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KA1OS
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 11, 2007 22:43
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Excellent series of memory management programs
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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This program is the best of its class for managing the memories of the Yaesu VX-7R transceiver via a PC running Windows. With this software you can back up your HT's memories *and* configuration settings, including:
All channel memories (also, Home settings for all bands, all pairs of upper and lower scan-limits, VFO frequencies for all bands & the 'One-touch' memories *plus* all alpha tags).
Memory groups.
Hyper-memory configurations.
DTMF and Echolink/IRLP tone memories
Rig settings such as repeater shifts, tones, squelch levels, ARTS, sensor choices, led colors and custom fonts & icons.
...& practically all other settings that you would otherwise have to manually configure.
The program also allows you to import data from Excel or any text editor (as .csv files), and config files from Jim's other VX-Commander programs for rigs like the VX-2R and VX-5R. This makes it easy to rapidly create & maintain custom repeater lists and keep the frequency memories for multiple rigs in sync. In many of the Yahoo groups, people post repeater files for various cities and data can be easily uploaded into the VX-7R. It's also very handy for managing groups of memories in emergency work.
Just this evening, I uploaded all the 2m and 70cm repeaters listed by the ARRL for Massachusetts (Plenty of space remaining for the 6m repeaters). These went into the VX-7R sorted by region and listed by city name. I also created set of memory groups that clustered repeaters by travel routes. With a map in hand and taking some time to group repeaters by travel regions, the whole process took less than an hour. This would have been extremely tedious to key in by hand.
A couple interface hints for newbies: 1) Double click the fields to manually edit the contents. 2) Note that the cutting and pasting of data does not work the same way as you'd find in a spreadsheet.
Also: If you try this software and find that you like it, please send a donation to its author. He has spent a lot of time reverse-engineering Yaesu's file structures and has created a very useful program that actually works better in most cases than the commercial options.
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KC0UXC
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 9, 2006 12:39
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Works great for satellite setup
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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I use this software for general repeaters and satellite setup with the split freq's and using memories for the doppler shift. Nice and easy to understand. Very straight forward. No problems with XP Pro.
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M1RAL
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Rating: 4/5
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Mar 2, 2006 06:23
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Be aware when Freebanding!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I'll be spending a fair amount of time in Florida this year on business and I thought I'd try the Freeband software fix in Commander. Sure enough it activated in software what may have been an otherwise tricky hardware mod, and all seemed fine until I tried to reset the radio and reload my UK home QTH requencies file back into the radio. After performing a full processor reset I repeatedly got a "Clone Error" message on the radio when I tried to reload my home QTH file using Commander. Only after resorting to the ADMS software did I successfully manage to reload my UK QTH file into the radio and all was well again.
So, while I eventually achieved the aim of the exercise it was not under Commander control as I had hoped, but by using a combination of the two software packages. Switching between the European factory preset settings and the Freeband settings may not be something that the majority of users will want to do on a routine basis, but for those that do please be aware of the limitation.
Otherwise an good software package.
73,
Rick M1RAL
http://www.m1ral.info
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SM3WEO
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 19, 2005 14:48
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Simply the best!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Now on my 2'nd VX-7, i'm still using this great piece of software.
Wouldn't wanna be without it.
It makes owning a Yaesu HT just that much sweeter!
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G3RWP
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 9, 2005 04:33
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Wow, it works so well
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I've used a lot of programming software and this is the best. You can do so much to your HT it's very impressvive. Unfortunately I already paid for my UK HT to be soldered for the mods so can't comment on that. It would be nice if you could synchronize the date and time of the rig with your PC, as I've not yet changed it on the rig! I used a 3rd party serial cable from Germany on ebay and the CT-91 cable. I highly recommend it for anyone who has a VX-7R, 73 Craig G3RWP
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N0XAS
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 30, 2005 20:42
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Hey, I even paid!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Very, very nice software. Used it with a homebrewed interface, and very quickly and easily added memory slots for all the local repeaters in Omaha (where I live) and a couple of places I travel to regularly, got them all into memory groups, added a group for FRS, GMRS, MURS, TV and CB, and saved the whole mess so I can edit it at will.
Very slick. I wish there were similar software for my FT-817. I consider this well worth the pittance I donated to the author.
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KE7BKR
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 21, 2004 11:42
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Excellent Software
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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This software is well written and makes programming the VX7-R a breeze. The only difficulty I had was getting the VX7-R to talk to my new computer that didn't have a serial connector. After a bit of research and design my good friend and I built our own TTL to USB converter. It worked so well, that in order to save everyone else the hassle of buying the serial data cable, then building or buying some adapter to get that to talk to USB we built a small production run of our cable. The cable is USB on one end and 1/8" on the other (soon to be replaced by the Yaesu connector). More information can be found at http://ttl2usb.com
A portion of all sales will go to Jim Mitchell to support his development of the Commander software.
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N1CRZ
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Rating: 4/5
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Sep 28, 2004 08:22
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Very Good
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Let me first say I like this program. I have the other software also and I find things easier to do. I have a question for the other users (and the author if he frequents this forum?)
The other software offers the TX frequency and "split" in the duplex field. I can't find how to do that with the commander. I see "simp, +rpt, -rpt, dup"...I assume dup is what I want, but I don't see a place for the TX freq.
Any thoughts out there.
/Jim /N1CRZ
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KD4E
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Rating: 5/5
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Aug 14, 2004 21:20
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Question About 1KHz Resolution
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Just acquired a VX-7R and just downloaded the software. Both seem excellent.
A satellite wants 436.797, the stock VX-7R doesn't know what a 1KHz step looks like, anyone know if this app can get the VX-7R there?
Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e@arrl.net
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KC0QME
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 16, 2004 15:31
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the best ever!!!!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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well theirs nothing i cant say that has already been said.this is the best software for the vx-7r. it blows the adms software to pieces.I hope people read this before buying the adms software,i didn't and i lost money, family time,Advil, yes i took a lot of Advil due to the extreme headache i had from trying to make junk work!!! i highly recommend this software to everyone that is serious about their vx-7r.
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