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Re: Flashing "Save"
Welcome aboard!
Here is a fragment from a "cheat sheet" that might help (I think the "pg 28" reference is to the radio's manual, but a newer or older version of the manual might have that on a different page). Credit? J.Christensen KI6IHX 7/1/2007 for this: ================================================================================================
================================================================================================ I hope this helps get you on track with it. 73, JERRY HORWITZ, N3AA |
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Re: Flashing "Save"
Bill Malona KD?UQW
It's the receive battery saver option. Set mode item #41. Do you have an operating manual? It's covered under miscellaneous settings on page #59. I can email a manual if you need one. I have the same radio too. Bill KD0UQW On Wed, Oct 16, 2019, 6:28 PM Christian Sweningsen KD2LIN <csweningsen@...> wrote: I was inputting a PL tone and now the radio flashes "Save" and I don't know what to do. Obviously I'm new to this. |
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Re: Flashing "Save"
Bill Malona KD?UQW
That's the battery saver icon to show that it's active. Bill KD0UQW On Wed, Oct 16, 2019, 6:28 PM Christian Sweningsen KD2LIN <csweningsen@...> wrote: I was inputting a PL tone and now the radio flashes "Save" and I don't know what to do. Obviously I'm new to this. |
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Re: Flashing "Save"
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On Oct 16, 2019, at 6:28 PM, Christian Sweningsen KD2LIN <csweningsen@...> wrote:
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Re: Newbie asking advice on programming, batteries & headset
Ron Rogers
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýI too am happy with RTSystems programming software. I¡¯ve used it for ft-350,ft-60, ft-7900, ft-8800, TM=V71 and UV-5X3. ? Ron? KB6CWV ? Sent from for Windows 10 ? From: Anon Anon
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 7:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Yaesu-FT-60] Newbie asking advice on programming, batteries & headset ? My only comment is on the programming software. ? |
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Re: Newbie asking advice on programming, batteries & headset
Hello, About the batteries for the FT-60.? I've had FT-60's for years and love the radios, but the battery packs take a BEATING from the wall wart chargers and some of the drop in chargers. Some one has already told you about eneloop batteries and that's a great suggestion. I now run my FT-60 exclusively on the Eneloops using the FT-60 AA battery case. If you can find the Black Eneloop Pro AA batteries and don't mind forcing the battery pack slightly into the radio, the Black Eneloops last even longer. Getting a 6 to 12 station AA smart charger would also be a good investment. Have fun and enjoy your new HT and the hobby! 73, Rob, KC5RET On Mon, Jul 8, 2019 at 7:05 AM highdrive67 via Groups.Io <highdrive67=[email protected]> wrote: Wow!? I'm blown away by the number of replies I have received in such a short time.? Thanks guys!!! --
73, Rob McClure, KC5RET |
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Re: Newbie asking advice on programming, batteries & headset
You might want to check out the FTB software:?
This software is one of an extensive array of similar programs for various Yaesu radios and it costs $15. You are likely to hear from others mentioning it here as well. Good luck and 73, JERRY, N3AA |
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Re: Newbie asking advice on programming, batteries & headset
My only comment is on the programming software.
Over the years, I've tried CHIRP for a couple of other rigs and was not happy. Bought the RTSystems programming software with accompanying cables and am very happy.? Never had a problem with RTSystems.? I use the RTSystems software and cables for:? FT-60; FT-817; FT-857; FT-1900; FT-7900. |
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Re: Newbie asking advice on programming, batteries & headset
Lyn your callsign represents a tremendous achievement and membership in a very exclusive club - those who took the time and expended the effort to earn an amateur radio license. I think you should be very proud and display your call everywhere. You are KJ7HNR - welcome and congratulations! My daughter is KJ4OTY and asked me to pass on her best as well. 73! Brian n8wrl On Tue, Jul 9, 2019, 2:16 AM highdrive67 via Groups.Io <highdrive67=[email protected]> wrote: Brian, I put in about 10 choices for a vanity call sign so that it will be easier for me and others to remember. ? Until that request is processed by the FCC,? it is KJ7HNR. ? |
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Re: Newbie asking advice on programming, batteries & headset
Regarding Eneloops, Costco has them in kits. I have bought three of those kits which got me three four-cell (AA's and/or AAA's) chargers. Two of those are in my FT-60R "go bag" so I can charge six cells at once. The FT-60 battery tray holds six AA cells and I carry six as spares. (The other charger and eight cells are in my camera bag to power the outboard flash! That takes four cells and the other four are the backup.)
I haven't actually measured power output, but the Eneloops have a long guaranteed duration (years) to remain fully charged while not in use and they last longer in use than the original equipment FT-60 batteries (of which I have two that basically now never get used). The Costco kits also include some AAA cells and adapters to use AA's as C's or D's. although I haven't looked at the kits recently so they might have different contents nowl Welcome aboard and enjoy it! 73, JERRY, N3AA |
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Re: Newbie asking advice on programming, batteries & headset
When I first got licensed, I don¡¯t believe vanity call signs were available, yet. Once they were, my problem was that I could never come up with a good one that I liked. Some just use their initials, which I always thought was a bit pretentious. Others took the callsign that their father or other family member had used. Me? I¡¯ve just kept the one that the FCC gave me when I passed my first exam. It¡¯s not a particularly great callsign, and I could never come up with any cute phonetics for it, but I¡¯ve gotten used to it over the years. It¡¯s mine. It¡¯s the callsign I was given and that¡¯s that.
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Re: Newbie asking advice on programming, batteries & headset
What is your call sign Lyn? 73 -Brian n8wrl On Mon, Jul 8, 2019 at 2:23 PM highdrive67 via Groups.Io <highdrive67=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: Newbie asking advice on programming, batteries & headset
Morning Lyn While I commend the vendors on attempting to advance the art of antennae much of what is sold is pure snake oil. A 3rd party antenna from non Yaesu suppliers may provide some improvement but it will likely be 1 or 2 dB at the most, hardly enough to make the heavy investment in a replacement for the stock HT antenna worth it. Keep in mind these things when using your HT. 1 When using a screw on rubber duckie style antenna you have little to ground plane. The vertical is already a disadvantage when compared to the dipole and when operated with no ground plane other than the minimalist metal in the case it will likely display negative gain despite the manufacturer's claims. Ask your- self this, "When they conduct their tests on their test range, do they mount it to the every model of HT known? Do they operate it at the same disadvantage as will be encountered when attached to your HT? Or do they mount it on the standard lab circular metallic disc found in vertical antenna test ranges? To date I have not been able to find a supplier(distributor) that can answer that question yes or no. Get lots of handwaving on how much better built their product is than a competitors but not an answer to what I ask. 2 Assuming you are on a flat surface when operating if you want to double your operating range, then you have to quadruple your radiated power (which works out to be a 6 dB increase). So when a vendor claims they have 1 or 2 dB more gain what does it actually bring to the table? As an example 2 dB improvement is 1/3rd of an S Unit. Can you differentiate the difference over the air between a signal that is 2 dB greater in amplitude? 3 In reference to batteries you will be hard pressed to beat the OEM product. When you start substituting battery packs it opens a whole new Pandora's box. I bought the Yaesu cord for powering the radio from a cigarette lighter. Beware as the side port on the FT-60R in later models no longer provides for charging. It is simply to power the radio. I have two FT-60's about two years apart and both are like this. You have to perch the HT in the provide charging stand to charge the battery. I lost my charging standing and decided to charge it with the wall wart one day. After a few hours I put the radio on the shelf and three months later discovered the battery would not operate the radio. So I drove over to the local supplier and bought a new battery. After a day or two of use and ineffective charging the new battery was exhausted. It took me about four hours to find the pitiful annotation in the manual about having to charge the device in the stand as opposed to using the side port. Oops! If you have the charging stand you will note the wall wart connector that fits in the back of the charging stand does not fit the side power port of the HT. That should have been my first clue. What I discovered was that the vendor I purchased the new battery pack from was not aware of that bit of info. So they sold me a new battery and new wall wart as I thought my wall wart was defective since it would not power the radio or charge the battery. Enjoy the radio. They are a good package. As an aside I am still partial to my old Kenwood TR-7800 (Think circa 1970). With the stock ducky it would reliably bring up repeaters 20 miles further away than the new model HT's running the same power. <sigh> Wish PL was not so prevalent as I would still be using it. 73 Chuck WD4HXG On July 8, 2019 at 8:05 AM, "highdrive67 via Groups.Io" <highdrive67@...> wrote:
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Re: Newbie asking advice on programming, batteries & headset
Hi Lyn! I'm a bit late here - welcome to the hobby. The FT60 is a great choice, as is the FT70. I have both and use them a lot. RTS is the way to go in my opinion, especially as you get more radios and want to share frequency lists between them. RTS makes it very easy, and their cables are rock-solid. Very pleased. Have fun and 73! -Brian n8wrl On Mon, Jul 8, 2019 at 8:05 AM highdrive67 via Groups.Io <highdrive67=[email protected]> wrote: Wow!? I'm blown away by the number of replies I have received in such a short time.? Thanks guys!!! |
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