Yaesu FT-60R User Manual Page 1

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL A Beginner's FT-60R/E HandyBy R. G. Sparber Copyleft protect this document This is a work in progress.corrections, and qu

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 10 of 52 Operation: Switching Power On and Off [12] If you have big fingers, it can be hard to turn the

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 11 of 52 Operation: Selecting the Operating Band [13] If you see a number in the upper left hand corne

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 12 of 52 Operation: Frequency Navigation [13] It is essential that you are in the VFO mode before follow

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 13 of 52 If you hold down the FW key too long, a number will start flashing in the upper left corner of

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 14 of 52 3)Scanning[14] You must be in VFO mode to scan a range of frequencies (see page 11). If you are

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 15 of 52 Operation: Transmission [15] While you can listen to all of these bands: Band Frequency Range

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 16 of 52 Advanced Operation: Keyboard Locking [16] Advanced Operation: Keypad/LCD Illumination [17] Adva

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 17 of 52 Repeater Operation Many of the features of the FT-60 involve communicating via repeaters. Befor

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 18 of 52 Let's think a minute about transmitting to a repeater. Say you use ½ watt of transmit pow

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 19 of 52 Manual Repeater Shift Activation: Checking the Repeater Uplink (Input) Frequency [21] Consi

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 2 of 52 Contents Background ...

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 20 of 52 Repeater Operation: Repeater Shifts [19] Repeater Operation: Automatic Repeater Shifts (ARS) [

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 21 of 52 Repeater Operation: Manual Repeater Shift Activation [20] Manual Repeater Shift Activation: Ch

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 22 of 52 CTCSS/DCS Operation: DCS Operation [23] CTCSS/DCS Operation: Tone Search Scanning [24] CTCSS/DC

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 23 of 52 Memory Mode [27] We have a memory space that contains user defined frequencies. Each address is

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 24 of 52 Referring to the figure on [27], you see that following the Standard Memory Channels there are

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 25 of 52 Memory Mode: Memory Storage [28] This section deals with storing frequencies and associated dat

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 26 of 52 Memory Mode: Memory Recall [29] If you do not see a number in the upper left corner, then you

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 27 of 52 Mapping of channel names to key strokes This is useful when directly entering memory locations

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 28 of 52 Memory Mode: HOME Channel Memory [29] Step "6" will only work if step "1"

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 29 of 52 Memory Mode: Labeling Memories [30] The sequence works but I will add a few comments that might

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 3 of 52 Memory Mode: Memory Recall [29] ...

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 30 of 52 Step 5: I briefly pressed the FW key which replaces the previous name with all dots. In the up

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 31 of 52 Step 10: Here you see that I have pressed and held the FW key for about 1 second which terminat

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 32 of 52 Memory Mode: To Display the alpha-numeric "Tag" (label): [30] In step "1"

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 33 of 52 Memory Mode: Memory Offset Tuning [31] This is the infamous "tun" mode that so many p

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 34 of 52 Memory Mode: Deleting Memories [32] We are talking about deleting entries in the Channel memor

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 35 of 52 Memory Mode: Memory Bank Operation [33] Recall from page 23 that we have a memory that holds f

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 36 of 52 Memory Mode: Assigning Memories to a Memory Bank [33] This should really say: Assigning Memori

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 37 of 52 Memory Mode: Memory Bank Recall [33] 1. Insure you are in Memory Mode by pressing V/M as nece

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 38 of 52 Memory Mode: Removing Memories from a Memory Bank [34] I would call this function "Removi

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL Weather Broadcast Channels [34] Pressing the "1" key weather broadcast channels. You can do this even when the radio i

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 4 of 52 Reset Procedure [64] ...

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 40 of 52 Scanning [35] The Operating Manual says that when the scanning function stops when an active ch

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 41 of 52 Programmed VFO Scan [36] You must start out in the VFO mode (page 11). You press and hold the B

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 42 of 52 Scanning: Memory Scanning [37] When you cancel scanning by pressing the PPT key, you do not tra

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 43 of 52 Scanning: Memory Bank Scan [39] I would call this Memory Bank Link Scan. If you just want to k

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 44 of 52 Scanning: "Priority Channel" Scanning (Dual Watch) [41] While primarily monitoring on

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 45 of 52 Scanning: Priority Revert Mode [42] You must be in Dual Watch mode in order to use this functio

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 46 of 52 Internet Connection Feature [49] I have heard a lot of interest in this feature but it is alway

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 47 of 52 Acknowledgments Thanks to the following people for making suggestions and corrections to this

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 48 of 52 Appendix 1: Operation Reminders Cases Assigning Memories to a Memory Bank: Ch#/BAND 1s /knob/F

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 49 of 52 Alternative Table of Contents For Yaesu FT-60 R/E Operating Manual version 2.2. Quick Start Ge

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 5 of 52 You Will Need The guide is intended to supplement the FT-60 R/E Operating Manual. This booklet s

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 50 of 52 Repeater Operation Frequency Offset Factory Set Defaults 19 Changing Defaults 20 Automat

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 51 of 52 Memory (Continued) Scanning within a Bank or within No Bank Up or Down 37 How to Resume 35

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 52 of 52 Battery Checking the Battery Voltage 18 Saver Receive 59 Transmit 59 TX/Busy Indicato

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 6 of 52 At the bottom of some sections is a reminder of the key and knob sequence. If the reminder start

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 7 of 52 Battery Charging [9] The text and figures above the gray background box on page 9 in the Operat

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 8 of 52 At this point, the light on the front should be dark. When the radio is inserted c

R. G. Sparber KG7MQL February 22, 2015 Page 9 of 52 Overview There are a huge number of functions available on the FT-60 and a limited number of k