Is there anything special about the clone cable for this radio?
I have a 4 pole to 4 pole lead but the Tx radio shows "error" the Rx sits in "Rx" mode.
All I need to do is clone one FT60 to another, because manually entering is such a pain in time management!!!
They may be cheap to buy but... any ideas? CHIRP was not one of my desires to follow as this is a "one off" use.
Cheers, Mark.
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life expectancy of HT in general
I've done some searching in this forum (and a few other places) and come up empty, so I thought I'd ask. Does this HT have general life expectancy? The reason I'm suspicious of my 20+ year old unit is due to battery life across a number of batteries, some of them new or <1 year old. I've tried both HRO and cheaper Amazon batteries, and they don't hold a charge well. My charging cradle shows a steady green light on all of them so I don't think it's the battery or the cradle. I haven't been on the air much due to work but when I am, battery life caves, even if I'm not transmitting. My Tx is on Low and the Power Saver feature is enabled. And when power is low, obviously Tx is negatively affected. I'd appreciate any guidance on this matter, including other investigations I might conduct to determine the problem. Thanks!
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73s,
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Jayne
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Dave,
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You should be using the NC-88B, 200 mA. The Yaesu model is 351202OO3CT
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The Yaesu adapter is SAD-24 for the FT-60R hy. Horace D.
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On Oct 14, 2024, at 4:22 PM, Dave Jeffries AF0DJ via groups.io <radioranger44@...> wrote:
I once noted that the charger I was using brought the battery only up to 7.2 volts.? ?? Hmmm...... On investigating it looks like I was using the wrong "wall wart" power supply.
Now I cant find the right one.? ? DARN.? TOO MUCH STUFF around here.
What wall wart am I supposed to be using ??? ? ?
Dave J? ? AF0DJ
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On Monday, October 14, 2024 at 09:11:47 AM MDT, Ray, W4BYG <w4byg@...> wrote:
Check your charger. Make sure it
is producing the voltage needed.
Ray, W4BYG
On 10/13/2024 20:13, Norbert Bracke
wrote:
The radio and battery are about 3 months old
I’m surprised that it’s failing already.
Sounds like you might need a new battery. How old is
the battery.
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After a full charge
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Gary
KY8M
Macomb, MI.
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"The world is desperate for a faith that combines two things: awestruck sight of unshakable divine Truth, and
utterly practical, round-the-clock power to make a liberating difference in life"... John Piper
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The charger that came with my FT-60 says 12 VDC @ 2 amps, center pin positive, and the manufacturer is Vertex Standard. ?
On Monday, October 14, 2024, 1:22 PM, Dave Jeffries AF0DJ via groups.io <radioranger44@...> wrote:
I once noted that the charger I was using brought the battery only up to 7.2 volts.? ?? Hmmm...... On investigating it looks like I was using the wrong "wall wart" power supply.
Now I cant find the right one.? ? DARN.? TOO MUCH STUFF around here.
What wall wart am I supposed to be using ??? ? ?
Dave J? ? AF0DJ
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On Monday, October 14, 2024 at 09:11:47 AM MDT, Ray, W4BYG <w4byg@...> wrote:
Check your charger. Make sure it
is producing the voltage needed.
Ray, W4BYG
On 10/13/2024 20:13, Norbert Bracke
wrote:
The radio and battery are about 3 months old
I’m surprised that it’s failing already.
Sounds like you might need a new battery. How old is
the battery.
?
After a full charge
?
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?
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?
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Gary
KY8M
Macomb, MI.
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"The world is desperate for a faith that combines two things: awestruck sight of unshakable divine Truth, and
utterly practical, round-the-clock power to make a liberating difference in life"... John Piper
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Hi Dave,
You need the 12v wall wart at least. I use the SBH-13 cradle. Needs 12v at 1amp!
There may be FT60s that will only charge on the cradle. There is also a fast charge cradle.
Andrew VK5CV
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I once noted that the charger I was using brought the battery only up to 7.2 volts.? ??
Hmmm......
On investigating it looks like I was using the wrong "wall wart" power supply.
Now I cant find the right one.? ? DARN.? TOO MUCH STUFF around here.
What wall wart am I supposed to be using ??? ? ?
Dave J? ? AF0DJ
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On Monday, October 14, 2024 at 09:11:47 AM MDT, Ray, W4BYG <w4byg@...> wrote:
Check your charger. Make sure it is producing the voltage needed.
Ray, W4BYG
On 10/13/2024 20:13, Norbert Bracke wrote:
The radio and battery are about 3 months old
I’m surprised that it’s failing already.
Sounds like you might need a new battery. How old is the battery.
?
After a full charge
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
--
Gary
KY8M
Macomb, MI.
--
"The world is desperate for a faith that combines two things: awestruck sight of unshakable divine Truth, and
utterly practical, round-the-clock power to make a liberating difference in life"... John Piper
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I once noted that the charger I was using brought the battery only up to 7.2 volts.? ?? Hmmm...... On investigating it looks like I was using the wrong "wall wart" power supply.
Now I cant find the right one.? ? DARN.? TOO MUCH STUFF around here.
What wall wart am I supposed to be using ??? ? ?
Dave J? ? AF0DJ
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On Monday, October 14, 2024 at 09:11:47 AM MDT, Ray, W4BYG <w4byg@...> wrote:
Check your charger. Make sure it
is producing the voltage needed.
Ray, W4BYG
On 10/13/2024 20:13, Norbert Bracke
wrote:
The radio and battery are about 3 months old
I’m surprised that it’s failing already.
Sounds like you might need a new battery. How old is
the battery.
?
After a full charge
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
--
Gary
KY8M
Macomb, MI.
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"The world is desperate for a faith that combines two things: awestruck sight of unshakable divine Truth, and
utterly practical, round-the-clock power to make a liberating difference in life"... John Piper
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Norbert, battery should be 8.2 .8.4v I would call the place where you bought it from and ask for a new battery.
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Gary
KY8M
Macomb, MI.
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I have tested the charger which reads 12V output.
I have tested the battery after being on the charger for 12 hours and it reads 7.2V When I turn on the radio after the battery is fully charged it reads 7.2V When I key the PTT I see the radio restart and the voltage dropping by 0.1V every time I key the PTT. So, I am unclear if the battery is damaged or the radio. Is there anything I else I can test? This is a new radio, purchased in July 2024 with factory battery.
Battery voltage is shown on the display when the radio is turned
on...what is the voltage. Is it a Yaesu battery or an aftermarket clone?
Gordon kc2bw
Ray, W4BYG wrote:
> Check your charger. Make sure it is producing the voltage needed.
> Ray, W4BYG
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> On 10/13/2024 20:13, Norbert Bracke wrote:
>> The radio and battery are about 3 months old
>> I’m surprised that it’s failing already.
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>> On Sun, Oct 13, 2024 at 7:03?PM dcx3420 via
>> <> <dcx3420=[email protected]> wrote:
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>>? ? ?Sounds like you might need a new battery. How old is the battery.
>>? ? ?After a full charge
>>? ? ?--
>>? ? ?Gary
>>? ? ?KY8M
>>? ? ?Macomb, MI.
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> utterly practical, round-the-clock power to make a liberating difference in life"... John Piper
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Battery voltage is shown on the display when the radio is turned on...what is the voltage. Is it a Yaesu battery or an aftermarket clone?
Gordon kc2bw
Ray, W4BYG wrote:
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Ray, W4BYG
On 10/13/2024 20:13, Norbert Bracke wrote:
The radio and battery are about 3 months old
I’m surprised that it’s failing already.
On Sun, Oct 13, 2024 at 7:03?PM dcx3420 via groups.io <> <dcx3420@...> wrote:
Sounds like you might need a new battery. How old is the battery.
After a full charge
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Gary
KY8M
Macomb, MI.
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"The world is desperate for a faith that combines two things: awestruck sight of unshakable divine Truth, and
utterly practical, round-the-clock power to make a liberating difference in life"... John Piper
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Check your charger. Make sure it
is producing the voltage needed.
Ray, W4BYG
On 10/13/2024 20:13, Norbert Bracke
wrote:
The radio and battery are about 3 months old
I’m surprised that it’s failing already.
Sounds like you might need a new battery. How old is
the battery.
?
After a full charge
?
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?
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?
?
?
--
Gary
KY8M
Macomb, MI.
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"The world is desperate for a faith that combines two things: awestruck sight of unshakable divine Truth, and
utterly practical, round-the-clock power to make a liberating difference in life"... John Piper
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If you bought it new, then something is not right. All I can think of if the radio is shutting down is there is a defect. Is it still under warranty? ???? On Sun, Oct 13, 2024 at 05:13 PM, Norbert Bracke wrote:
The radio and battery are about 3 months old
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Gary
KY8M
Macomb, MI.
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The radio and battery are about 3 months old I’m surprised that it’s failing already.
Sounds like you might need a new battery. How old is the battery.
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After a full charge
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Gary
KY8M
Macomb, MI.
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Probably a bad battery. ?Can you plug the radio into a car cigarette light and get it to work? ?Do not use the wall wart.? Jardy Dawson WA7JRD
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? After a full charge, every time I key the PTT it seems to drain the battery very quickly and sometimes restarting the radio.
Is there a setting that I inadvertently set that would suck that much power?
Or is the battery damaged? Or is there some internal damage in the radio itself?
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Sounds like you might need a new battery. How old is the battery.
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After a full charge
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Gary
KY8M
Macomb, MI.
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After a full charge, every time I key the PTT it seems to drain the battery very quickly and sometimes restarting the radio.
Is there a setting that I inadvertently set that would suck that much power?
Or is the battery damaged? Or is there some internal damage in the radio itself?
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Re: No Download With CHIRP
Found the "problem". For whatever reason it does not work at all on my Windows 10 laptop, but works like a champ on my Linux computer.
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Michael WA7SKG
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Re: No Download With CHIRP
If you cannot get CHIRP to work, try using the FT-60 Commander. Software. You can find this program for free at KC8UNJ.com. Use the alternate write method.?
This way, you should be able to tell if it is a radio problem or software issue. ?
On Friday, August 30, 2024, 17:56, Michael WA7SKG <wa7skg@...> wrote: I have two FT-60R handhelds. I cannot get them to download to CHIRP. I hold the Moni and turn it on, select F8 Clone, hit F/W and it is in clone mode. When I hit PTT, it never goes to ---TX---. Doesn't matter whether cable is attached or not, or whether CHIRP has been started or not. Every now and then, sometimes holding the PTT for just a second, sometimes holding it for 5-10 seconds, it will momentarily go into ---TX---, but never does the download. CHIRP eventually says "Failure to communicate with radio: Radio not responding."
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I did this a year or so ago and right after pushing the PTT for a second, it went right into ---TX---. Now it doesn't.
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Pushing the Moni button it goes right into ---RX---, but I have no file to upload. I know I had files for this radio previously, but I seem to have lost them.
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My programming cable uses an FTDI chip. It is an after market MIRKIT cable. I've not seen any complaints about it.
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Any ideas what I may be doing wrong?
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Michael WA7SKG
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I have two FT-60R handhelds. I cannot get them to download to CHIRP. I hold the Moni and turn it on, select F8 Clone, hit F/W and it is in clone mode. When I hit PTT, it never goes to ---TX---. Doesn't matter whether cable is attached or not, or whether CHIRP has been started or not. Every now and then, sometimes holding the PTT for just a second, sometimes holding it for 5-10 seconds, it will momentarily go into ---TX---, but never does the download. CHIRP eventually says "Failure to communicate with radio: Radio not responding."
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I did this a year or so ago and right after pushing the PTT for a second, it went right into ---TX---. Now it doesn't.
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Pushing the Moni button it goes right into ---RX---, but I have no file to upload. I know I had files for this radio previously, but I seem to have lost them.
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My programming cable uses an FTDI chip. It is an after market MIRKIT cable. I've not seen any complaints about it.
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Any ideas what I may be doing wrong?
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Michael WA7SKG
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Re: FT-60 and Memory Bank Programming
I was strictly referring to the quoted excerpt from the rt
systems help files, not the entire thread.? AA3T
On 8/17/2024 2:07 PM, Andy KI6SEP via
groups.io wrote:
Not true.? You need to read all of the thread:
there are many posts that explicitly describe how to set up the
banks.
Andy
KI6SEP
Just a thought...
These look like the instructions for recalling a memory
bank for use rather than assigning channels to a memory
bank.
73, Nick, AA3T
On 8/2/2024 8:36 PM, CalFire via wrote:
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On Fri, Aug 2, 2024 at 05:13 PM, CalFire wrote:
Andy,
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Never got your "example". It's O.K., I'll contact
R.T. Systems...again.
I did find this R.T. Systems tutorial but the
enclosed, from their PDF. See Page 80 in the link below.
The snip below makes no sense to me...
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"Now that you have pressed and held the [BAND] key
until NOBANK appears,
you must keep moving. The radio will exit that mode
rather quickly. No
problem... just press and hold the [BAND] key again.
Turn the KNOB on top
to select the bank you want to use. Banks
with a number that does not blink
contain
channels. A blinking number indicates an empty
bank that cannot be
selected.
Once you find the one you want,
press the [V/M] key to save the
selection. If you want to be sure your selection was
saved, press the [V/M]
key to go to VFO mode then again to return to memory
mode. When you
return to memory mode the radio will display Bank #
indicating the working
bank.
So, that is a lot to sort through. Briefly, your key
presses are...
[BAND] (press and hold)
Turn KNOB to select the bank you want.
Press [V/M] to save
The radio will now operate as if it is programmed with
only the channels in that memory
bank"
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"A blinking number indicates an empty bank that
cannot be selected."
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ALL MY BANKS BLINK! So I can't use any of them? I
just did a factory reset!
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How can they be unusable if I just did a factory
reset? How can a bank be "empty" and be unusable??
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Dave Jeffries AF0DJ
Ray, W4BYG
Michael WA7SKG