On Sat, Oct 11, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Thomas Fancher thomasf@nwi.net wrote:

If someone has had experience connecting the FT-8800R to a computer, I would appreciate learning the correct procedure order for download and upload.

I believe for this radio Chirp will prompt you with instructions after you hit Download.

In short, click Download in Chirp, then hit the button on the radio.

Tom KD7LXL

I perform CHIRP/FT-8800R download/upload repeater memory data transfers frequently without any data transfer issues. It is important to note that the sequence of Upload steps are reversed from the sequence of your Download steps.

CHIRP Menu: Radio => Download From Radio (Order: Start CHIRP's "Download From Radio" before the "CLONE-TX") Turn off FT8000R transceiver. Connect your USB Cloning Cable into your computer and FT8800R data jack. Press an hold the "left" [V/M] key while turning on the FT8800R power. Rotate the FT8000R “right” DIAL know to select (Clone-Start)—menu item F-7—then press the [SET] key. The display will disappear for a moment and the "CLONE" notation will appear on your display. On CHIRP menu, select Radio menu => Download From Radio menu item. A Download transfer dialog will appear in your CHIRP window. On your FT8000R transceiver, press the "left" [VM] key. The "CLONE-TX" indicator will appear on the display. The cloning transfer will immediately begin. The FT8000R transceiver memory data download to CHIRP will complete.

CHIRP Menu: Radio => Upload To Radio (Order: Start your FT8000R transceiver "CLONE-RX" before CHIRP: Radio => Upload To Radio)

Note: you con skip the first 4, of the following steps, if you are performing an Upload after first performing a Download (above). Turn off FT8000R transceiver. Connect your USB Cloning Cable into your computer and FT8800R data jack. Press an hold the "left" [V/M] key while turning on the FT8800R power. Rotate the FT8000R “right” DIAL know to select (Clone-Start)—menu item F-7—then press the [SET] key. The display will disappear for a moment and the "CLONE" notation will appear on your display. On your FT8000R transceiver, press the "left" [LOW] key. The "CLONE-RX" indicator will appear on the display. On CHIRP menu, select Radio menu => Upload To Radio menu item. A Upload transfer dialog will appear in your CHIRP window. The CHIRP memory data Upload to your FT8000R transceiver will complete. Hope this helps.™

Pete Mackie kg7ixu@arrl.net

On Oct 11, 2014, at 1:29 PM, Thomas Fancher thomasf@nwi.net wrote:

If someone has had experience connecting the FT-8800R to a computer, I would appreciate learning the correct procedure order for download and upload.

The Yaesu manual reads: To clone from one transceiver to another, use the following procedure:

1. Insert the Cloning Cable into the DATA jack of each transceiver.
2. Turn both transceivers off, then press and hold in the “left” [V/M] key on each radio

while turning the power on again. 3. Rotate the “right” DIAL knob on each radio to select (CLONE START), then press the [SET] key. The display will disappear for a moment, then the “CLONE” notation will appear on the display. 4. On the “destination” radio, press the “left” [LOW] key. The “CLONE -RX-” indicator will appear on the display. 5. Now, on the “source” radio, press the “left” [V/M] key. The “CLONE -TX-” indicator will appear on the display, and the cloning data transfer will immediately begin.

Since the computer running Chirp will be the "TX" during download, and then "RX" during upload, there may be some question as to whether to initiate the download first in Chirp, or transmit from the radio first.

Likewise, to upload to the radio, it would appear to start the radio first to receive, then have Chirp upload.

If someone can verify my thinking, I would appreciate a reply.

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