Feb 27, 2011 i was looking at using commercial radios on ham bands as a way of making things a little easier for folks. I was looking at using commercial radios on ham bands as a way of making things a little easier for folks. The following information relates to vhf2m and uhf70cm radios. Two way radios xtalker, gxtlxt, xt511 handheld radios. Choose the software linked below that matches your radio manufacturer and model number. Hflink icom icf8101 programming ale selcall ham radio. Cw, psk, mfsk, rtty, hell, dominoex, olivia, and throb are all supported. There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Radio tools and utilities for amateur radio operators. Our baofeng radio software includes the most uptodate features and we have programs for updating each baofeng radio model. Programming hytera dmr radios with hytera cps youtube. Chirp is free, open source software thats used with a thirdparty programming cable. Kf7ijz has done an indepth overview of the radio covering its features and its opportunities. Debian software packages in jessie, subsection hamradio.
Hz main only600hz, ssb 3 khz, and am 12 khz makes this the ultimate radio. The site will stand above all other ham radio sites by employing the latest technology and professional design programming standards, developed by a team of community programmers who contribute their skills to the effort. From stationary multifeature communications equipment to portable devices, yaesu has consistently represented the best in communications equipment. Ham radio deluxe software radio amateurs best asset. After all, its a commercial radio not a scanner or a ham radio. Buy radioddity gd77s dmr dual band two way radio digitalanalog vhfuhf long range handheld walkie talkie 1024ch, voice prompt, commercial use, with programming cable, original earpiece and 2 antennas. Programming leads for business radio and amateur radio transceivers. Radio programming applications and documentation of interest to radio amateurs.
Fldigi is a modem program for most of the digital modes used by radio amateurs today. Rt systems makes commercial programming kits which include both software. The prg750 or rpsdb750xusb programming cable is required to initially unlock and program this radio before use. Windowsbased hf scanning, logging, swl, and radio control software from kc4zgl ham software. The site will stand above all other ham radio sites by employing the latest technology and professional designprogramming standards, developed by a team of community programmers who contribute their skills to the effort. It can help calibrate a sound card to a time signal and do frequency measurement tests. Ham radios can be programmed without the use of software, but it is much more difficult. I had been looking at various kenwood tk880s and also a tk863g, when the motorola m1225s popped up for a good deal and i bought one of those. Ham radio deluxe is the worlds most popular ham radio software. Soft990 soft990 is a freeware designed for the transceiver yaesu ft990. The quansheng tguv2 is a great handheld radio for amateur radio use.
The baofeng uv5r radio, just about every ham active on vhfuhf has one. Offering a wide selection twoway radios for communications. This tera500usb software cable combo allows pc programming for the tr500 dual band commercial ham radio. Radio programming software ham radio dslreports forums.
Radio amateurs best asset, rig and rotor control, logging, digital modes, and satellite. During events we could use preprogrammed radios and direct folks to channel numbers. Check batlabs or your local ham groups, someone local might have the software. Kenwood network command system radio voip program arvp10 version 1.
Programming the quansheng tguv2 from a pc essex ham. With our free programming software you can completely have control over your radios, and you dont. Then 23 days later one of the tk880s this one a high power version had its price reduced and i jumped on it. Work on both 144mhz ham band and vhf commercial bands be able to be set up to work with a repeater with a 100hz access tone have programming software hardware available does this sound possible. The programming software works with windows xp, vista, windows 7 and windows 8 32 and 64 bit operating systems and takes the hassle out of manuauthenticy programming channels on your radios interface. Rt systems makes commercial programming kits which include both software and a radiospecific cable chirp supports a large number of radios including anytone at5888uv. The largest collection of ham radio packages is offered by opensuse and debian derived distributions like xubuntu lts and linux mint, to name but a few. Powerwerx db750x dual band vhfuhf 750 channel commercial. Rtsystems yps2980usb yaesu ft2980r programming software and usb29f cable.
This tera500usb softwarecable combo allows pc programming for the tr500 dual band commercialham radio. Rt systems radio programming software kenwood main. Gmrs two way radio gmrs repeater compatible with dual band vhfuhf scanning receiver dual watch baofeng uv82hp. The radio was very easy to set up using the software i found on the radioddity website. Dual band vhfuhf, 200 channel commercial transceiver. Dxspotter is a commercial win32 ham radio application for working with dx. Ve3sun dx monitor is a standalone windows program which monitors the dx. Resources listed under ham radio tools category belongs to software main. Voice keyer software category is a curation of 7 web resources on, voice keyer, voice keyer deluxe, voice keyer for android. How to program the baofeng bf888s radio the best ham. Software programming, control, memory management for business radio and.
Programming radio software category is a curation of 64 web resources on, yaesu ft817 ft857 ft897 eeprom analyzer, kguv8d programming software, dmrconfig dmr radio programming utility. Standard horizon marine products, yaesu amateur products, yaesu airband. Some commercial radio sellers will program for hams for a price. Apr 04, 20 to anyone looking to acquire commercial radio programming software. The baofeng bf888s is a very cool and inexpensive little radio that a lot of people purchase before realizing that there is no way to program the baofeng bf888s radio with just the radio, you have to purchase a programming cable, download the software, and learn what you are doing first. The m1225 still hasnt arrived, but hopefully it will be. Chirp is a free, opensource tool for programming your amateur radio. Software, buy new and used products from ham radio. The icom icf series of commercial hf ssb ale selcall radios can be used in. Ive never meet a ham whos seen both programs chirp and rt systems.
Featured items newest items bestselling alphabetical. The ar482g is a uhf 4w dmr ht with the inklings of some ham friendly features with promises of more to come in the future. Ts990s kenwood network commsnd system setting manual pdf. Includes a usb programming cable and windows software cdrom disc. Two of the big names in radio programming are chirp and rt systems. Ham radio programming software for over 23 years, rt systems has produced the most uptodate amateur radio software for all the top radio manufacturers. Designed to enable test and development of modern and next generation radio technologies, hackrf one is an open source hardware platform that can be used as a usb peripheral or programmed for. Ham radio deluxe software the radio amateurs best asset integrated software for logging, rig control, digital modes, satellite the current release version of ham radio deluxe is v6. Ham radio deluxe is now a commercial piece of software.
Scan505 freeware scanner program for the kachina dsp505. Twoway radios free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Ham radio deluxe is an amateur radio software suite that allows for the control of most popular amateur transceivers using a computer and a computer interface. The term amateur is used to specify a duly authorised person interested in radioelectric practice with a purely personal aim and without pecuniary. The tera tr500 requires programming to first unlock and then program the radio. Work on both 144mhz ham band and vhf commercial bands be able to be set up to work with a repeater with a 100hz access tone have programming softwarehardware available does this sound possible. It supports a large number of manufacturers and models, as well as provides a way to interface with multiple data sources and formats. All requests will be deleted and a forum infraction issued. We also carry baofeng programming cables specifically designed for performing radio software.
Since this is a commercial land mobile multiband radio, the db750x ships keyboard locked. To anyone looking to acquire commercial radio programming software. The yaesu brand is well known among ham radio aficionados and is synonymous with premium quality ham radios. Two way radio programming cables and software we carry programming cables and software for many brands and models of two way radios at great prices, including baofeng, hytera, icom, midland, motorola, olympia, ritron, wouxun, tyt, and vertex standard. The rt systems software supports a much larger array of radios. Handheld radios dual band, commercial, amateur, handhelds, accessories. Commercial radios are shipped keyboard locked per fcc 47cfr90. Since the commercial changeover to narrowband some years ago a great deal of the now unusable commercial equipment is available to the amateur community. Kenwood network command system radio host program arhp590 version 2. Anytone atd868uv dual band dmr handheld radio wprogramming. The baofeng uv5r is a compact hand held transceiver providing 4 watts in the frequency range of 6174 mhz and 400480mhz 520mhz later versions. Easily move memories from another model radio to your wouxun. High to low did you know our radios are currently being used by emergency responders, police, fire and sheriffs departments. Programming in things such as the repeater settings on the radio itself can be a little tricky see our page setting up the quansheng tguv2 for gb3da danbury repeater.
Commercial transceivers page 1 main trading company. The uk leading supplier and distributor of communications equipment. The pain in programming commercial radios does not make for a fun ham experience. Introducing the hytera ar482g dmr radio ham radio workbench.
We all have experianced folks having programming problems with their ham radios frequency, offset, tx tone and rx tone setting are wrong and lots of. If anyone has any recommendations for radios id love to hear about it. Get the best deals for radio programming software at. The site will be something that everyone involved can be proud to say they were a part of. The difference between commercial and ham radio gear. From stationary multifeature communications equipment to portable devices, yaesu has consistently represented the best in communications equipment to the worlds top dxers for over half a century. Dual band vhfuhf, 750 channel commercial transceiver with 10 memory banks. Im used to programming radios for others ham and commercial. Please do not make requests for copies of radio programming software which is sold or was sold by the manufacturer for any monetary value. Commander commander is a free application that controls up to 4 icom, tentec. One of the sticking points of using these radios has been the programming which required access to the software and more importantly a computer and hardware that was able to do it. Rt systems advanced radio programming software and usb cable kit for wouxun radios.
Powerwerx features compact vhfuhf dualband radios for multiband communications. We carry programming cables and software for many brands and models of two way radios at great prices, including baofeng, hytera, icom, midland, motorola, olympia, ritron, wouxun, tyt, and vertex standard. This can be a big turn off but it doesnt have to be as programming the radio is pretty easy. It is identical to cps, just the motorola badging ripped off and the vs stuff painted on. Those downloading dos based applications may find this forum link helpful. The site will be something that everyone involved can be proud to say they were a. For over 23 years, rt systems has produced the most uptodate amateur radio software for all the top radio manufacturers. Hytera launched a new commercial quality dmr ht aimed at the amateur market at the 2018 hamvention. I did have to manually copy the entire code plug because this is a new radio and there were none available. No need to worry about programming cables or software with this repeater as. The only downside is that it can be a little tricky to set up.
Dec 18, 2009 so, a radio that would meet my needs would have to fit the following criteria. Ham radio software sun country amateur radio society. Of course, there are many more hamrelated free and libre open source software packages available under the amateur radio section in the main repository of many gnulinux distributions. I used a code plug from the radioddity gd77 and had to open that in the software for that radio. Study tool for usa fcc commercial radio license exams. So, a radio that would meet my needs would have to fit the following criteria. Amateur radio transceiver control the radioreference wiki. Wouxun kguv6x dual band vhfuhf 200 channel handheld. We are not affiliated with the developers of this software and make no guarantee of its effectiveness.
Programming hytera dmr radios with hytera cps, an introduction to programming hytera dmr radios for ham radio or commercial use. Software ac6vs amateur radio and dx reference guide. It is a compact, economical ht that includes a special vhf receive band from 65 108 mhz which includes the regular fm broadcast band. Scannow for ar8000 scannow is a computer scanner control program for ar8000.
Cbt, inc commercial programming software for alinco radios. Along with the most reliable software, rt systems makes the best cables for programming andor control. Why use commercial radios on ham bands radioreference. Commander commander is a free application that controls up to 4 icom, tentec, kenwood, yaesu, elecraft, flexradio, alinco, or kachina transceivers, switching between them manually or automatically based on frequency, and displaying frequencydependent settings for devices like tuners. Icom icf7000 and icf8101 programming for amateur radio service ale nets. Weather radio help learn how to program your weather radio biztalk customer support faqs, programming software download customer service support pages, faqs, contact info. Walkie talkies nexedge pmr446 ham radio kenwood comms. Also their front ends are suppose to be tinned for best operation in each ham band where commercial will be tuned for commercial bands like ship to shore or whatever. Using software to program ham radios phill vanderschaegen kf7sjk programming ham radios.
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