I’m getting my Yaesu FT-60R HT set up, and wanted to share my memory settings, both in case others find it useful (I didn’t find a lot of recommendations about how to do it) and in case folks have suggestions.
I have (mixing 2m and 70cm):
- simplex channels
- repeaters, grouped by geographic region, focusing on ones with nets or where I’ve heard folks talking
- satellites
For memory banks, I initially had each of those separate. But my usage of memory banks is around either scanning or manually selecting a channel:
- scan my current location’s repeaters + simplex channels
- select satellite channels for quick selection during doppler changes
So, I decided to change my memory groups to (a) always include simplex channels plus (b) include one geo plus © include satellite near-azimuth frequencies just in case; and then separately have a bank just for satellites for manual selection. (This is all set up in CHIRP, which worked seamlessly with the OEM programming cable and has a nice popup with the button sequence to get the HT into clone mode. Couldn’t get it running on Linux though, probably because I haven’t updated my Ubuntu in a while.)
We’ll see how it works! Do folks organize things differently?
Have you considered sharing the configuration as a CSV?
As for installing chirp, I’m pretty sure that it’s packaged for Ubuntu in the repository, rather than attempting to install the latest version from the source.
For memory banks, I have one for my favorite repeaters at home and one for each area that I frequently travel to. I also have some banks for scanning like MURS/FRS/GMRS, airband and marine VHF. I have a Kenwood radio, so there are lots of memory banks, but you can’t put one channel in multiple banks. That means I have to make some duplicate channels if I want them in more than one bank.
Chirp runs fine on Ubuntu as long as it’s not too old. It needs GTK4 now. There are instructions on the Chirp wiki for installing it.
