Yaesu Vx-7R Owners

[Hulk]

I actually have the commander SW and the ADM stuff Yaesu sells. I wanted to try both and the Commander SW is fine.

Your welcome to borrow my cable if you want

So if I made a stop by your house, we could just upload your programming to my radio(s)? Do you have the cable for the 7800 too? Are you around Friday night or Saturday morning?

 

[Romer]

I am aroiund both recovering my leather seats and yes I can program both.

The one thing I am missing from the 7800 are the weather stations, mayve we can update the file with those and program both.

 

[corsair23]

Anyone possibly bringing a laptop with the needed software to CM08? I think I can survive without having the radio programmed just fine but CM08 also makes a great meeting place

Romer...recovering your leather seats? Shane's stuff? I'd be interested in seeing how they look when you are done

 

[Hulk]

I could bring my laptop to CM, but we'd need Ken's cables. I wonder if the software runs on Vista.

 

[Shark Bait]

I could bring my laptop to CM, but we'd need Ken's cables. I wonder if the software runs on Vista.

I've got cables and I'm bringing my laptop. Anyone is welcome to borrow my cables. I got the FTB8800 software and I've also got the commander software.

 

[Romer]

Thats cool Dave. I know they are programmed into the VX.

I need to add the Moab freqs

 

[nakman]

Alright, hey the good news is I can post in this thread now but I seem to not have a clue what I'm doing.. I can get the rig to turn on, then have about 2 seconds to do something before it seems to just lock up. I get no response from any button or dial at this point, the only way to "unlock" it is to remove the battery then put it in again.

I'm stuck on 144.000 MHz and there's no one to talk to.. not that my PTT button works anyway. Anyone recognize anything obvious on the display?

 

[nakman]

You're a genius Dave, that last one did it. I think the issue was I pressed the memory button last night and I don't have any memories in there, so it must have been stumped.


Yes, brand new, no software, no nothing.. I'm secretly hoping you'll just load me up someday, the 8800 too

 

[Romer]

You can tell with the MRP in the display

Congrats on the purchase.

I programmed Matt's for him

 

[DaveInDenver]

You can tell with the MRP in the display

Congrats on the purchase.

I programmed Matt's for him

I can also program them, if you need a backup.

 

[nakman]

Ok cool, hey I will bring both to the Rubithon non-planning meeting next week, this is something we can do anywhere, right?

Anyone want to try simplex tonight?

 

[Romer]

The VX commander is free and Both Dave and I have posted our files in trhe members section. I could loan you the cable and you could do it at home and tweak the file if you want other things.


I took the VX file and used that as the starting point to my 7800 file so both radios are programmed in a similar organization. It was nice driving to Moab onl;y having to turn the dial to witch between memory channels, then going out of memory mode to enter the simplex freq for the trail I was on that day

 

[corsair23]

Ok cool, hey I will bring both to the Rubithon non-planning meeting next week, this is something we can do anywhere, right?

Anyone want to try simplex tonight?

Time and frequency?

Congrats BTW on the new purchase

I've had mine for about a month and so far have only heard a couple dudes (one in Brighton, the other around 6th and Federal) chatting about back pain . Mondays night have been quiet and I never heard anyone on it the whole time I was in Moab - Of course leaving the good mobile antenna at home on accident didn't help . I need to figure out the squelch thing...The "noise" is annoying.

 

[nakman]

Let's go for around 9:00, I'll monitor both the 145 repeater and 146.460 simplex in the 80 while I fiddle with the HT and book..

 

[corsair23]

Let's go for around 9:00, I'll monitor both the 145 repeater and 146.460 simplex in the 80 while I fiddle with the HT and book..

Roger dodger - If I'm not on that means I'm still reading to the s or I can't respond. I don't yet have the repeater tone setup so I can't talk/be heard (I can hear)

I'll listen for you on both though and hope we can simplex on .460

Warning: I have not actually talked at all on the HT, ever , so my lingo and technic will be somewhat noobish

 

[corsair23]

Just got on...

Listening on 145.145 & 146.460 - nothing but static so far

 

[nakman]

Just got on...

Listening on 145.145 & 146.460 - nothing but static so far

Hey I was out there until about 9:30, must have just missed you.

Never did figure out how to get the repeater to work on the HT.. I found where to change the tone, but can't seem to find the ENC DEC stuff, which I think is my missing piece. This will all become moot anyway next week when Dave uploads my new brain, but I'd still like to know how to do it though.

 

[DaveInDenver]

...uploads...brain

When? Wed is probably the only day that would be out.

 

[corsair23]

Hey I was out there until about 9:30, must have just missed you.

Never did figure out how to get the repeater to work on the HT.. I found where to change the tone, but can't seem to find the ENC DEC stuff, which I think is my missing piece. This will all become moot anyway next week when Dave uploads my new brain, but I'd still like to know how to do it though.

Yep, must have just missed you. I did listen in on some storm chaser dudes though later on

I was really interested in seeing if we can reach each other on the HTs from that distance.

I need new brains too! But, I have a cable now so I really just need to DL the software and upload the file here someday.

 

[nakman]

When? Wed is probably the only day that would be out.

Are you going to be at the anti-planning meeting next Friday? that's probably the soonest I can break free anyway.. I can just type in frequencies in the mean time .