What does it do?

What does it do?

FTBasic is a CAT control program for the Yaesu FT-100 (including the D model), FT-817, FT-847, FT-857, FT-857D, FT-897, FT-897D, FT-920 and FT-1000MP Mark V, and the VR-5000 and FRG-100 receivers.

Memory management of the VR-5000's 2000 memories is performed in a separate program called FTBVR5K V2.

FTBasic features:

Support for the Yaesu FT-100, FT-817, FT-847, FT-857, FT-857D, FT-897, FT-897D, FT-920, FT-1000MP Mark V, VR-5000 and FRG-100

Have multiple configurations for the same rig

Manage the FT-817's, FT-857's, FT-857D's, FT-897 and FT-897D's 200, and FT-847's 78 standard memories

Export/Import the FT-817's, FT-847's, FT-857's, FT-857's, FT-897's and FT-897D's memories in CSV file format

Import frequencies from various Kenwood VHF/UHF rigs - TH-G71, TH-D7A, TH-D7A(G), TM-D700

Import ARRL TravelPlus Repeater Frequencies

TX/RX switching

Record, save and playback WAV files of QSOs

Option to record only when the squelch is lifted - great for monitoring

Show final frequency when using a transverter

User customisable button faces for bands and memory banks

6 banks of 12 memories

Tuning by keyboard arrow keys and mouse dragging

Frequency spectrum display with start, step and width; pause and resume.

Supports CTCSS tones for scanning and manually defined memories

Supports +/- repeater shift and magnitude definition for scanning and manually defined memories

20 different ranges of frequencies to scan

Ability to scan a frequency range, the memory grid or a memory bank

A large resizable memory grid with sorting and editing capabilities

Stop on Busy, Free or None when scanning

Variable hang time when scan stopped

Hold/release scanning

Variable scan rate

30 QMB frequency memories you can 'note' and return to (no CTCSS capability for QMB frequencies)

Go To a typed in frequency, and optionally switch mode at the same time

Support for all CAT speeds on each rig

COM1- 8 user selectable

Display UTC realtime clock

Indicators for RX, TX, Discriminator, Squelch and DCS match status

Selectable window sizes dependant on screen resolution:
640 x 480:   1 size
800 x 600:   2 sizes
higher         3 sizes

For the FT-817, FT-847, FT-857, FT-857D, FT897 and FT-897D only the program can use these rigs' Clone facility to read and restore memories. The VR-5000's memories are managed by the separate program FTBVR5K V2.

This facility can be used to keep a backup of the rig's memories and configuration which can be reloaded in the event of a Reset All being required.

The memories can be edited to your requirements and reloaded back into the rig.

These memory specifications can be exported and re-imported in Comma Separated Variable (CSV) format. Using these CSV files you can transfer memories from one rig to another.