The YPS-FT3D Radio Programming Software is designed to give you the ease and convenience of programming the memories and set menu options of your radio from your PC. Any memory channel with all its details can be sent to the radio with a simple keystroke.

Memory Channels Include:

• 900 Memory Channels
• 99 Skip Memories
• 50 Limit Memories (25 pair)
• 11 VFO A Channels
• 6 VFO B Channels
• 11 Home Memories
• 88 Marine Memories
• 89 SW Memories
• 10 Weather Memories

Other Menu Item Categories Include:

• Common 1
• Common 2
• Messages
• DTMF/Internet
• APRS
• APRS Beacon
• GPS
• Group Monitor/Messaging

The Radio Programmer Is for so Much More than Just Memory Management.

The programming process begins by first installing the program. Drivers for the cable are installed during this process.

Next, connect the RT Systems programming cable and give the operating system a minute to complete driver setup.

Make all the connections between the radio and the computer. Complete Communications | Get data from radio. This “syncs” the radio and computer. Even if the radio is not yet set up with memory channels, there are details that the programmer needs to get from the radio.

Start setting up details for your radio in a “factory fresh” file (File|New) or in the file that was created when you did Communications | Get data from the radio. Begin by entering a receive frequency (that will be the frequency published for the repeater). When you press Enter or Tab to leave the Receive frequency field, the program will complete details for the channel. Then customize Name and Tone to match the details you have for that local repeater.

Use the links to external data sources (File | External data) built right into the programmer to access repeater details for your area or for a location you plan to visit. Then with just a few button clicks, you have a file with hundreds of entries and all you typed was your location (i.e., zip code or city).

Save your file as you work. This is a computer, after all, and you would hate to lose your work should the system fail. Actually, create and save as many files as you want or need. You could have one file for home, a different one for the vacation house, another for the trip to your son’s house, another for the yearly 3K run and picnic where you help direct traffic and want the radio to be programmed with only the frequencies for that event. Remember, radio programming is an overwrite process. Everything in the radio is replaced by everything in the file.

CAM Channels

Put channels into Club Activity Monitoring Groups with the programmer by selecting the channel then right clicking and selecting the assignment. reorder within a group or remove channels from the list just as easily with options available from the right click menu in the CAM listing. Group names can be assigned or changed to make the groups even easier to use. Click here to learn more about using CAM Channels.

VFO A and VFO B

Enter frequencies for each band allowed in VFO A and/or VFO B. The programmer will help you by not allowing a frequency that is not appropriate for a given band. The program makes available the same VFO’s as in the radio (usually one per band). Remember these are not real memory channels since the details are lost as soon as you tune the radio manually. There is no one button recall for these. You do not need to program into VFO before programming details into a memory channel. These channels are preprogrammed in the radio and while the frequency can be changed to another within the band, they cannot be left blank.

Home Channels

Home channels are special memories accessed through one button recall on the radio. These channels are preprogrammed in the radio and while the frequency can be changed to another within the band, they cannot be left blank.

Marine Memories

Pre-programmed in the radio, the Marine Memories cannot be changed. Receive frequency, Transmit frequency and Offset direction are disabled to prevent editing. These channels can be included with other memories in Banks 1 - 24 by checking the box for that Bank.

Weather Memories

Pre-programmed in the radio, the Marine Memories cannot be changed. Receive frequency, Transmit frequency and Offset direction are disabled to prevent editing. These channels can be included with other memories in Banks 1 - 24 by checking the box for that Bank.

Common 1 and Common 2

Use these screens to customize many set menu features of the radio. Check boxes toggle features on or off, use drop down menus list all selections and blank boxes for personalized entry add to the ease of setting up your radio exactly like you want it.

The entries on the Settings screens are made for you to “Set and Forget”. Once settings are customized, you are prompted to save before exiting. The saved settings will be there every time you create a new frequency file.

Messages

Set options for the Opening Message and text message details.

DTMF/Internet

Enter DTMF and Internet (wires) memory details to customize options for the functions of the radio.

APRS

Customize check boxes, drop-down lists and edit boxes.

APRS Beacon

Customize additional features for advanced APRS functions.

GPS

Set options for GPS functionality. Remember, this screen has more options than those shown. Be sure to click on each of the tabs to set options for each of those D-PRS operations.

Group Moniter/Messaging

Set options for Fusion operations including the DP-ID list of your favorite contacts. Edit the list as needed as folks come and go from your group. Enter messages without having to turn the knob for each letter.

Data management is the key to getting everything you can from your radio. RT Systems Programmers give you many ways to manage and organize frequencies and settings to help you enjoy your radio and activities.

Remember, the program for your radio is specific to this radio model. While cables may work for many models, the programmer must be customized so the radio things it is talking to a "twin" of itself. Review Hardware Requirements here for details on operating systems and radio to computer connections.

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