Re: [chirp_users] FT-857D with extended transmit
Roger...857D Just be sure to read the radio first then you should be able to modify the spreadsheet or import another spreadsheet I've done it many times
Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device -------- Original message --------From: "David A. Behar" david271@gmail.com Date: 9/21/16 16:28 (GMT-05:00) To: Discussion of CHIRP chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Subject: Re: [chirp_users] FT-857D with extended transmit Hi Jack, Thank you very much for writing back. Can you please confirm that you are using the FT-857D? David A. Behar, M.B.A., M.S.E. -- and now AFT0DBph. 206-856-7349
On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 12:56 PM, Jack w4grj@satterfield.org wrote: Did you read the radio first?Use chirp on 897 & 857 with MARS mod no problem.JackW4GRJ / AFA4DG On Sep 18, 2016, at 4:57 PM, David A. Behar david271@gmail.com wrote:
Hi friends, I am signing up for USAF MARS today, and I've made the extended transmit range modification to my Yaesu FT-857D. Now CHIRP no longer works with the radio, reporting an error message about an unexpected value in the first block. (I apologize for not having copied the exact error message -- I can get that if it would be helpful.) Has anybody achieved success using CHIRP with a MARS-modded FT-857D? If so, what is the trick to this? David / K7DB
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Thanks Jack... I got it to work after selecting FT-857 (not FT-857D) as the radio type (even though the radio is an FT-857D -- the error message sort-of prompted me to do that.
David
On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 1:48 PM, w4grj w4grj@satterfield.org wrote:
Roger...857D
Just be sure to read the radio first then you should be able to modify the spreadsheet or import another spreadsheet I've done it many times
Is this one of the changes that happens when you open up the FT-857D? I never did that mod because I thought it would no longer work correctly on 5 MHz amateur shared band.
It changes to FT-857 with no D?
David
On Sep 21, 2016 10:58 PM, "David A. Behar" david271@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Jack... I got it to work after selecting FT-857 (not FT-857D) as the radio type (even though the radio is an FT-857D -- the error message sort-of prompted me to do that.
David
On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 1:48 PM, w4grj w4grj@satterfield.org wrote:
Roger...857D
Just be sure to read the radio first then you should be able to modify the spreadsheet or import another spreadsheet I've done it many times
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Hi David,
I can't say whether the extended transmit modification "changes to FT-857 with no D". But here is what I believe happens when the modification is made:
- The radio has transmit coverage which matches the receive coverage, *except* no transmit below 1.8 MHz; no transmit in the FM broadcast band; no transmit in the aeronautical VHF band. - There are no special channel positions on the radio for the five amateur 5 MHz channels. However, with the extended transmit capability the five channels can simply be programmed into five of the 200 memory channels. - Two-meter band and 440 MHz band amateur repeater offsets are no longer set automatically. However, any offset can be set before saving a repeater pair into a radio memory. - All memories are erased on the radio... but with CHIRP, you can easily restore your previously programmed memory channels. - For programming with CHIRP, specify FT-857/FT-897 (*not* FT-857D/FT-897D).
The details on how to make the modification are available online -- e.g., see MARS Modification For Yaesu FT-897D https://www.txarmymars.org/downloads/FT897D-MARS-Mod.pdf. I understand that upon presentation of proof of MARS or CAP participation, Yaesu technical support will also provide the modification instructions.
David / K7DB
On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 8:05 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. n1ea@arrl.net wrote:
Is this one of the changes that happens when you open up the FT-857D? I never did that mod because I thought it would no longer work correctly on 5 MHz amateur shared band.
It changes to FT-857 with no D?
David
my 857d is set to d in chirp. has mars mod. all working ok.
From: david271@gmail.com Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 21:43:40 -0700 To: chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Subject: Re: [chirp_users] FT-857D with extended transmit
Hi David, I can't say whether the extended transmit modification "changes to FT-857 with no D". But here is what I believe happens when the modification is made:The radio has transmit coverage which matches the receive coverage, except no transmit below 1.8 MHz; no transmit in the FM broadcast band; no transmit in the aeronautical VHF band.There are no special channel positions on the radio for the five amateur 5 MHz channels. However, with the extended transmit capability the five channels can simply be programmed into five of the 200 memory channels.Two-meter band and 440 MHz band amateur repeater offsets are no longer set automatically. However, any offset can be set before saving a repeater pair into a radio memory.All memories are erased on the radio... but with CHIRP, you can easily restore your previously programmed memory channels.For programming with CHIRP, specify FT-857/FT-897 (not FT-857D/FT-897D).The details on how to make the modification are available online -- e.g., see MARS Modification For Yaesu FT-897D. I understand that upon presentation of proof of MARS or CAP participation, Yaesu technical support will also provide the modification instructions. David / K7DB
On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 8:05 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. n1ea@arrl.net wrote: Is this one of the changes that happens when you open up the FT-857D? I never did that mod because I thought it would no longer work correctly on 5 MHz amateur shared band. It changes to FT-857 with no D? David
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Glad to hear...regards
On Sep 21, 2016, at 10:56 PM, David A. Behar david271@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Jack... I got it to work after selecting FT-857 (not FT-857D) as the radio type (even though the radio is an FT-857D -- the error message sort-of prompted me to do that.
David
On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 1:48 PM, w4grj w4grj@satterfield.org wrote: Roger...857D
Just be sure to read the radio first then you should be able to modify the spreadsheet or import another spreadsheet I've done it many times
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