FT-51R software cloning (and extended receive freqs)

jeff wright

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Sep 29, 1995, 3:00:00 AM9/29/95

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In article <44g52b$g...@ixnews2.ix.netcom.com>, will...@ix.netcom.com
(BILL DILLSTROM ) wrote:

> I recently purchased the software program for cloning and programming
> the FT-51R handhelds. About a month ago i saw a message here on this
> newsgroup talking about changing one number in one of the files
> associated with this software to extend the receive freqs to cover 100
> mz to over 700 mz. I saw two postings about this mod and evidently it
> was implemented successfully. Any information on this would be greatly
> appreciated. Please email with info.....Tnx....Bill in Las Vegas....

Bill:

I was curious, so I called both Yaesu tech support and RT Systems (the
makers of the programming software).

Yaesu said it wasn't a "recommended mod", but that the software freq
change using the programmer shouldn't hurt the radio.

When I called RT Systems, the gentleman I spoke with said the radio was
only capable of receiving from 100-180 and 375-525 MHZ. Anything out of
those freqs would not be heard at all...

Does this help you any?

The actual mod:

Go to win.ini and look for a section that contains ALLOWANYFREQUENCY = 0.
Change the 0 to a 1. RESTART WINDOWS. You can then program in just about
any frequency FROM YOUR PC...THIS DOESN'T CHANGE THE KEYPAD ENTRY, but
only freqs in the range above will be heard.

Regards,

jeff wright
kc5nez

-Unruh,J.D.

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Sep 29, 1995, 3:00:00 AM9/29/95

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On a related topic, does anyone know of any documentation on the actual
protocol used between the radio and the computer? Since I use a Mac, the
software that Yaesu sells is useless to me. Looking at what it does, I
think I could cobble together a usable Mac version without too much
trouble if I had the spec.

John Unruh

BILL DILLSTROM

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Sep 29, 1995, 3:00:00 AM9/29/95

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Floyd Adams

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Sep 30, 1995, 3:00:00 AM9/30/95

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If you use the software mod, or for that matter, the hardware mods,
any previous profiles that you have stored will not work. Each time a
mod is performed, it changes the profile and that profile will only
work with the radio in the condition it was in when the profile was
created. Hope this saves you some programming grief. 73's

Floyd WD5ENJ

Ian Drage

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Oct 1, 1995, 3:00:00 AM10/1/95

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In article <wright-2909...@jbw.csbsdal.org>,

wri...@onramp.net (jeff wright) wrote:
>When I called RT Systems, the gentleman I spoke with said the radio was
>only capable of receiving from 100-180 and 375-525 MHZ. Anything out of
>those freqs would not be heard at all...

I recently purchased an FT51R from Hong Kong. It allows frequency entry from
60Mhz to 999Mhz but receive does seem to be limited to the above range of
freqs apart from UHF does at least cover 870-890Mhz
Tx is from 125-180Mhz and 320-485Mhz

Ian

Scott Lawrence

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Oct 3, 1995, 3:00:00 AM10/3/95

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What is the software mod and how is it setup through the computer program?

Thanks

email back to
Lawr...@en.com

Scott

Scott Lawrence

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Oct 8, 1995, 3:00:00 AM10/8/95

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cr...@xmission.com (crum) wrote:
>Hi everyone, can the FT-51R be controlled from a computer to the extent
>of changing active settings, such as the frequency the radio is currently
>receiving, or turning on and off cross-band repeat? Or, is the computer
>interface limited to programming things like memory settings?
>
>Thanks, just wondering what the computer interface includes. I don't suppose
>that it is the same interface that is supported by the big 736R radio,
>and the FT-8500 with FIF-232C RS-232C interface, is it?
>
>Thinking of getting an FT-51R to replace my lost Alinco DJ-580T.
>The think I like most about the 51R is the phone-style separate microphone
>and speaker, for full duplex use.

I just bought a ft 51r and the software. It's my first rig, so I'm not
completely fimaliar with the purposes of all the features. From what I
can tell its a great radio.

All that is included with the software is a disk and the serial cable. IT
works with a few other yaseu radios, I don't it works with any you
mentioned.
This is how it works. Open the program, set your memories, offsets, pls,
tx power, battery saver, etc etc. Then you download the info to the
radio. Everything appears on the radio. It's not an active controll in
that you use the computer to change freqs while your talking.

Hope that helps a little

Scott

n4...@comcast.net

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Mar 24, 2015, 4:35:57 PM3/24/15

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On Friday, September 29, 1995 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, jeff wright wrote:
> In article <44g52b$g...@ixnews2.ix.netcom.com>, will...@ix.netcom.com
> (BILL DILLSTROM ) wrote:
>

> Bill:
>
> I was curious, so I called both Yaesu tech support and RT Systems (the
> makers of the programming software).
>
> Yaesu said it wasn't a "recommended mod", but that the software freq
> change using the programmer shouldn't hurt the radio.
>

> When I called RT Systems, the gentleman I spoke with said the radio was
> only capable of receiving from 100-180 and 375-525 MHZ. Anything out of
> those freqs would not be heard at all...
>

> Does this help you any?
>
> The actual mod:
>
> Go to win.ini and look for a section that contains ALLOWANYFREQUENCY = 0.
> Change the 0 to a 1. RESTART WINDOWS. You can then program in just about
> any frequency FROM YOUR PC...THIS DOESN'T CHANGE THE KEYPAD ENTRY, but
> only freqs in the range above will be heard.
>
> Regards,
>
> jeff wright
> kc5nez

need program for ft51r help from n4rqz email me at n4...@comcast.net thank you

Michael Black

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Mar 24, 2015, 5:12:33 PM3/24/15

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So?

Start a thread asking whatever it is you want.

Don't dredge up a 20 year old post, quoting all the text, and then not
having anything really relevant to add.

Michael