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I just picked up an ICOM F521 transceiver, 135 - 174 MHz ... can anyone assist in telling me how to program this radio? Cant seem to figure it out ...
thanks
-rob
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-rob
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ICOM F521 programming help
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KE5BCP
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Hi Rob,self2recovery said:
Welcome to the site!
A quick google search turned up a pdf file for the user manual here:
http://www.icom.co.jp/manual/external/transceivers/IC-F521_F621.pdf
Good luck!
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Jay,
I have that book and everything, and I appreciate the help. The only thing is that the manual doesn't explain how to put in frequencies you want.
I have that book and everything, and I appreciate the help. The only thing is that the manual doesn't explain how to put in frequencies you want.
KE5BCP
Analog Man
From reading the review at http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/3792, I get the impression that it is only programmable by software.self2recovery said:
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Jay,
thanks again. I suppose thats how to do it ... hmm I'll dig deeper into this and try to figure out how to do it. Appreciate the resources and efforts... thanks.
-Rob
thanks again. I suppose thats how to do it ... hmm I'll dig deeper into this and try to figure out how to do it. Appreciate the resources and efforts... thanks.
-Rob
self2recovery said:
You need, like all commercial HT, a cable and a software to do the programming.
First, look at ebay, you will find cheap prog cable, and after you can try to find the software on the Internet, like I did for mine... a F3061.
You will also need to know how to enter in the «dealer mode», if case you need to enter frequencies without your computer.
I already did an extensive search a few weeks ago.... very interesting !!!
The cable can be found there ....
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Programming-Cabl...oryZ4671QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Find the service manual too, it is a good source of information.
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thanks for the links, greatly appreciated... i can't figure out how to install that program, it asks me for a product ID number...
naaaah.... you bought an USB cable... I always buy DB9 serial cable.....
Are you running Windows XP ?
Did you install the driver before connecting the cable ?
When you say it does not work.... do you see an exclammation mark in the device manager telling you that the device is not working properly ?
Did you contact the seller ?
I'm using the same cable as you for my two F121S, but with the serial DB9 connector instead of the USB....
Are you running Windows XP ?
Did you install the driver before connecting the cable ?
When you say it does not work.... do you see an exclammation mark in the device manager telling you that the device is not working properly ?
Did you contact the seller ?
I'm using the same cable as you for my two F121S, but with the serial DB9 connector instead of the USB....
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