Thank you Tom. I do use the RT-systems s/w, but you just taught me to look for other radios software as I only knew of it for the 991a! Thanks again 73 N6ZKI
I want to thank you for this video and your time to make it. After watching this video, I made myself an Excel "Master List" spreadsheet listing the Freq, Offset, Tone, name and notes for all the 2m Simplex and Repeater, 70cm Simplex and Repeaters and 6m Simplex freqs I wanted programed into my radios. I then moved the data into RT Systems and pushed it into both my FT-991A and my FT-2900 (minus the 70cm and 6m, it only 2m) and got both on the air in minutes... It was so easy. I love the RT Systems software and its ease of use. Also used it for editing a few menu options. I'm sure I'll learn more as time goes on.
Yes you helped me! Your info saved me 12.00. I was wondering if I needed a special cable for the RT software and now I know I don't need it. I've used their software before and love it. two thumbs up!!!
Thanks for posting. I use CHIRP to program my handheld transceivers. I'm wondering if RT can import from a CHIRP save or if there is another way to move my lengthy list of repeaters from CHIRP to RT? Maybe export CHIRP to a neutral format (like CSV which can be done with CHIRP) and then import into RT (thinking out loud - can RT import from CSV)? A second question pertains to transmit lockout. I can lockout transmit on any of my HT memory channels where I have something like the National Weather Service for example. This is done on my HT by setting duplex to "off" versus +/- like you normally would for a repeater. If I were to accidentally hit PTT on the NWS channel, no big deal. Transmit is locked out and nothing happens. Does the 991A have that feature, and if so, is that a check box in the RT software? 73.
The only way I can think of is to program you radio with chirp, then open RT Systems and download the settings. RT Systems uses a proprietary software. It isn’t excel, but kind of mimics it.
I have a good assortment of printer type cables, to that saves me $10, my question is; if I wanted to use one of the remote control software offerings like Remote TX, or WIN4Yaesu Suite, would it be the same printer cable or something fancy?
It should be the same one…. Unfortunately, you can only use it one application at a time.. you should be able to use the serial port (db 9) in the back of your rig as a 2nd CAT port, though
Doesn’t seem to save the Split Channel I created on the 991A front panel. It saved it as the same frequency on Transmit and Receive. Where do you find the Split in this software?
I’m not sure. I haven’t tried saving a split freq. that said, RT systems has a good customer service and if it can be done, they’ll know how. If it can’t be done, they’ll take a note and get it into the next update. 73
@@ND3NThank You for the suggestion. They got back to me right away. I am sending them my freq. list from the RT Sysrems software and they will see what’s going on. I will let you know what I find out. Liked and Subscribed!
I tried your suggestions to connect the 991a to my PC with out success. I changed menu item 31 on the 991a to 4800bps. I turned off the 991a and its power supply and unplugged the USB cable. Then plugged everything back in and powered On the power supply and 991a. I then ticked ->Communications ->Get Data from Radio and receive a pop up screen asking for "Comm Port Setup? The drop down box does not show any ports to select as if their are no ports being seen by Radio?
I'll have to take a closer look at this. It's been awhile since I did this video and need to go back. But I'll do that this weekend and see if I can figure out what's going on.
IPO is "Intercept Point Optimization" - When set to IPO, bypasses the RF Preamp. Amp1 and Amp2 apply additional amplification of the receive side. Good for dealing with high noise levels to pop the desired signals. Usually a set and forget. Check page 36 of the advanced manual and play with the values to find the best setting for you.
Hi Tom! I started entering some of my favorite repeaters into my shiny, new FT-991A and noticed something strange. When I write the information to the radio it doesn't seem to pick up the PL tones for the various repeaters. Have you heard of this before?
On the main page, where you enter your frequencies, scroll over a bit and make sure the column labelled "Tone Mode" has "Tone" selected from the pull-down menu. Then in the column labelled "CTCSS" (right next to Tone Mode) use the pull down menu to select the PL Tone. Once everything is populated, go to the Communications tab and select "Send Data to Radio". If that doesn't work, contact RT-Systems Customer service by going to this link: www.rtsystemsinc.com/Support_ep_5.html - and scrolling down the page until you see "Click Here for Help" and follow the directions to get assistance. Hope this helps - 73 de Tom, ND3N
@@ND3N This brings up a question for me, I have selected CTCSS in the Tone/DCS m-list, I have a few options CTCSS, D.ENC, DCS, and ENC, Everything works using CTCSS, but I think that is the two way tone control, would I use ENC if I only wanted to broadcast the tone to open the repeater, and not restrict incoming messages to my 991A?
I just picked up an FT-991A. It hasn't arrived yet but I was wondering how easy it was to program all the repeaters available locally. There are quite a few. You have shown that here, now I hope I can find the file from another ham. I want to know how easy it will be to convert from say a Kenwood handheld to this radio, do you get a spreadsheet and load it or can the files transfer between different programming software? Or will it need to be RT-Systems configured.
Its super easy. As I said above, I made myself an Excel "Master List" spreadsheet listing the Freq, Offset, Tone, name and notes for all the 2m Simplex and Repeater, 70cm Simplex and Repeaters and 6m Simplex freqs I wanted programed into my radios. I then moved the data into RT Systems and pushed it into both my FT-991A and my FT-2900 (minus the 70cm and 6m, it only 2m) and got both on the air in minutes... It was so easy. I would do you own, that way you can set it up the way you like. Example: 1-9 are 2m Simplex 10-40 are 2m Repeaters, 45-50 are 70cm Simplex, 51-60 are 70cm Repeaters, 65-70 are 6m Simplex, and 75-80 are 6m repeaters. I left a bit of room in between each for expansion. Its really easy once you get into it. Also, make sure to d/l the template from your radio and save it as a Template, EX: 991A-Template-05-24-2022, then after you have added all your freqs and info, save it again as a new name like FT-991A-05-24-2022-V1, then Up the V# as you make edits that day. Then If you have to default your 991A or whatever radio, you have a back up for a quick restore. Lastly, Make sure the menu settings in your 991A for the Comport speeds are 9600 or better. Mine was really low and it too 15 mins for the 1st X-fer. After I adjusted it to 9600, it went much faster. I haven't tried rasing above that to see if I could get it even faster. I might try that next time I get to mess with it. You can edit that from the menu editor or right off the TFT screen and main menu settings. I also keep a copy of all my programed channels/Freqs printed out for quick reference as well as a copy of the ARRL US Bandplans to make sure you don't tune somewhere where your license doesn't have permissions, Unless your an Extra.. :) Then, I assume, you'd know all this... Hope that all helps. KF0GYT, 73s
It is the virtual com port USB cable, so I don't see why not. That port also provides the interface for the sound card. I don't use N1MM (I prefer WriteLog) but the CAT should be the same. 73 de Tom, ND3N
You certainly could, but you would need to do something to adjust for the doppler shift. As the satellite gets closer, the frequency on your radio would need to be set higher. When the satellite is at zenith, it will be closest to the published frequency, and as it gets further away the freq would be lower. A better recommendation would be to use the Ham Radio Deluxe S/W which has a dedicated satellite program that would do this automatically, and better, than you could manually. 73 de Tom, ND3N
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Thank you for taking the time to make this.
Very helpful in deciding to buy the software
Thank you Tom. I do use the RT-systems s/w, but you just taught me to look for other radios software as I only knew of it for the 991a! Thanks again 73 N6ZKI
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I want to thank you for this video and your time to make it.
After watching this video, I made myself an Excel "Master List" spreadsheet listing the Freq, Offset, Tone, name and notes for all the 2m Simplex and Repeater, 70cm Simplex and Repeaters and 6m Simplex freqs I wanted programed into my radios. I then moved the data into RT Systems and pushed it into both my FT-991A and my FT-2900 (minus the 70cm and 6m, it only 2m) and got both on the air in minutes... It was so easy. I love the RT Systems software and its ease of use. Also used it for editing a few menu options. I'm sure I'll learn more as time goes on.
Here's another video I just made that may be of interest to you... th-cam.com/video/u-0HfLXzbDY/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for making this video. New 991a owner. Most helpful. Thanks K3WRD
Glad it helped!
Yes you helped me! Your info saved me 12.00. I was wondering if I needed a special cable for the RT software and now I know I don't need it. I've used their software before and love it. two thumbs up!!!
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Thanks for sharing this video. I have purchasing RTS/w cables the last 15yrs
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Thank you for this.
Thanks for posting. I use CHIRP to program my handheld transceivers. I'm wondering if RT can import from a CHIRP save or if there is another way to move my lengthy list of repeaters from CHIRP to RT? Maybe export CHIRP to a neutral format (like CSV which can be done with CHIRP) and then import into RT (thinking out loud - can RT import from CSV)? A second question pertains to transmit lockout. I can lockout transmit on any of my HT memory channels where I have something like the National Weather Service for example. This is done on my HT by setting duplex to "off" versus +/- like you normally would for a repeater. If I were to accidentally hit PTT on the NWS channel, no big deal. Transmit is locked out and nothing happens. Does the 991A have that feature, and if so, is that a check box in the RT software? 73.
The only way I can think of is to program you radio with chirp, then open RT Systems and download the settings. RT Systems uses a proprietary software. It isn’t excel, but kind of mimics it.
I have a good assortment of printer type cables, to that saves me $10, my question is; if I wanted to use one of the remote control software offerings like Remote TX, or WIN4Yaesu Suite, would it be the same printer cable or something fancy?
It should be the same one…. Unfortunately, you can only use it one application at a time.. you should be able to use the serial port (db 9) in the back of your rig as a 2nd CAT port, though
@@ND3NI will keep the serial port in kind, but it isn't a huge deal to change the baud rate if needed either.
Doesn’t seem to save the Split Channel I created on the 991A front panel. It saved it as the same frequency on Transmit and Receive. Where do you find the Split in this software?
I’m not sure. I haven’t tried saving a split freq. that said, RT systems has a good customer service and if it can be done, they’ll know how. If it can’t be done, they’ll take a note and get it into the next update. 73
@@ND3NThank You for the suggestion. They got back to me right away. I am sending them my freq. list from the RT Sysrems software and they will see what’s going on. I will let you know what I find out. Liked and Subscribed!
I tried your suggestions to connect the 991a to my PC with out success. I changed menu item 31 on the 991a to 4800bps. I turned off the 991a and its power supply and unplugged the USB cable. Then plugged everything back in and powered On the power supply and 991a. I then ticked ->Communications ->Get Data from Radio and receive a pop up screen asking for "Comm Port Setup? The drop down box does not show any ports to select as if their are no ports being seen by Radio?
I'll have to take a closer look at this. It's been awhile since I did this video and need to go back. But I'll do that this weekend and see if I can figure out what's going on.
@@ND3N Thanks Tom. '73
what is the IPO column used for? I see you have the first listing as amp1 and the rest set at IPO
IPO is "Intercept Point Optimization" - When set to IPO, bypasses the RF Preamp. Amp1 and Amp2 apply additional amplification of the receive side. Good for dealing with high noise levels to pop the desired signals. Usually a set and forget. Check page 36 of the advanced manual and play with the values to find the best setting for you.
Hi Tom! I started entering some of my favorite repeaters into my shiny, new FT-991A and noticed something strange. When I write the information to the radio it doesn't seem to pick up the PL tones for the various repeaters. Have you heard of this before?
On the main page, where you enter your frequencies, scroll over a bit and make sure the column labelled "Tone Mode" has "Tone" selected from the pull-down menu. Then in the column labelled "CTCSS" (right next to Tone Mode) use the pull down menu to select the PL Tone. Once everything is populated, go to the Communications tab and select "Send Data to Radio". If that doesn't work, contact RT-Systems Customer service by going to this link: www.rtsystemsinc.com/Support_ep_5.html - and scrolling down the page until you see "Click Here for Help" and follow the directions to get assistance. Hope this helps - 73 de Tom, ND3N
@@ND3N, thanks Tom! I was able to resolve the issue!
@@ND3N This brings up a question for me, I have selected CTCSS in the Tone/DCS m-list, I have a few options CTCSS, D.ENC, DCS, and ENC, Everything works using CTCSS, but I think that is the two way tone control, would I use ENC if I only wanted to broadcast the tone to open the repeater, and not restrict incoming messages to my 991A?
I just picked up an FT-991A. It hasn't arrived yet but I was wondering how easy it was to program all the repeaters available locally. There are quite a few. You have shown that here, now I hope I can find the file from another ham. I want to know how easy it will be to convert from say a Kenwood handheld to this radio, do you get a spreadsheet and load it or can the files transfer between different programming software? Or will it need to be RT-Systems configured.
Its super easy. As I said above, I made myself an Excel "Master List" spreadsheet listing the Freq, Offset, Tone, name and notes for all the 2m Simplex and Repeater, 70cm Simplex and Repeaters and 6m Simplex freqs I wanted programed into my radios. I then moved the data into RT Systems and pushed it into both my FT-991A and my FT-2900 (minus the 70cm and 6m, it only 2m) and got both on the air in minutes... It was so easy.
I would do you own, that way you can set it up the way you like.
Example: 1-9 are 2m Simplex 10-40 are 2m Repeaters, 45-50 are 70cm Simplex, 51-60 are 70cm Repeaters, 65-70 are 6m Simplex, and 75-80 are 6m repeaters.
I left a bit of room in between each for expansion. Its really easy once you get into it.
Also, make sure to d/l the template from your radio and save it as a Template, EX: 991A-Template-05-24-2022, then after you have added all your freqs and info, save it again as a new name like FT-991A-05-24-2022-V1, then Up the V# as you make edits that day. Then If you have to default your 991A or whatever radio, you have a back up for a quick restore.
Lastly, Make sure the menu settings in your 991A for the Comport speeds are 9600 or better. Mine was really low and it too 15 mins for the 1st X-fer. After I adjusted it to 9600, it went much faster. I haven't tried rasing above that to see if I could get it even faster. I might try that next time I get to mess with it. You can edit that from the menu editor or right off the TFT screen and main menu settings.
I also keep a copy of all my programed channels/Freqs printed out for quick reference as well as a copy of the ARRL US Bandplans to make sure you don't tune somewhere where your license doesn't have permissions, Unless your an Extra.. :) Then, I assume, you'd know all this...
Hope that all helps.
KF0GYT, 73s
Can I use the RT System cable for the 881A for N1MM control?
It is the virtual com port USB cable, so I don't see why not. That port also provides the interface for the sound card. I don't use N1MM (I prefer WriteLog) but the CAT should be the same. 73 de Tom, ND3N
Can we use this software to import from an online source such as Repeater Book ?
Sure - check out this video - it's almost too easy... th-cam.com/video/u-0HfLXzbDY/w-d-xo.html
i can't get the download for drivers to work
On the same page that you downloaded the drivers, there a link to instructions on how to install the drivers.
Yes I saw this
Under USB controllers it says unknown usb device that’s in the the device manager
Can you program uhf tx vhf RX for sat use
You certainly could, but you would need to do something to adjust for the doppler shift. As the satellite gets closer, the frequency on your radio would need to be set higher. When the satellite is at zenith, it will be closest to the published frequency, and as it gets further away the freq would be lower. A better recommendation would be to use the Ham Radio Deluxe S/W which has a dedicated satellite program that would do this automatically, and better, than you could manually. 73 de Tom, ND3N
What is serial port
The USB port on the back of your rig