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Re: FT-60 User's Manual
"Alerm" is Japanee for "Alarm" - See "CTCSS/DCS Bell Operation".
Hey Rick, ?most of us print a second copy of the manual from the file section in this group. ?If you have current Adobe reader you can print in booklet form, 8.5" X 5.5", 2 pages per page, double sided and then put the copy in a small binder. ?That way you can mark it up, highlight, put in tabs for pages you will frequently reference, etc. and not mess up the original in case you want to sell it (NEVER). ? I forgot to mention ALL THREE of my ham radios are Yaesu: ?FT-60, FT-857, FT-890, ? I'd buy an 817 and 8900 if my wife didn't see them, he, he. ?I just bid on a 20 year old FT-530 dual-band H.T. and lost - they are selling for 150% of what they cost new, go figure... Go ahead and get the RT-SYSTEMS programmer and cable, will make the occasional 'reset' easier without loosing all your memory settings. You'll have a great time with the FT-60. ? Frank - KC1AAQ |
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FT-60 User's Manual
开云体育I’ve been pouring over the FT-60 manual and am impressed with its clarity not to mention the feature set. It also seems to free of poor English and typos. However, on the page showing the various symbols that can be displayed on the LCD (page 3 in my version), it says “Bell Alerm Active”. What’s an alerm? ? 73, ? Rick |
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Re: general question
John Murphy
开云体育Dave, ? Having travelled extensively across the western and central part of the US, I find that I plan my route and then I try to plan which repeaters are within 50 miles or so of my mobile, and which of those repeaters are 50 miles apart. ? Of course the distance to the various repeaters will vary depending on what you are using. If a handheld (which I am assuming since you mentioned at one point that you just got your FT60 and this is the FT 60 group), I would limit that to about 5-10 miles from your intended route. ? I would highly suggest that you get a regular mobile type radio and mount it in your vehicle, both for safety (to avoid having something becoming a flying, damaging object…as well as to increase your range). ? I use this website ?? ?to find repeaters and find that it is pretty accurate as well as free. Yes you can pay to get any of those travel repeater software programs, but I prefer to just find the repeaters and then put into my radio BEFORE I do any traveling, that way they are there, and you don’t have to do any programming on the fly. I think you will find hamobiling a much more enjoyable experience if you do this, then you can concentrate on driving and talking instead of having to constantly search for repeaters and worry about trying to program your radio, finding the correct PL tones as well as discovering that some repeater you can hear and you are assuming a standard offset, instead has a non standard? input frequency.? You know now this in advance and already have it programmed into your radio. ? Good luck on your travels and be safe out there. ? ? 73 de KC?JPO/AFA8JP? GMRS Licensee WQOW801 PopComm Monitoring Station KPC0JPO PIO Adams County (CO) ARES ARES/RACES/AFMARS Nothwest Area, Region 8 USAF Security Police, 1973-84 Owner, Oil Country Radio’s 701-421-1134 Business Email: ocr58763@... Personal Email: jmurphy7411@... ? ? ? ? From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...]
Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2014 2:58 AM To: FT-60@... Subject: Re: [FT-60] general question ? ? Forgive me for re-posting this, but I'll be doing some long-distance |
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Re: External antennas
开云体育Randy, ? That is the one I was looking at. What did the adapter cost you? ? Rick ? From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...]
Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2014 12:19 AM To: FT-60@... Subject: Re: [FT-60] Re: External antennas ? ? I got a TRAM 1185 magmount through Amazon for $16. Could not build one ant cheaper. ? Randy KD0UPY |
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Re: External antennas
开云体育Brian, ? I checked with my “expert” friend who has been a ham for a long time. He too has electronics and machining background and showed me a tape yagi he made recently. His recommendation was to buy a mag mount antenna. ? 73, ? Rick ? From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...]
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2014 11:51 PM To: FT-60@... Subject: Re: [FT-60] Re: External antennas ? ? Rick, you are ahead of me... I just bought one.? I figured with the price of a magmount antenna (I think I paid around 30 bucks) it wasn't worth my time to make a mag mount antenna.? In fact all my mobile antennas are ones I purchased.? As for the antennas at my house, when you start getting into HF antennas it's usually so much cheaper to build it yourself that it pays off in the end.? I think everything at my house is homemade, or something I obtained from someone else that was homemade, the tower Included. Brian ? On Sat, Jun 14, 2014 at 9:14 PM, 'Rick - yahoo' rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote: ? Brian, ? I went to HRO today to pick up my FT-60. Since I do have an electronics background plus have a machine shop, I’m hoping to find some proven plans for a mag mount dual band antenna. ? Any suggestions? ? 73, ? Rick ? ? ? I tried the rubber duck in the car around phx when I got my first ft60. I would recommend an external antenna. Once I did that it really increased my communication ability. The problem was that no one listened to the repeaters I could hit. And from inside the car I couldnt hit shaw butte or the superstion repeaters. With a mag mount I was fine. There is an HRO in phoenix 43rd and dunlap I think. Thats where I got my first radio and magmount, it was about 25 bucks. They sell the connectors and adapters you will need as well. Brian Ps there are no az laws against hamming and driving. Texting and driving on the other hand will get you a ticket. ? |
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Re: general question
Forgive me for re-posting this, but I'll be doing some long-distance
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driving soon and continue to be interested in opportunities while on the road... On 6/6/2014 9:26 PM, kg7dju kg7dju@... [FT-60] wrote:In the mean time I enjoy using my mobile FT-7900 when I travelSo, I am also quite new to ham-ing and this reminds me of a basic --
Dave Crocker Brandenburg InternetWorking bbiw.net |
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Re: External antennas
On 6/14/2014 5:41 AM, clint@... [FT-60] wrote:
" Just because ham radio might be exempted does NOT allow us to drive Right. Various studies show that distracted driving produces a skill level roughly equivalent to basic drunk driving... We always think that we are immune from the problem... until we discover we weren't. To the extent that anyone feels compelled to drive and communicate electronically at the same time, get into a straight, slow lane where there is no cross traffic, no pedestrians and very light flow in your direction. That, at least, reduces the variables you need to attend to. d/ -- Dave Crocker Brandenburg InternetWorking bbiw.net |
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Re: External antennas
Rick, you are ahead of me... I just bought one.? I figured with the price of a magmount antenna (I think I paid around 30 bucks) it wasn't worth my time to make a mag mount antenna.? In fact all my mobile antennas are ones I purchased.? As for the antennas at my house, when you start getting into HF antennas it's usually so much cheaper to build it yourself that it pays off in the end.? I think everything at my house is homemade, or something I obtained from someone else that was homemade, the tower Included. BrianKF7OVD On Sat, Jun 14, 2014 at 9:14 PM, 'Rick - yahoo' rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:
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Re: now I are one!
开云体育Will do. ? 73, ? Rick ? From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...]
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 12:36 PM To: FT-60@... Subject: Re: [FT-60] now I are one! ? ? Congratulations!!!? Lots of fun and games, Great Hobby.? I recommend you start checking on Tuesday, although 10 days is more realistic if it was sent registered mail. ? I conducted one exam on Saturday about 9 AM; I sent it to ARRL before Noon, not-registered, just tracking.?? He had his call sign Tuesday morning.? Fastest I have heard of. ? 73? KF4DAX |
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Re: External antennas
开云体育Regardless of the law, I know my limitations. When driving in typical Phoenix freeway traffic, I need total concentration. Talking on a phone or radio is out of the question. Sometimes I even turn off the radio. ? Rick ? From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...]
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 4:12 PM To: FT-60@... Subject: Re: [FT-60] Re: External antennas ? ?
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Re: general Question
开云体育Neil, ? I think it was Kevin that posted the comment, not me. ? Rick ? From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...]
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 12:56 PM To: FT-60@... Subject: [FT-60] Re: general Question ? ? Hi Rick: |
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Re: External antennas
开云体育Brian, ? I went to HRO today to pick up my FT-60. Since I do have an electronics background plus have a machine shop, I’m hoping to find some proven plans for a mag mount dual band antenna. ? Any suggestions? ? 73, ? Rick ? From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...]
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 1:22 PM To: FT-60@... Subject: Re: [FT-60] Re: External antennas ? ? I tried the rubber duck in the car around phx when I got my first ft60. I would recommend an external antenna. Once I did that it really increased my communication ability. The problem was that no one listened to the repeaters I could hit. And from inside the car I couldnt hit shaw butte or the superstion repeaters. With a mag mount I was fine. There is an HRO in phoenix 43rd and dunlap I think. Thats where I got my first radio and magmount, it was about 25 bucks. They sell the connectors and adapters you will need as well. Brian Ps there are no az laws against hamming and driving. Texting and driving on the other hand will get you a ticket. |
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Re: External antennas
开云体育Thanks for the advise. Although I do not intend to transmit while I drive, listening might be interesting. I will look into the Diamond SRH77CA too. ? 73, ? Rick ? From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...]
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2014 4:21 PM To: FT-60@... Subject: [FT-60] Re: External antennas ? ? Any mag mount quarter-wave antenna should be a huge improvement over the rubber duck, especially the rubber duck inside a car's Faraday cage.? I don't have a specific brand recommendation, but I do recommend getting an external antenna.? If it's just for the FT-60, you don't need an antenna capable of handling high power, so consider that as you shop. ? Some anecdotal evidence: From my home, I can see the local repeater I most often use, on a hilltop about 2 miles away.? I'm in an?area with excellent coverage.? With a homemade?rooftop jpole?(copper cactus), 500mW is reliably full quieting, and I don't have equipment that I can turn down lower than that to see?just how little power it requires.? With the rubber duck antenna, standing outdoors, 5 watts is?reliably copyable, but not always full quieting.? Take the rubber duck inside the closed?car, and 5 watts won't always be copyable.? It's been a while since I played with a rooftop magmount, but if I recall correctly, it performed nearly as well as the jpole. ? While you're antenna shopping, consider getting a longer "rubber duck" style whip, about 19" long.? The diamond?SRH77CA is one popular model.? It's a little more cumbersome than the factory rubber duck, but offers a significant signal improvement while handheld.? It's my default antenna when using the?FT-60?handheld -- I only use the factory one when I really value portability over signal quality. ? 73 de AG6QR
Even though I don't have my radio in hand yet (HRO $162 including tax), I'm already thinking about buying or making a 2m / 70 cm magnetic base antenna for my car. There are plenty of plans on line but I also see that Amazon has one for $16 including shipping. |
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Re: Ft-60 powering off on transmit.
开云体育Is the radio still in the charging cradle or hooked up to a wall wart when you tx? ?This will not supply enough current to do this. ?You need around 2.5-3 amps to be able to tx when plugged in. ?A car charger in the side port will do ok. ?If you are not plugged in when this happens, your battery is probably the problem. Jardy Dawson WA7JRD Ham Radio On Jun 14, 2014, at 15:05, "Randy mrfnam2000@... [FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:
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Re: Ft-60 powering off on transmit.
开云体育SHORT From: n5spw@... [FT-60] Sent: ?6/?14/?2014 4:32 PM To: FT-60@... Subject: [FT-60] Ft-60 powering off on transmit.
My ft-60 is powering off on transmit and then comes back on just like when you first turn it on even with a full charge on the battery. Any thoughts? Thanks N5SPW |
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Re: now I are one!
开云体育Frank, Thanks! I just got home with my new FT-60. Time to settle in with the user's guide and explore all that it can do. ?Next step is to get my call sign. I check the database once a day. It will be a few days before I get on the air.? Rick On Jun 14, 2014, at 2:10 PM, "ftowle1@... [FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:
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Re: now I are one!
Many congratulations Rick.? I too crammed for both exams at the same time - my head was spinning but it worked.?
Had ticket for a little over a year, bought used HF rig Yeasu FT-890 (old but good) - put up a fairly short 40M dipole (G5RV Jr) and have worked 78 countries and 900 contacts by focusing about one hour a day on making QSO's - 'it's a gas,' as we used to say. GL, GB and SYOTB, Frank - KC1AAQ? |
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