs a charger that will charge that type of battery.

In regards to alkaline cells, don't forget that they drop voltage during their lifetime.? The rechargeables-regardless of their type usually hold the voltage until at least 80% of the capacity is used.? Therefore you will experience a power drop gradually during usage of alkalines.

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In the Chicago area the fire services still use rechargeable batteries for the most part.

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In closing, I would say to you, try the alkalines and see where they take you.? In your situation they may be what works best.? I keep an extra case with alkalines near by just in case.

?

Art Vidmar

N9AOP--

Has anyone been having problems downloading Jim's Commander software
off his QSL.net site? I have been trying to download it for the past
couple of days but it seems to get to a certain point and then just
stops all together.

Iam guessing no one has been having a problem since there haven't been
any post's on here stating that. I have heard that QSL.net has been
having server problems in terms of speed etc. Hopefully if thats the
case then it is a temporary thing.

Dave

I had problems in the beginning, I was getting an error message about
missing a file. I did a search on the missing file and was able to
down load it from the net. Are you getting an error message or what?

Charles
KG4NVB