RX Frequency (of repeater): 145.0875 MHz.Output Frequency (of repeater): 145.6875 MHz.If you check the GB3KE link above, you will learn the following: I will choose “ GB3KE”, which is located in Glasgow, Scotland.
Let’s have a look on any operational 2m repeater from website in order to explain how to import one into CHIRP software. IMO, the best resource for getting a list of local repeaters is through your local amateur radio club. Once CHIRP finishes downloading data from the radio, you shall see the word “CLONE” displayed on the FT-4X radio.Īlso, CHIRP will display all of the available channels (if any exist) in the UI, if this is your first time programming your radio it should be empty. Hit “OK” on the “Yaesu FT-4XE Instructions” dialogue.ĬHIRP should start cloning your FT-4X radio and you should see “–TX–” displayed on your radio (basically your radio is transmitting data to CHIRP via programming cable, hence the “TX”). I suggest you tune to an unused frequency either on VHF or UHF so that the radio is quite just for convenience during the programming process.
Now it’s time to open your FT-4X radio, by turning the volume/power knob in the clockwise direction (I assume you are following the steps above, and your programming cable is already plugged into your MIC jack). If you accept the risk, then another dialogue window will open with “Yaesu FT-4XE Instructions”, read it (it’s only 8 words =p ).
Select “FT-4XE” as the “Model”, use “FT-4XR” if you are using the FT-4XR (US version) of the radio.ĬHIRP will ask you if you want to proceed with experimental driver at your own risk, I accepted the risk since I don’t know of any cases where the driver damaged the radio, but this is your call, I’m not liable for any damage caused by the CHIRP software, this is your decision. Select the correct “Port” as the output from step 2 above. Launch CHIRP software, I opened it from the terminal as chirpw command.įrom main menu, select “Radio” -> “Download From Radio”, which should pop-up a window as shown below, usb 3-3: pl2303 converter now attached to ttyUSB0Īs you can see form the last line of the output above, it is connected as /dev/ttyUSB0, yours might be different.
usbserial: USB Serial support registered for pl2303 usbcore: registered new interface driver pl2303 usbserial: USB Serial support registered for generic usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic usb 3-3: Manufacturer: Prolific Technology Inc.
Now, let’s install CHIRP on Ubuntu from the PPA (Personal Package Archive) You will then need to log out and back in for it to take effect. On most Linux distros this is accomplished with:
This issue is often indicated by an “access denied” error when accessing serial port. Note that you may need to adjust permissions on the /dev/tty(something) device, or add your users who want to use Chirp to the “dialout” group in order to let non-privileged users access the serial device. Note regarding serial port permissions on Linux from CHIRP website (I didn’t have to perform this step, but it might be of help?), But the following steps should be fairly identical for all versions across MacOS and Windows installations. I’m using Ubuntu, so this guide will only cover the Linux version. You can go to the CHIRP website download page, which has guidance for Windows, MacOS and Linux users.
I highly recommend you read the official manuals from Yaesu on FT-4X (both the operational manual and the advanced manual), linked in the resources at the end of this post, you will be surprised by the helpful tips included! In addition, it has 3 power settings “High” is 5W, “Mid” is 2.5W and “Low” is 0.5W. The FT-4X is a 5W VHF/UHF FM Portable Transceiver. This post will explain how to progam a list of repeaters using CHIRP software into a Yaesu FT-4XE handheld radio, which is the European version of FT-4X, however, the procedure should be identical for FT-4XR (USA/Asian version) AFAIK. I suggest you read the article by QRPblog in the references below for an in-depth review of FT-4X (also some comparison against Baofeng UV-5Rs). Yaesu FT-4X is a very interesting handheld radio that is not very expensive (~ £65) and I believe is a good starting point compared to my previous Baofeng UV-5R Plus radio. This post was cloned to my other website dedicated to amateur radio (ham radio) M0TTZ.UK Prologue