Posted: 10/25/2010 10:21:00 AM EDT
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Okay.. this may be a stupid question...
But is the programing software for these going to be the same? RT systems has 2 different part numbers.... I'm going to pick up the RT Systems software and cable for the 2900R since it's a great little single band. I know the cable is the same between the 2... I have an FT-2900R in the house for a base at the moment.... I have an FT-1900R sitting in a box in my closet because I got it for stupid cheap. Worst case I could always sell it and get another 2900.... going to put a radio in my Suburban as a dedicated 2m rig. |
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They are different programs. Go here: Linky
To program these 2 radios, you are going to have to do as they say in GD. Get both. |
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Umm Theres software that when you buy one you get the other free I think ....... BRB Here you go , a package deal on the software  http://www.g4hfq.co.uk/ftb19002900.htm |
I Had a doh moment , if you do get rid of the 1900 and get another 2900 and if you do not mind programming one radio just clone the second one , no software needed just hook a cable between them the manual explains it with the cable pin out if I remember right. That will save you a few clams . The 2800 I have I can do over a 100 memory channels will watching a movie with it hooked to a 7ah batt  |
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Umm Theres software that when you buy one you get the other free I think ....... BRB Here you go , a package deal on the software
http://www.g4hfq.co.uk/ftb19002900.htm These guys make great software and have always had good success with them. |
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Umm Theres software that when you buy one you get the other free I think ....... BRB Here you go , a package deal on the software
http://www.g4hfq.co.uk/ftb19002900.htm These guys make great software and have always had good success with them. I have the older FT-2800M in my vehicle, and a FT-1802M in my base station. Yaesu replaced these radios with the FT-2900R and FT-1900R you have. I have the G4HFQ software which is very easy to use. And I can export the programming from one radio, import into the other program, and put that into the other radio. BUT, when the program opens is looks like an Excell spreadsheet, and works the same. This makes editing very, very easy. So, if I had radios in two different vehicles I would want them programmed identically. But a base station, with a lot higher antenna and fixed distances from repeaters does not have the same power setting requirements as a mobile. For example, the home town repeater here... from the base station I use the 5 w setting. This works fine because my base station J-pole is up around 25' high and easily hits the repeater 3 or 4 miles away with full quieting. But I may want to use that same repeater from my vehicle when I am out of town, or approaching town. My mobile antenna is much lower and I will be much farther away. So, I can import the programming data into the 2800 program, open it in the program, and click the little drop down box and chose full power for the mobile. Or there are repeaters in other cities hundreds of miles away that I often travel through I would have in the mobile. There is not a chance that I could hit those repeaters from the base station. Delete! ARJedi once posted a thing about importing repeater freq and tones using a site that will sort them for you. You can find the repeaters within a certain distance of a planned trip route, import that data as CSV (comma separated value) files right into the G4HFQ software. I've done this myself. Since my 2800 does not have 6m or 70cm capability it just skips those. Voila, there's a file to import into your radio. The only problem you may run into, the program won't communicate with the radio... yes it will. Go into device manager and see which COM Port your USB adapter is using, and set the G4FHQ program to use the same COM Port. I asked G4FHQ why different programs for the seemingly similar radios. He said there were differences, such as the different power settings, between the two radios, requiring slightly different software. Ditto the 1900 and 2900, even though those two work more like each other than the 1802 and 2800. Anyway, I like these programs. Easy to use. The programming cable is the same for both ALL these radios, FT-1802M, FT-2800M, FT-1900R, FT-2900R, and I am sure other Yaesu mobiles. |