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K4YYD
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Rating: 5/5
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May 23, 2009 17:31
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Give the software a 5 but give the cable a 0
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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I agree with everyone's comments regarding the functionality of the software....it can't be beat. The cable quality, on the other hand, is an entirely different story. The first cable was bad but Bob was kind enough to shop a replacement. However that cable has gone bad after 6 months of limited use. Do yourself a favor and order your cable(s) from RT Systems. They're a little more expensive but well worth it!
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M1CXF
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 10, 2008 04:34
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Marvelous time saver
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I bought the software to input a few of the local repeaters and found it so easy to use I spent a day putting all UK 2m & 70cm repeaters in. Complete with names, ctcss etc.
I then copied them to the other side so one is alphabetic and the other in frequency order. That would have taken days doing it direct.
This is the best piece of software I have ever used.
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KE5NXP
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 27, 2008 23:38
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Absolutely Brilliant
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Software does exactly what it says and does it well. Can't really add much that anyone else hasn't already done, but I can share with you that the USB programming cable from Virtual Village I picked up on eBay for $12.99Can works perfectly. I was concerned because they say it works with the ADMS-2K software, but did NOT mention FTB8800. This is probably the best $19US I have spent in a looooooong time, and the step-by-step instructions on how to read and write from the rig were bang on. Excellent product!
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KD7I
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 22, 2007 17:23
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Wish I could give it a 10.0!
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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The fact that this software has a perfect 5.0 score from many reviewers says it all. I'll just add my complete and wholehearted recommendation and keep the number of perfect 5.0s growing. I agree with all of the other comments and praises for this software and will add the fact that I appreciate that this product (along with all the other FTB offerings) guides the user through every keystroke and knob twist on the radio to successfully read and write to the rig. Kudos to the developers!
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W4FFM
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 5, 2007 12:52
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What a buy!
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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Best $15 I ever spent. (Yaesu should consider including a copy of this software with every radio they package.)
Very easy to use, and it helps you to use all of the features of the FT-8800R. I installed this software on an old Sony VAIO laptop without any problem.
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PA3ALF
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Rating: 5/5
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May 2, 2007 05:33
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Nice & Easy
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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Did you ever try to program the 512 + 512 memories from the original keyboard??? That's a disaster. With this program it is easy to do. You can also make and save different files for different countries if you go on holiday. NICE !
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KG0WX
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 28, 2007 08:30
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Works great, costs little - what more could you want?
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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This software does what good software should do - it makes either a hard or a repetitious job easy. Like other reviewers here I noticed that it does not follow windows type operations 100% but when it does divert, there is a good reason.
I made my own programming adapter for my ICOM CI-V cable - all I needed was a mouse cable and a 1/8" in-line mono headphone jack. Both were parts I had in my bin. Just connect GND to Base and PTT to Tip. The Yahoo! eGroup has details on how to wire this up.
Something hard to find online - how to TEST that new cable: Start Hyper-terminal and connect the cables - type abcd: if you see this:
ABCD
then you have a problem. If you see the letters echoed back:
AABBCCDD
Then all is well!
Ken KG0WX
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KE5HFM
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 4, 2007 11:30
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ADMS Eat your heart out!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Like everyone else who has written a review or used this software, I now find it indespensable.
I do agree that it doesn't follow ALL of the windows programming best practices (I am a programmer too) - but where it slips up, it does so for a reason.
When I first started messing with my 8800R, I found myself scratching my head a lot trying to figure out just how the hypermemories worked, how to do banking and how to use several other functions of the radio. This software not only made the radio easy to program, but it is organized in such a way that you can actually see how the programming will work once installed and what options are available, instead of constantly hunting through the manual asking "how do I do..."
As far as ADMS software is concerned... HA! What a joke! FTB8800 is 100x - no make that 1,000 times better, and best of all, CHEAPER!
I am using a homebrew OPC-478 cable as well. I use it to program ALL of my radios, including Icoms and Yeasus.
Check out http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FT-8800R/ for information on on this radio and if you're handy with a soldering Iron, (and most HAM's SHOULD be) making the cable for about $4.00
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KC0KBC
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 23, 2006 01:37
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Can't imagine owning an 8800 without it
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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I bought this software shortly after I bought my 8800 and have used it nearly exclusively for all the programming since. The user interface doesn't *quite* follow typical Windows standards (although it's close), but is well done nonetheless.
I like knowing that if my radio gets zapped somehow, or must be reset, or heaven forbid is stolen, I don't have to manually re-program it. Like any data, if it's worth having, it's worth backing up - and this program allows you to do that very easily.
I had been trying to accomplish a complicated scenario using the hypermemories but could not get it to work. I e-mailed Bob with a simplistic description of what I was trying to accomplish. He very quickly replied with a clear description of how to do what I needed, and it worked perfectly on the first try.
I also own ARRL's "Travel Plus for Repeaters." On a recent trip halfway across the country, I used Travel Plus to build a list of repeaters along my route, saved them to a text file, imported that file into FTB8800, and downloaded them all into my 8800. With a few swipes and keystrokes, I had every repeater along my route completely configured and loaded, in the order they would be encountered along the way. All I had to do was hit the "Up" button occasionally on the mic to follow the repeaters all along the trip.
If you own an 8800, you SHOULD also own this software.
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KA5NXT
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 2, 2005 11:24
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Good Stuff!!!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I have 2 FT-8800s and this software works great.
Just a word to those you that might use this and are also considering modifying/expanding the transmit section: You will have to re-download the baseline from the radio after the automatic reset/initialization following the mod. I suspect the mod re-creates the rado in eyes of the software such that it doesn't recognize the old configuration. It is a very minor inconvenience to re-download etc. but certainly not enough to deter me from the "5" rating that this software deserves.
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