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KJ3P
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 14, 2011 13:33
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FTB7800/7900 Great!!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I just bought Bob G4HFQ's FTB7900 programming software, which I'm told is pretty much the same as the FTB7800. The USB cable I had on hand to fit my other Yaesu (FTM-350R) didn't fit the 7900 (c'mon, Yaesu!), so I bought the correct cable for the 7900 from Bob. What a fine program and fast delivery service for the cable from the UK! And the cable and driver worked the first time with XP...no problems. His software talks you through the first initialization between the radio and the software, and then walks you through each read/write operation from that point forward.
I even discovered some new functions of the radio, because all of the radio's settings are also programmable via the software. What a timesaver! And the price is extremely reasonable.
Now if I could just convince Bob to write software for ICOM, the world would truly be a better place!
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K7TCE
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 11, 2011 17:06
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Great Software
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I have the FTB1802 software, and prior to the arrival of my '7800R I downloaded the software for the 14 day trial. It only took a few minutes to move all my 2 meter channels to the FTB7800 software. Then, I exported to a CSV, used Excel's intelligent copy to come up with 197 440 mhz splits in the PNW. Took about 5 minutes. When I got the '7800 I paid online and got the activation code instantly. I'm getting the FTB60 software in a week or so, and have the export/import file ready to go. Two radios, one channel setup. Couldn't be better. Don't even consider "that other programming software company", I've bought their software (VX-150 and VX-170) and had to deal with their lousy customer service and constant non-backward compatible upgrades. Bob's software runs circles around theirs.
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KC5AOS
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Rating: 5/5
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Aug 15, 2011 10:32
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Best thing since sliced bread
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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After doing internet research, I realized the software from Yaesu was probably too complicated for me. So, I got on e-bay and purchased a programming cable for $5. Then I went to the G4HFQ website and purchased the FTB7900 programmin software. Best thing I ever did.
I programmend my entire state in about two hours, including the time it took me to figue out the software. That would have probably taken me close three or four days without the software. Plus, selecting things such as showing the frequency or name of the repeater, or the scan bank selection is a breeze. Everything is sprawled out in front of you in a very organized spreadsheet and it is very easy to understand. The software even instructs you on what, and when, to do with the radio in order to read and write to memories.
It is probably the most user friendly and intuitive piece of software I have ever used.
Now when you get the programming cable, be sure you get a driver disk since it is a USB device and, like all USB devices will need a driver installed. The cable I got off e-bay automatically installed the driver, either off a Microsoft library or the internet. Not sure. But it was pretty automatic and easy. After that do the comm port check the FTB7900 help file instructs you to do, and away you go.
Any one that has a Yaesu FT-7900 is nuts if they don't get this software.
GREAT JOB G4HFQ ! ! !
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ZL4AX
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 15, 2011 23:01
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FTB7900 and FTB7800 INTERCHANGEABLE!!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I don't need to give this software the 'Five Star Review' because it is simply the best there is. Nothing else comes close, and never has, in all the years it's been available.
But, get THIS: FTB7800 WORKS 100% ON THE NEW FT7900 TOO!!! Yessir, this is good news! I have seven FT7800's and now two FT7900's. For me this is the best possible news - I don't have to duplicate all my work on the two types of rig.
Brilliant, brilliant Bob Freeth. Thank you G4HFQ for making my ham radio so efficient and enjoyable!
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KG5PT
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 29, 2011 22:44
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SUPERB
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Works flawlessly, has an excellent user interface. Being able to download your current frequency list and settings from one radio makes for super-easy editing and/or installation on additional radios - no need to manually enter data. When moving data to or from the FT7800, a dialog box automatically pops up to tell you which buttons to press on the radio - very handy!
Purchasing the FTB7800 license also allows you to use the FTB7900 software on the current-model FT-7900 radios - no additional purchases or registration necessary. Since I own both models, that little courtesy is what sold me on this software.
For both models, I use the Prolific FT-7800 USB programming cable that Valley Enterprises sells for around 10 dollars, shipped - Another great value!
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N6FM
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 26, 2009 19:13
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Great Support
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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This software has the ability to import tab delimited files from the ADMS FT7800 product, however the format of the exported ADMS data had changed with upgrades to their program, which caused FTB7800 to experience importing errors. After submitting the required files and description of the problem to Bob, he responded within 2 hours and, after subsequent email exchanges, had an update before the day was out. Now the program imports perfectly. That is customer service that cannot be beat.
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K7UA
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 3, 2009 13:00
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A real bargain
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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After a lenthy absense from 2M I bought two FT7800Rs. One for my house and one for my car. When I looked into the 2M/70CM repeaters in my area I was shocked at the huge number. Setting up all of those machines in my rigs would have taken forever manually. The FTB7800 at only $15.00 saved me an enormous amount of time. It works great and is a real bargain.
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NO6H
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 10, 2009 20:24
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Excellent product
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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This program does a great job programming a 7800. The screens, tabs and controls are logically laid out and make it very easy to use. One thing I really appreciated was how well it imports data from .csv files. I used a .csv file I found on the 7800 Yahoo Group that had all the data for machines in my local area. I was able to import the data without any problems at all. I found it a little easier to make wholesale changes from within Excel, since FTB7800 doesn't have features like the ability to fill data down in a column; however, it was very easy to use to make small changes like changing the setting on a repeater from ENC to ENC/DEC. It also makes it really easy to see and change all of your radio configuration settings making them much easier to modify than going through the radio menus.
I also used the USB programming cable from Valley Enterprises. It comes with a disk with the drivers on it, but I was able to get the cable and software to work through a Belkin powered USB hub without having to load the drivers from the disk.
If you're the type of operator that only listens to a few local machines, you really don't need this program (unless you REALLY can't figure out the Yaesu menus). But if you like to have the capability to listen to anything within reach of your radio, using the program (with a little help from a .csv file) will make your life much easier.
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W4PAH
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 24, 2009 05:44
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easy to use, does what it says
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Does exactly what it says it will do. Very easy to program the FT-7800R. I used the TTL2USB CT-2 package and cables to accomplish the task with my laptop computer. The interface is basically like a spreadsheet with some drop-down menus for various options like PL tone and repeater offset. You can also renumber your memories in any order you like, or alphabetically or by frequency. Makes it a breeze to program your rig. A lot less tedious than doing it by hand with either your mic or the head-unit menu. Thanks for the great product!
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