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I'll let you know about the firmware. The first thing I did with this one when I got it was update the maps and the firmware on it. If it still works then yours should be safe to update as well. One thing you could confirm for me though... I already have the GPS in the FTM-350, so my plan is...

I don't normally filter beacons on the rig, so this may turn into a problem. What happens when the favorites fills up? It was my understanding that this was going to be a pretty simple process but now it's starting to sound like it's going to require constant attention and maintenance. If...

Got my cable interface in the mail yesterday. :) Sent using secret methods known only to squirrels. And selected hamsters.

There was an update released just 20 days after you guys started talking about how there'd never be another. :rolleyes: Dated 09-25-2012 it's v1.6 Fixes some menu issues but not that one. Sent using secret methods known only to squirrels. And selected hamsters.

I was there to buy a lock, not anchors, so I never checked the price. Sorry.

I was in Home Depot today and they had the top two of those anchors for sale in the rope & chain section.

I've got a brand new Motorola Photon Q sitting on my desk, and a couple of nice ham related apps to go with it: APRSdroid Satellite AR

Not if those emission types in the specs are correct. Looks like FM phone and FM data only. I would have been surprised to see any AM TX capability, though I've seen rumors that it will have AM RX in the aircraft band (like many other rigs). Even so, unless those TX frequencies are wrong, and...

The "scrambler" function that's listed in the specs may also be a problem.

Well, that's one we won't be seeing (legally) in the USA. Not if those TX frequencies in the picture are accurate. While it's difficult to make out I believe it's showing TX coverage in the 11m band.

Well, after playing with it and playing with it I simply could not get it to tune properly, so I took it to a friend's shack and we hooked it up to his full blown analyzer. The results were "interesting". The ability to graphically see the SWR across the entire band (and beyond) as a plotted...

I never could figure out why Yaesu thought this would be a good idea. It makes about as much sense as having the range on the bluetooth accessory limited to only 3m (according to the manual - I never bought one because of that very limited range.)

Still trying to get this tuned with the most recent spacings. Got it down to 1.5 @ 146.520, but 2:1 towards the band edges (only doing vertical so far). A friend suggested that I'd want to put a dummy load on the side not being tuned and that made so much sense to me I went out and bought a...

Just finished swapping the SO-239 connectors on the gamma match plates to right angle SO-239. That eliminates needing an adapter to connect the coax. One less tiny bit of loss, two less things to weatherproof or worry about loosening. Tomorrow I'll see if I can borrow a buddy's MFJ-269 and...

It's going to take a little time. I hadn't realized the cable was $48 + s&h. That's more than twice what the GPS cost me! :lol: I'll have to try and sneak that into our budget this month.

When I operate as net control for public service events, such as runs, bike races, etc., we usually have one runner in the pack with an APRS HT, and a tail vehicle behind the last contestant, also with an APRS beacon. If I'm operating with someone else they usually handle the APRS tracking on a...

Thanks Mole, but I think we have some miscommunication here. What I was trying to do is save myself multiple trips up and down the ladder tuning the gamma matches. I have a bad knee and after about the 4th trip it starts screaming at me. What I was asking for were the final dimensions you...

I just scored a Garmin 350 on eBay for $23 (with shipping). Next, order the cable from Argent and see how it works.

Okay, quick question about using the Garmin 350 to display received APRS beacons: The GTRANS cable allows you to use the Garmin as the GPS source for the radio, but do you have to? I already have the GPS module installed on the radio, so all I'd like to use the Garmin for is as a map display...

So it isn't just me that's :headbang over the TNC? Tried to use my FTM-350AR for packet during Field Day only to find that even with the data cable (not the same as the programming cable) we couldn't get the TNC to respond. I'd love to do packet with this rig (without an external TNC - it's...