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Re: now I are one!
Rick, ? Welcome to ham radio!? I also checked the FCC database and didn't find your name (no Sparber in all of Arizona).? When you do get your call sign, there are two nets I recommend for new hams.? ? 1.? The Arizona Emergency Net - Maricopa (AEN-MAR).? We meet every Monday night at 9 p.m. on the Metrolink repeater constellation; Shaw Butte 147.24+, Mt. Ord 146.92-, Scottsdale Airpark 146.76-, and Usery Pass 146.86-.? All these 2-meter repeaters use a 162.2 Hz tone.? The Daisy Mountain 448.375 repeate is also in the link.? It uses a 100.0 Hz tone.? This net is for 'training and exercise in the public service communication arts'.? Check the net website at . ? 2.? The New Ham Net.? The meet every Thursday evening at 7 p.m. on the 442.800+ repeater.? It uses a 100.0 Hz tone.? They have an open format where beginners can come and ask questions (there are no stupid qestions) and experienced operators show up to answer the questions. ? I don't currently belong to a club, but I do urge you to join one.? The two strong clubs in the east valley are the Mesa Amatuer Radio Club and the Superstion Amatuer Radio Club.? Pick the one you think will meet your needs and attend every meeting you can.? Also, I'm sure they are both planning activities for Field Day on the last weekend of June.? If you can attend, do.? You will have an opportunity to network with other hams, operate equipment that you won't be able to afford for a while, and just have a great time. ? When you feel you are read, visit and sign up for some public service events.? ? See you one the radio! ? Kevin KE7VIN |
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Re: FT Commander help
开云体育?????????????? I just had the same problem using Chirp and an FTDI cable. It reads the radio well, but would not write. I finally gave up and purchased the FTB60 software (downloadable) from Bob Freeth. I’ve used his excellent software on other radios, and, for $15.00, it’s a bargain. Reads and writes perfectly! ? ? |
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Re: now I are one!
GDoucet SBC
开云体育Rick, ? This will be a very long few days.? I let my license expire and had to retest from scratch.? I would check the website several times a day just to be sure I had not missed it. ? Patience, Cricket. ? Gerald WA5IRC ? From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...]
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 11:02 PM To: FT-60@... Subject: Re: [FT-60] now I are one! ? ? Gerald, ? Listening is all I got right now. It has been only 5 days since I passed the tests and no license yet. I looked at various clubs in and around Phoenix. One in Mesa seems to be the most active. They want my call sign before I get my free 1 year membership.?
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Re: now I are one!
Yup. It is not there yet.
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Rick On Jun 16, 2014, at 10:46 PM, "Mark Lassman kb6kgx@... [FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote: |
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Re: now I are one!
开云体育Gerald, Listening is all I got right now. It has been only 5 days since I passed the tests and no license yet. I looked at various clubs in and around Phoenix. One in Mesa seems to be the most active. They want my call sign before I get my free 1 year membership.? Rick On Jun 16, 2014, at 11:17 AM, "'GDoucet SBC' gdoucet@... [FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:
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Re: FT60 programming memory banks. Help!
Keith
[posted to <FT-60.yahoogroups.com> & emailed]
On 16 Jun 2014 14:40:35 -0700, "jwolt@... [FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote: I just got a new FT60 and am trying to program it so I have one bank of amateur frequencies and another bank of "scanner" frequncies. I would like to do it this way so I can easily disable the scanner frequencies if I so choose. You should investigate the programming software for the radio to solve this problem. The problem is that you have to follow the programming instructions perfectly to program in frequencies in banks. |
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FT Commander help
I'm having a problem writing to my FT-60. I have written to it once and I can read from the radio. I had to to re-arrange the ole ham shack. All cables disconnected and plugged back in. I tried to download the FTDI (?) drivers for windows 8 that didn't work so went back to my ?original set up of using a com port to USB adapter. The control panel says the device is working properly. Any help or advice would be appreciated. ? ? Thanks, ? ? ? ?Mike KN5P |
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FT60 programming memory banks. Help!
I just got a new FT60 and am trying to program it so I have one bank of amateur frequencies and another bank of "scanner" frequncies. I would like to do it this way so I can easily disable the scanner frequencies if I so choose. Regardless, following the instructions I can't get the radio to assign memory channels to memory banks. I follow the instructions but nothing happens. Sometimes it comes up with the letters "tun" where it should say BANK.? What am I doing wrong?? |
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Re: now I are one!
GDoucet SBC
开云体育Rick, ? Listening is good.? It doesn’t take long to understand the flow of the QSOs.? I also remember other HAMS being very patient and welcoming with me as I got started. ? The other thing I would highly recommend is to join a local HAM group.? Join in the field day or other activities they participate in.? There is a wealth of information available just for the asking and you gain a lot of experience just by having fun doing what HAMS do. ? Gerald WA5IRC ? From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...]
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 8:17 AM To: FT-60@... Subject: RE: [FT-60] now I are one! ? ? Gerald, ? I agree as far as getting the license. But that doesn’t mean I know what I’m doing when I push the transmit key ;-)) ? The best advise I’ve read is to do a lot of listening before I talk. ? Rick ? From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...] ? ? Doesn’t matter how close you are, as long as you pass!!!!! ? Congratulations. ? Gerald WA5IRC ? From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...] ? ? Excellent!!!!!
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Re: External antennas
Here in the mountains it's not unusual when talking to someone who?is mobile to have a long pause in a conversation. We just wait for the answer because we assume they are dealing with traffic or curves. There is a short section of I-40 called Buzzards Roost curves where I always put down the mike no matter what the traffic flow is. Even when talking with another person in the car you have to use some common sense on when to shut up. Many times I have been stuck behind somebody going slow or didn't seee the light change, who was paying more attention to their conversation with another person than their driving, so you can't always blame it on electronic communications. ? I also use my cruise control when on the highway to make sure I maintain a constant speed.
Mostly to keep me from going too fast, those six years driving the German Autobahns die hard. I hate getting stuck behind someone who can't make up their mind what speed they are going. It uses more gas too when you vary your speed. ? 73, John N4SME ? On Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:58 AM, "Dave Crocker dhc2@... [FT-60]" wrote:
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Re: FT-60 User's Manual
Jim K5JG
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I agree 100%. About the only thing the FT-530 lacked was the ability to be programmed via computer which wasn't common (or available at all) at the time. Of course, it only had 41 memories for each band so programming them manually wasn't much of an issue. I had an FT-51R and it was a good radio, too, but I didn't care much for its display. 73, Jim K5JG Mark Lassman kb6kgx@... [FT-60] wrote: The FT-530 was probably the best HT that Yaesu ever made. |
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Re: FT-60 User's Manual
开云体育Bob, ? Good catch. It has been wrong for many years and you are the first to see it. I just corrected the error. ? All of us are smarter than any one of us. ? 73, ? Rick Rick.sparber.org ? From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...]
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 3:53 AM To: FT-60@... Subject: RE: [FT-60] FT-60 User's Manual ? ? I might be wrong, but having canvassed others in the past, I believe the word you were looking for on your home page is 'canvas.' ? I've learned over the years that while I strive for purfection, I need to?be accepting of impurfection in others as well as myself. |
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Re: FT-60 User's Manual
开云体育I might be wrong, but having canvassed others in the past, I believe the word you were looking for on your home page is 'canvas.' ? I've learned over the years that while I strive for purfection, I need to?be accepting of impurfection in others as well as myself. ? ? -----Original Message----- |
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Re: Ft-60 powering off on transmit.
Some radios will do that if there is high swr (auto transmitter protection circuit).? Does it do it with the antenna from the other radio?? Just a thought.? 73 KF4DAX From: "n5spw@... [FT-60]" To: FT-60@... Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2014 4:37 PM Subject: [FT-60] Ft-60 powering off on transmit.
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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: Quick Tickets (was now I are one!)
Great Stories!!!! Yep, my first time took something like that time period, KA4FXR was my "interim" call sign, Novice.? I did not upgrade in a timely fashion, so I lost the license, marriage, kids, Masters Degree, softball, WORK!!!, etc...?? Many years later, I did it again.? Went from tech+ to extra between August and December.? I was? not one of the "smart guys" who sat down and went through novice, tech, general, advanced, extra in one sitting... A co-worker told me how he got his KH ... call sign and lived in VA.? He and a friend (Navy Code experts) walked into an FCC office in Hawaii one day and asked to take the extra exam, as they were exempt from? taking the 20 WPM exam.? So they were granted the test, and passed it.? The FCC wanted a copy of their Advanced licenses.? HUH???? OOPS!!!? So, they sat for all the rest that day!!! Thousands upon thousands of stories out there... 73 KF4DAX From: "Jim K5JG k5jg@... [FT-60]" To: FT-60@... Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 8:59 PM Subject: Quick Tickets (was [FT-60] now I are one!) Steve, I've got a couple that are even better..... My son passed his Tech exam on a Saturday morning in February of 1996, and his callsign was issued the following Tuesday, just like the situation you described. However, what makes it a little different is that the intervening Monday was President's Day, a Federal holiday! A couple of years ago the VEs at our local hamfest here in the Dallas area made a special arrangement with the VEC (don't remember if it was the ARRL or W5YI VEC) to process the test results immediately on that Saturday and send them electronically to the FCC whose computer automatically processed them as soon as they were received. The new hams had their callsigns within an hour or two of passing their tests. Admittedly, special arrangements were made to pull it off, but it's still amazing, especially to a long time ham like me who had to wait six long weeks for his Novice ticket to arrive in the US Mail. 73, Jim K5JG STEVE BALCH sdbalch@... [FT-60] wrote: > > 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 ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Yahoo Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: ? ? <*> Your email settings: ? ? Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: ? ? ? ? (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: ? ? FT-60-digest@... ? ? FT-60-fullfeatured@... <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: ? ? FT-60-unsubscribe@... <*> Your use of Yahoo Groups is subject to: ? ? |
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Re: FT-60 User's Manual
开云体育I was very impressed with the fact that this was the only typo I found in the entire book. ? Much of my time is spent writing articles and I welcome people that find my typos. I quickly correct the errors and put the text back up with an acknowledgement. ? Rick Rick.sparber.org ? From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...]
Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:51 PM To: FT-60@... Subject: Re: [FT-60] FT-60 User's Manual ? ? On 6/16/2014 12:38 AM, 'Rick - yahoo' rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60] wrote: |
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