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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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Re: FT-60 User's Manual
On 6/16/2014 12:38 AM, 'Rick - yahoo' rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60] wrote:
it says “Bell Alerm Active”. What’s an alerm? It is a typo that was intentionally inserted into the text so that folks looking for bad documentation could gain that strong sense of satisfaction they obviously needed. Asian culture values being considerate, more than we Americans do... d/ -- Dave Crocker Brandenburg InternetWorking bbiw.net |
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Re: a real newbie question
开云体育I didn’t mean to imply that anything was wrong with the radio. I pick up some traffic but not very much. I was wondering if it was an antenna gain problem but find that hard to believe given how close I am to the repeaters. ? My real fear is that ham radio on 2 meter and 70 cm is dead in Phoenix. ? Rick ? From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...]
Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:45 PM To: FT-60@... Subject: Re: [FT-60] a real newbie question ? ? My suggestion is to wait until you get your call and are legal, then transmit and identify on one of the repeaters and see if you get either a reset beep or someone responds to you. ?Chances are there’s nothing wrong with the radio but only a unused repeater. ?Don’t panic and think it’s a radio problem until you can prove it is (or not). ? Jack, ae8p ? On Jun 15, 2014, at 9:54 PM, 'Rick - yahoo' rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote: ? ? I set up my FT-60 to scan 2 meter. It has the original rubber duckie antenna on it. I take it outside where I can see the antenna farm 2.5 miles away up on the mountain. I hear nothing most of the time. Using the repeater book, I do know the repeater frequencies. I scan through this region of the spectrum and still get nothing. The squelch is set just above the noise floor. ? What gives? ? 73, ? Rick ? ? |
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Re: a real newbie question
开云体育My suggestion is to wait until you get your call and are legal, then transmit and identify on one of the repeaters and see if you get either a reset beep or someone responds to you. ?Chances are there’s nothing wrong with the radio but only a unused repeater. ?Don’t panic and think it’s a radio problem until you can prove it is (or not).
Jack, ae8p
On Jun 15, 2014, at 9:54 PM, 'Rick - yahoo' rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote: I set up my FT-60 to scan 2 meter. It has the original rubber duckie antenna on it. I take it outside where I can see the antenna farm 2.5 miles away up on the mountain. I hear nothing most of the time. Using the repeater book, I do know the repeater frequencies. I scan through this region of the spectrum and still get nothing. The squelch is set just above the noise floor. ? What gives? ? 73, ? Rick |
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Re: FT-60 User's Manual
开云体育In my copy of the user’s guide, they do say alarm in the "CTCSS/DCS Bell Operation" section. Is that what you were trying to tell me? ? I put a copy of the pdf in my Nook. Much easier for these old eyes to see than the printed version. ? Right now I have 4 frequencies programmed and all are quiet. But I see great value in that cable when I get more than 25 values. ? Rick ? From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...]
Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2014 6:37 PM To: FT-60@... Subject: [FT-60] 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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Re: a real newbie question
no one is using the repeater. try using one frequency with the PL and listen for the identifier. On Sun, Jun 15, 2014 at 6:54 PM, 'Rick - yahoo' rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60] <FT-60@...> wrote:
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Re: FT-60 User's Manual
开云体育Well, I am alermed to hear that! ? Rick ? From: FT-60@... [mailto:FT-60@...]
Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:21 PM To: FT-60@... Subject: Re: [FT-60] FT-60 User's Manual ? ? Guess they missed one!
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Re: FT-60 User's Manual
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On Jun 15, 2014, at 3:38 PM, "'Rick - yahoo' rgsparber.ya@... [FT-60]" <FT-60@...> wrote:
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a real newbie question
开云体育I set up my FT-60 to scan 2 meter. It has the original rubber duckie antenna on it. I take it outside where I can see the antenna farm 2.5 miles away up on the mountain. I hear nothing most of the time. Using the repeater book, I do know the repeater frequencies. I scan through this region of the spectrum and still get nothing. The squelch is set just above the noise floor. ? What gives? ? 73, ? Rick |