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Charging
Just received my FT60 and had a quick question. When you plug it in to charge, is there suppose to be a light or something to show that it is charging? Thanks CB
By Bubba <browncr@...> · #11033 ·
Battery charging time
UPS delivered my FT-60 today. The manual says to let it charge for ten hours. How long does it take the included charger to bring the battery to full charge under normal use? Is the car charger any
By Pete Bucy · #11032 ·
Re: Smart Charger for FT-60R?
Think I will go with the 2000mah Eneloops. My battery pack is still in good shape, but I do have the battery holder for it and use it when the pack is dead until I can charge it up in the radio. I
By J Harrell <scannerman@...> · #11031 ·
Re: Smart Charger for FT-60R?
2000 mAh. The greatest benefit of the Eneloops for me is the low self-discharge. I'm not a heavy user; the HT can sit a while between uses. 73, Nick, AA3T
By Nick Rylatt · #11030 ·
Re: programming ctcss tones
Personally, I "lock up" very few - if any - repeaters with CTCSS. I leave 'em ALL "open tone" on receive. Hasn't been a problem the past 15+ years. It also prevents keying up on another's conversation
By Clint Bradford · #11029 ·
Re: programming ctcss tones
The answer, sadly, is no. I called and was told that the FT-60 does not have that capability. It CAN have a CTSS/DCS for xmt/rcv or vice versa but not separate tones of the same type. Very annoying!
By Dan Carter · #11028 ·
Re: programming ctcss tones
If you save the programming for each repeater into a memory location it will save the RX / TX frequency, tone and power level (I think) for each one. Clint has a good quick programming guide you can
By Bill Boyer <daweasel@...> · #11027 ·
Re: Smart Charger for FT-60R?
Out of curiosity I was thinking of getting some new eneloops for my FT60 since I have the AA battery case for it. I assume you are using the 2000mah eneloops or the newer 2500mah eneloops? Also what
By J Harrell <scannerman@...> · #11026 ·
Re: programming
Huh? When has Yaesu issued a firmware update on a FT-60R? Clint Bradford, K6LCS
By Clint Bradford · #11025 ·
Re: programming
You've done the hard part: researching your region, and finding the local machines of interest. What makes the programming software/cable attractive is that you can quickly enter alphanumeric
By Clint Bradford · #11024 ·
Re: programming ctcss tones
Each memory can be programmed with its own tone. Also power level and repeater offset frequency. I my area, some repeaters are on a 1.00 MHz offset instead of 0.600 MHz. 73, Nick, AA3T
By Nick Rylatt · #11023 ·
programming ctcss tones
I listen to several repeaters with a tone of 107.2. One has a different ctcss tone. Will the FT60 accept more than one ctcss tone while keeping the others? I have read the manual and still don't know.
By kk4cif <dalejustice3@...> · #11022 ·
Re: programming
I travel quite a bit with my FT-60R. I have programmed all of the repeaters in for the three different places I usually visit, as well as our local ones here in "slower lower" Delaware. I then use the
By W3FIS <deadgoose@...> · #11020 ·
Re: programming
Depends on how many different repeaters you have in your area and what your personal time is worth. For a few repeaters, no big deal. But when you have 150-200 to do, the cable and software makes it
By Bill Boyer <daweasel@...> · #11019 ·
Re: programming
Thanks Kevin.? That is very helpful.? I did not even know anything about that.? It would seem to be a good option, especially if you travel a lot with your radio.? 73, Dennis ? "My power is made
By Dennis Mcdonald <denmar020808@...> · #11018 ·
Re: programming
I see you already have a few responses to your question?regarding programing software.? Let me back up a little to let you know ?a little more about what we are referring to when we speak of
By Kevin Wilson · #11017 ·
Re: programming
I have about a dozen repeaters in my area, in 2 meter, and 70cm bands.? I found it pretty easy to put them in.? There are only 3 or 4 that needed tones, but that was easy, too.? It took me about 30
By Dennis Mcdonald <denmar020808@...> · #11016 ·
Re: programming
I purchased a USB programming cable from an Ebay seller for $8.89 and then downloaded the Commander software. Made it a snap to program the radio. I use it primarily as a scanner and have a mix of
By Edward Maikranz <maikranze@...> · #11021 ·
Re: programming
Depending on your location and your needs, you may not need a cable. Did you put the PL tones (if any) into the frequency? If you don't travel much and only have a few repeaters in your area,
By Jack <ae8p@...> · #11015 ·
Re: programming
Call HRO and get the Yaesu software and it comes with a cable. After-market cables require an adapter to make the computer and the software to talk back and fore to radio. I found this the best way to
By Richard · #11014 ·