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Re: Commander no longer works
Clive Hollins
Cory there are still plenty of Irish over here and about 50% of the population are Wenches. ;o))
From: Cory L. Siple To: FT-60@... Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 12:17 AM Subject: Re: [FT-60] Commander no longer works I guess you have to threaten it with the British once in a while. (I can say that because I have Irish& Wench heritage). Cory -----Original message----- From: jtkeyz@... To: FT-60@... Sent: Sat, Oct 1, 2011 16:40:19 GMT+00:00 Subject: Re: [FT-60] Commander no longer works Steve: Can you share the link with us for the new drivers??? Thanks, John KU8Q |
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Re: Commander no longer works
I originally loaded Commander on my Win2k machine (because it has a legacy serial port). Then I moved and discovered that my Vista machine also has a legacy serial port. However, when I loaded Commander on the Vista machine, I couldn't get it to work. Found a British website with another type of Commander, loaded and it worked right away.... So, just for fun, tried Commander again, and voil¨¤, it started working.? I guess you have to threaten it with the British once in a while.? (I can say that because I have Irish& Wench heritage). Cory Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless -----Original message-----
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Attending PACIFICON?
Any satellite enthusiasts attending PACIFICON October 14-16 in Santa Clara this month???
I have a table in the main hallway reserved JUST FOR US! How 'bout manning the table for an hour or two Saturday? TENTATIVE satellite passes for the show ... FRIDAY 10/14/11 4:31PM PDT - AO-51 SATURDAY 10/15/11 2:43 PM PDT - AO-27 3:52 PM PDT - AO-51 7:51 PM PDT - ARISSat-1 10:16 PM PDT - SO-50 ... so I'll be outside working those at those times. And giving my presentation at 11AM and 1PM Saturday. Bring your rig and show it off at the Sat Comms table! Bring some QSL cards, too ... or biz cards from your own club ... If it is satellite-related, bring it and get it in front of a few hundred fellow hams! Call me at 909-241-7666 (or my Skypename is clintbradford). Or send email to clint@... if you are able to help out! Clint Bradford, K6LCS |
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Re: Commander no longer works
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýHere ye go: ? For a Code 10, you must uninstall the drivers and reinstall again. ? From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...] On Behalf Of jtkeyz@...
Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 12:40 PM To: FT-60@... Subject: Re: [FT-60] Commander no longer works ? ? Steve:? Can you share the link with us for the new drivers??? ? Thanks, John KU8Q No virus found in this message. |
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Re: Commander no longer works
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýI actually got an email back from the cable supplier and a link to a new driver.? It worked.? ? Naturally, this only happened after I ordered a new cable from another supplier.? Go figure. ? Thanks nonetheless. ? Steve KC8SRF VE9OO ? From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...] On Behalf Of Dr. Dramatization
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 9:38 AM To: FT-60@... Subject: Re: [FT-60] Commander no longer works ? ? sometimes reloading the drivers? sometimes reinserting usb after startup? if you can't get the yellow icon to disappear in dm there is a communication error between the (pc) driver & device/chip if you have another prolific device, or a friend with a prolific device you can test the secondary device sometimes even something as stupid as changing the usb port another thing to check is is the port busy windows will show the port as being already in use ? haans ) ? ? On Sep 30, 2011, at 9:08 AM, a_man_in_largo wrote: Here I sit with an empty radio. the Commander software suddenly won't work. I look at the device manager and the prolific USB to serial port adaptor has a yellow icon on it.? ? No virus found in this message. |
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Re: Is there something special about the car charger made by yaesu?
With a battery pack attached, that would not allow maximum transmit power.... I would step back the voltage to 7.5 or 8 Volts ... Supply Voltage: Nominal: 7.2 V DC, Negative Ground Operating: 6.0 ~ 16.0 V DC (EXT DC Jack) 11.0 ~ 16.0 V DC (EXT DC Jack with Charging) Clint Bradford, K6LCS |
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Re: FT-60R Programming cable help
I bought a cheap knockoff serial cable from taiwan via ebay. It was
like 7 bucks after shipping, so I figured if it didn't work I wasn't out much. It works great with XP. I don't have windows 7, and I haven't tried it on Linux yet, just haven't had time. But It works just fine with commander on my XP machine at work. Brian |
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Re: FT-60R Programming cable help
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýI bought a USB cable for the FT-8800R from Kawa Mall on E-Bay.? It works fine with Windows 7.? I think it came with a driver disk, but I did not need to use it.? When I buy stuff on E-bay, I deal with "stores" that are in the US.? Kawa Mall is in Iowa.???As for the FT-60R, I'm using an RT Systems serial cable I originally bought with v2 software for the VX-2R.? It works well with a serial-USB converter I had originally bought to interface with a Garmin GPS serial cable; the combination works on both XP and 7.? I'm using the FT Commander software.? I attribute my success to having purchased a high-quality USB-serial converter, which was partly due to good luck.? This is the adapter I bought:? If I had to buy a USB cable for the FT-60, I would try Kawa Mall. 73, Nick, AA3T On 9/30/2011 10:00 PM, Bill wrote: ? |
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Re: Is there something special about the car charger made by yaesu?
My answer would be "it depends".? Are you intending to use it in a similar fashion as the original Yaseu supplied wall wart charger for short recharging cycles?? If so, then that's probably ok to do so, does it have a similar current capacity to the NC-88B (200 mA)?? Remember that the FT-60 doesn't incorporate any sort of internal smart charging circuit as do some other radios.
If I wanted to power the radio for operation, I would step back the voltage to 7.5 or 8 Volts, assuming your device could do that.? I have one of the 12 v battery replacement devices that provides an indicated 8.0 volts to the radio and seems to run mine day in and day out at the office w/o problems. MW / N4MEW |
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FT-60R Programming cable help
I would like advice on whitch cable to buy to program a FT-60R using Commander software. I prefer a usb cable. Some cable and software combinations do not work at least for me, as tryied the ttl2.usb with windows 7 and failed, so returned the ttl2.usb. Would like a usb cable that has been known to work with windows 7, and backwards to windows xp also.
Would consider just a serial cable also. Any information on make and model of cable appreciated. I see alot of cables for sale on Ebay but not sure if any of them actually work? Thank's, Bill |
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Re: Commander no longer works
Dr. Dramatization
sometimes reloading the drivers?
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sometimes reinserting usb after startup? if you can't get the yellow icon to disappear in dm there is a communication error between the (pc) driver & device/chip if you have another prolific device, or a friend with a prolific device you can test the secondary device sometimes even something as stupid as changing the usb port another thing to check is is the port busy windows will show the port as being already in use haans ) On Sep 30, 2011, at 9:08 AM, a_man_in_largo wrote: Here I sit with an empty radio. the Commander software suddenly won't work. I look at the device manager and the prolific USB to serial port adaptor has a yellow icon on it.? |
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Re: Mono Band Mode
MJ
Sadly all of repeaters in Auburn, Sacramento, Nevada City, and surrounding areas were asked to reduced their output power to 5w or to move locations - most simply just shut down. This was after several requests by the Air Force/DOD citing "interference" by these stations.
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I am sure anyone can google "70cm pave/paws northern California" and examine what has been done to that *secondary* allocation here. --- In FT-60@..., Graham Rowntree <growntree@...> wrote:
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Re: Mono Band Mode
In some countries the bands that amateurs can use are different than
here in the US. In order to mistakenly transmit illegally you can place it in Uhf or Vhf only. If the US House of Representatives has any say we won't be able to use a majority of the 70cm band either. See HR607: I suspect that it may be illegal to listen on many of the frequencies the FT-60 will listen to in some countries as well. If memory serves me correctly placing the FT-60 in VHF only or UHF only limits receive to those frequencies that are open to transmit. Maybe I'll have to try it sometime to see. I have used the memory only mode on occasion when doing public service work to make sure that the radio didn't accidentally leave the frequencies I needed. Brian |
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Re: Mono Band Mode
That's mostly a repeater/base station issue rather than an HT issue, since you would have to be on the grounds of Beale AFB...
? On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 09:39, MJ <rccar_novice@...> wrote:
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Re: Mono Band Mode
If I recall correctly there is also an option to allow only stored memories to be used. If this was set and there were only memories set for one band, I guess it would make sense to be able to turn off the unused band.
? Graham G7DKY On 28 September 2011 15:04, Nick Arnett <narnett@...> wrote:
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Re: Mono Band Mode
Nick Arnett
On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 6:39 AM, MJ <rccar_novice@...> wrote: If you live in Northern California 70cm is off limits because of: "Off limits"??? I'm not aware of any HT restrictions related to Pave PAWS. ?It affects repeater location, power and directionality.
Although it has led to repeater shutdowns and changes, we have lots of 70cm repeaters around here. If you got close enough to the site to interfere using your FT-60, you'd probably have other legal problems.
Nick |