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New Version of the RATS FT-817 GUI Available - It Has A New Look

Mark A. Smith
 

Group,

This new version fixes a problem with old mode values that were stored in the initialization files which may have caused some users to get a run-time error upon starting RATS. A problem with tuning the SUB VFO using the channel dial has also been fixed. The ability to save SPLIT frequencies to memory for LEO satellite work has now been implemented. And the big news is that RATS FT-817 has a new face plate that gives it a 3 dimensional appearance. Check it out and let me know what you think. As always please let me know if you have any problems, so that I may address them in the next update. Thanks for your help and support. 73

Mark A. Smith
KB5KYX
Mark A. Smith
 

OOPS, here are the links for easy access to the new RATS FT-817 software.


New Look Picture:

Download:

Feedback:

Home:


Mark

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark A. Smith" <kb5kyx@...>
To: <FT817@...>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 8:42 AM
Subject: [FT817] New Version of the RATS FT-817 GUI Available - It Has A New
Look


Group,

This new version fixes a problem with old mode values that were stored in
the initialization files which may have caused some users to get a run-time
error upon starting RATS. A problem with tuning the SUB VFO using the
channel dial has also been fixed. The ability to save SPLIT frequencies to
memory for LEO satellite work has now been implemented. And the big news is
that RATS FT-817 has a new face plate that gives it a 3 dimensional
appearance. Check it out and let me know what you think. As always please
let me know if you have any problems, so that I may address them in the next
update. Thanks for your help and support. 73

Mark A. Smith
KB5KYX






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Pres Waterman
 

Subject: Re: [FT817] New Version of the RATS FT-817 GUI Available - It Has A
New Look


OOPS, here are the links for easy access to the new RATS FT-817 software.


New Look Picture:

OOPS... can't get the page:

The page cannot be found
The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed,
or is temporarily unavailable.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----



Pres Waterman W2PW
c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc.
Long Island Ford and Kia Dealer

GO BILLS!
 

--- In FT817@y..., "Pres Waterman" <pres@1...> wrote:

OOPS, here are the links for easy access to the new RATS FT-817
software.

New Look Picture:
software.com/FT817_picture.htm

OOPS... can't get the page:

The page cannot be found
Hi Pres,

Interesting.. If you go to there home page, you can
navigate to the picture.. The page seems to have the
same url you listed..!! only the FT is ft..!!


Rgds David
Pres Waterman
 

--- In FT817@y..., "Pres Waterman" <pres@1...> wrote:

OOPS, here are the links for easy access to the new RATS FT-817
software.

New Look Picture:
software.com/FT817_picture.htm

OOPS... can't get the page:

The page cannot be found
Hi Pres,

Interesting.. If you go to there home page, you can
navigate to the picture.. The page seems to have the
same url you listed..!! only the FT is ft..!!

Ah. Thanks David. THAT's the difference. So many people don't realize that
URLs are case-sensitive. And I didn't catch the upper-lower thing. That
explains why navigation worked... the internal link is correct.

Pres Waterman W2PW
c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc.
Long Island Ford and Kia Dealer

GO BILLS!
John O. Newell
 

Am I the only person who thinks that it's amazing that users
of software sold for the FT-817 are being asked to learn the
physical interface (in plain English, the front panel) of
another rig? I guess it's OK if you already owned an
FT-847, but I don't, and I sure don't need how to operate
radios I don't own or operate. Heck, there's barely enough
room in the gray matter to remember how to operate the rigs
I _do_ own. %-)

73
John Newell
KB1FPM
 

Am I the only person who thinks that it's amazing that users
of software sold for the FT-817 are being asked to learn the
physical interface (in plain English, the front panel) of
another rig?
Nope. I haven't had an HF rig in 10+ years, so I'm *definitely*
confused enough by the '817, let alone another rig!
 

Does it matter if the program looks like another radio, as long as it
is well layed out, looks presentable and performs well?

I like FTBasic. It works well, doesn't lock up my machine, has a nice
GUI, and the cost is trivial. Besides ... I know Bob Freeth will be
adding as many features as he can think of for the next while. Talk
about incredible value.

The FT-817 does take a little getting used to, but so do the IC706,
the FT-100, the FT-847, etc. and so will any program to control any
of these radios. Personally, I really dislike some of the cryptic
abbreviations that the manufacturers have used in the menus - but
we're stuck with them until something better comes along.

73.
Rick (VE3CVG)

--- In FT817@y..., "Steve Howell" <AB8JC@y...> wrote:
Am I the only person who thinks that it's amazing that users
of software sold for the FT-817 are being asked to learn the
physical interface (in plain English, the front panel) of
another rig?
Nope. I haven't had an HF rig in 10+ years, so I'm *definitely*
confused enough by the '817, let alone another rig!
Mark A. Smith
 

Sorry guys, I made some changes to the web page names shortly after
publishing those links without realizing what I had done. Guess the late
night programming is caching up to me. The link is:



I also had problems getting to the ft817_picture.htm page from the Home
page. I didn't have my browser options set to reload web pages on each
visit, so I had to back up one page to the prod_ft817.htm page and refresh
that page to update the links to the picture page. The old saying "If it
ain't broke don't fix it", applies here!

Sorry for the inconvenience. 73


Mark
KB5KYX

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pres Waterman" <pres@...>
To: <FT817@...>
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2001 10:29 PM
Subject: Re: [FT817] Re: New Version of the RATS FT-817 GUI Available - It
Has A New Look


--- In FT817@y..., "Pres Waterman" <pres@1...> wrote:

OOPS, here are the links for easy access to the new RATS FT-817
software.

New Look Picture:
software.com/FT817_picture.htm

OOPS... can't get the page:

The page cannot be found
Hi Pres,

Interesting.. If you go to there home page, you can
navigate to the picture.. The page seems to have the
same url you listed..!! only the FT is ft..!!

Ah. Thanks David. THAT's the difference. So many people don't realize that
URLs are case-sensitive. And I didn't catch the upper-lower thing. That
explains why navigation worked... the internal link is correct.

Pres Waterman W2PW
c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc.
Long Island Ford and Kia Dealer

GO BILLS!



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Mark A. Smith
 

The reason I decided to use the RATS FT-847 display for the RATS FT-817, and
deviate from my original plan to make each RATS interface look similar to
and function like the actual radio, was that I thought it might be better to
have most of the functions displayed on the radio face or menu for quicker
access.

I also asked for input during the development stage on what users preferred
for an interface for this radio, and most everyone wanted the full featured
display with dual frequency readouts for SPLIT, etc. Since the RATS FT-847
interface was already written I was able to use it and shorten the
development time by months. So that's my story, and I'm stickin to it.

To be honest, had I known in advance that Bob was going to write such a
fantastic program in FTBasic with all the features and price he has, I would
have skipped this project and spent more time with my family. Anyway it's
too late now, so I'll just keep doing the best I can with what I have.

73

Mark
KB5KYX

----- Original Message -----
From: <ve3cvg@...>
To: <FT817@...>
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 10:05 PM
Subject: [FT817] Re: New Version of the RATS FT-817 GUI Available - It Has A
New Look


Does it matter if the program looks like another radio, as long as it
is well layed out, looks presentable and performs well?

I like FTBasic. It works well, doesn't lock up my machine, has a nice
GUI, and the cost is trivial. Besides ... I know Bob Freeth will be
adding as many features as he can think of for the next while. Talk
about incredible value.

The FT-817 does take a little getting used to, but so do the IC706,
the FT-100, the FT-847, etc. and so will any program to control any
of these radios. Personally, I really dislike some of the cryptic
abbreviations that the manufacturers have used in the menus - but
we're stuck with them until something better comes along.

73.
Rick (VE3CVG)




--- In FT817@y..., "Steve Howell" <AB8JC@y...> wrote:
Am I the only person who thinks that it's amazing that users
of software sold for the FT-817 are being asked to learn the
physical interface (in plain English, the front panel) of
another rig?
Nope. I haven't had an HF rig in 10+ years, so I'm *definitely*
confused enough by the '817, let alone another rig!


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Don
 

Well put Rick. Ay first I too was a little miffed. I wanted an exact
replica of the ft-817 on the screen. However, once I got over it I began to
enjoy the features I normally use.

----- Original Message -----
From: <ve3cvg@...>
To: <FT817@...>
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 11:05 PM
Subject: [FT817] Re: New Version of the RATS FT-817 GUI Available - It Has A
New Look


Does it matter if the program looks like another radio, as long as it
is well layed out, looks presentable and performs well?

I like FTBasic. It works well, doesn't lock up my machine, has a nice
GUI, and the cost is trivial. Besides ... I know Bob Freeth will be
adding as many features as he can think of for the next while. Talk
about incredible value.

The FT-817 does take a little getting used to, but so do the IC706,
the FT-100, the FT-847, etc. and so will any program to control any
of these radios. Personally, I really dislike some of the cryptic
abbreviations that the manufacturers have used in the menus - but
we're stuck with them until something better comes along.

73.
Rick (VE3CVG)




--- In FT817@y..., "Steve Howell" <AB8JC@y...> wrote:
Am I the only person who thinks that it's amazing that users
of software sold for the FT-817 are being asked to learn the
physical interface (in plain English, the front panel) of
another rig?
Nope. I haven't had an HF rig in 10+ years, so I'm *definitely*
confused enough by the '817, let alone another rig!


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-----Original Message-----
From: Don [mailto:k7ugq@...]
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 9:52 AM
To: FT817@...
Subject: Re: [FT817] Re: New Version of the RATS FT-817 GUI Available - It
Has A New Look

> The FT-817 does take a little getting used to, but so do the IC706,
> the FT-100, the FT-847, etc. and so will any program to control any
> of these radios. Personally, I really dislike some of the cryptic
> abbreviations that the manufacturers have used in the menus - but
> we're stuck with them until something better comes along.
>
> 73.
> Rick (VE3CVG)
>

Yes! Case in point, Intercept Point Optimization "IPO", which is really
just turning the preprocessor on and off but on is off and off is on. I
wonder if whoever came up with that one was standing on his head at the
time? But, as you say, it just takes a little getting used to :-)

73, Rich - W3ZJ

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