Yaesu ft-8800r operating manual the w5jck expanded version courtesy of w5jck dual band fm transceiver november 2006.
Table of contents yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 2 of 83 table of contents about this manual...........................................................................................................5 introduction introducing the ft−8800r.......................................
Table of contents yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 3 of 83 regular memory regular memory overview............................................................................................................................ 35 store a frequency in memory ..........................
Table of contents yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 4 of 83 menu items menu (set) mode overview............................................................................................................................ 67 menu quick reference table ..............................
About this manual yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 5 of 83 about this manual latest update: 15 november 2006 i made the following improvements to the yaesu ft−8800r operating manual: • reformatted the material to make it easier to read and locate information • reworded some o...
Introduction yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 6 of 83 introducing the ft−8800r the ft−8800r is a ruggedly-built, high quality dual band fm transceiver providing 50 watts of power output on the 144 mhz amateur band and 35 watts on the 430 mhz band. The high power output of the...
Introduction yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 7 of 83 front panel controls (1) left and right dial knobs these 20-position detented rotary switches are the tuning dials for the left and right bands. • press the adjoining knob momentarily to switch the main band to the side wh...
Introduction yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 8 of 83 (3) left and right sql knobs the sql (squelch) control is used to silence background noise on the adjoining receiver. • clockwise rotation decreases the squelch level. • it should be advanced clockwise just to the point wh...
Introduction yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 9 of 83 key: (default) • press this key momentarily to switch the frequency control for the adjoining band between the vfo and memory systems. • when the adjoining band is set to the vfo mode, press and hold in this for ½ second t...
Introduction yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 10 of 83 rev key: while in key mode 2 • press this key momentarily to reverse the transmit and receive frequencies on the main band during split-frequency (i.E. Repeater) operation. • press and hold in this key for ½ second to cha...
Introduction yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 11 of 83 lcd display screen icons : preferential memory channel : skip memory channel : minus shift : plus shift : odd split : tone encoder : tone decoder : transmission in progress : main band : busy channel (or squelch off) : me...
Introduction yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 12 of 83 mh−48a6j microphone overview (1) ptt switch press this switch to transmit, and release it to receive. (2) keypad the 12 number keys generate dtmf tones during transmission. In the receive mode, these keys can be used for ...
Introduction yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 13 of 83 • when the main band is set to the vfo mode, press and hold in this button for ½ second to activate the smart search feature. • when the main band is set to the memory mode, press and hold in this button for ½ second to a...
Common tasks yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 14 of 83 program the microphone buttons default ft−8800r key functions have been assigned to the mh−48a6j microphone , , , and buttons at the factory. These may be changed by the user, if you wish to utilize another function on on...
Common tasks yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 15 of 83 low function (factory default for button) • press the button to select the transmit power output level on the main band. • when the main band is set to the memory mode or home channel , press and hold in this button for ½...
Common tasks yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 16 of 83 tcall function • press the button to activate 1750 hz tone burst. • press and hold the button for ½ second to activate 1750 hz tone burst. Tone function (factory default for button) • press the button to activate the ctcs...
Common tasks yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 17 of 83 select the main operating band in the factory default configuration, the ft−8800r operates in the dual receive mode. During dual receive operation, the main band frequency ( on which transmission is possible) will be indi...
Common tasks yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 18 of 83 change the frequency band in the factory default configuration, the ft−8800r operates in the dual receive mode. The following illustration shows uhf–vhf ( u-v ) mode of operation. The ft−8800r can also be configured to op...
Common tasks yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 19 of 83 change the frequency navigation using the tuning dial rotating the dial knob allows tuning in the pre-programmed steps established for the current operating band. Clockwise rotation of the dial knob causes the ft−8800r to...
Common tasks yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 20 of 83 transmit transmitting to transmit, simply depress the ptt (push to talk) switch on the microphone. The ft−8800r will transmit only on the main band. During transmission, the icon will appear at the upper right of the main...
Common tasks yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 21 of 83 activate the lock feature in order to prevent accidental frequency change, the panel switches and dial knobs may be locked out. To activate the lock feature: 1. Press the set key momentarily to enter the set mode. 2. Rota...
Common tasks yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 22 of 83 select the channel step the ft−8800r ’s synthesizer provides the option of utilizing channel steps of 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 khz per step, any number of which may be important to your operating requirements. Th...
Common tasks yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 23 of 83 activate the band linking feature for operation on amateur satellites which use a normal (not inverted) fm transponder, the band link feature may be useful. 1. Both sides of the ft−8800r have to be in vfo mode. 2. Band li...
Common tasks yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 24 of 83 select the audio muting preference the audio mute feature is useful in situation where it would be helpful to reduce the audio level of the receive only band whenever you receive a signal on the main band or you transmit ...
Common tasks yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 25 of 83 set the rf squelch level a special rf squelch feature is provided on this radio. This feature allows you to set the squelch so that only signals exceeding a certain s-meter level will open the squelch. When setting up the...
Common tasks yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 26 of 83 activate automatic power off the automatic power-off ( apo ) feature will turn the radio completely off after a user-defined period of ptt switch or key/button inactivity. If you do not press any front panel keys or butto...
Common tasks yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 27 of 83 program band limits for vfo mode the ft−8800r contains ten sets of band-edge memories, also know as programmable memory scan (pms) channels, labeled l1/u1 through l10/u10 . This feature allows you to set sub-band limits f...
Operate through repeaters yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 28 of 83 operate through repeaters repeater stations, usually located on mountaintops or other high locations, provide a dramatic extension of the communication range for low-powered hand-held or mobile transceivers. ...
Operate through repeaters yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 29 of 83 manual repeater shift activation if the ars feature has been disabled, or if you need to set a repeater shift direction other than that established by the ars , you may set the direction of the repeater shift...
Tone coded squelch yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 30 of 83 ctcss tone system many repeater systems require that a very-low-frequency audio tone be superimposed on your fm carrier in order to activate the repeater. This helps prevent false activation of the repeater by radar...
Tone coded squelch yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 31 of 83 7. Rotate the dial knob until the display indicates the tone frequency you need to be using. Ctcss tone frequency (hz) 67.0 69.3 71.9 74.4 77.0 79.7 82.5 85.4 88.5 91.5 94.8 97.4 100.0 103.5 107.2 110.9 114.8 118.8 ...
Tone coded squelch yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 32 of 83 4. Now, press the dial knob momentarily, then rotate the dial knob to select menu #10 dcs.Cod . 5. Press the dial knob momentarily to enable the adjustment of the dcs code. 6. Rotate the dial knob to select the desi...
Tone coded squelch yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 33 of 83 tone search scanning in operating situations where you don’t know the ctcss or dcs tone being used by another station or stations, you can command the radio to listen to the incoming signal and scan in search of the...
Tone coded squelch yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 34 of 83 dcs code inversion the dcs system was first introduced in the commercial lmr ( land mobile radio ) service, where it is now in widespread use. Dcs is sometime referred to by its different proprietary names, such as ...
Regular memory yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 35 of 83 regular memory overview the ft-8800r provides a wide variety of memory system resources. These include: • independent regular memory channels for the main and sub bands, each consisting of: • 512 standard memory channel...
Regular memory yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 36 of 83 store a frequency in memory to store a frequency in a memory channel: 1. Select the desired frequency while operating in the vfo mode on the main band. Be sure set up any desired ctcss or dcs tones, as well as any desir...
Regular memory yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 37 of 83 7. Repeat step 6 to program the remaining letters, numbers, or symbols of the desired name tag . A total of six characters may be used in the creation of a tag. 8. When you have completed the creation of the name tag , ...
Regular memory yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 38 of 83 store independent transmit frequencies to store independent transmit frequencies (odd splits) in a memory channel: 1. Store the receiving frequency using the instructions described in store a frequency in memory on page...
Regular memory yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 39 of 83 tune from a stored memory once you have recalled a particular memory channel, you may easily tune off that channel, as though you were in the vf o mode. 1. With the ft−8800r in the mr ( memory recall ) mode, select the ...
Regular memory yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 40 of 83 set a home channel a special one-touch home channel is available (one for each of the five operating bands), to allow quick recall of a favorite operating frequency on each band. To store a home channel: 1. Select the d...
Regular memory yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 41 of 83 3. Press and hold in the set key for ½ second to copy the memory channel data into the memory bank. 0. 1. You cannot assign the pms memory channels (l1/u1 through l10/u10) to a memory bank. 2. If you manually program th...
Regular memory yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 42 of 83 activate memory only mode once memory channel programming has been completed, you may place the radio in a memory only mode, whereby vfo operation is impossible. This may be particularly useful during public-service eve...
Hyper memory yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 43 of 83 hyper memory overview the ft−8800r uses two different types of memory systems, regular memory (see page 35) and hyper memory , that store different kinds of information. One of the most difficult concepts for users to com...
Hyper memory yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 44 of 83 some examples of using hyper memory let's say that you frequently monitor the local ham repeaters in your area, that you belong to the races organization for your county, and that you like to work amateur radio satellites...
Hyper memory yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 45 of 83 store a hyper memory to store the current radio configuration into a hyper memory : • set up the transceiver according to the desired configuration. • press and hold in a hyper memory key ( through ) for 2 seconds. The cu...
Scanning yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 46 of 83 scanning overview the ft−8800r allows you to scan just the memory channels via memory scan mode (see page 49), the entire operating band in vfo scan mode (see page 48), or a portion of that band via programmable memory scan (...
Scanning yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 47 of 83 priority channel scanning (dual watch) the ft−8800r’s scanning features include a two-channel scanning capability which allows you to operate on a vfo, memory channel, or home channel, while periodically checking a user-defin...
Scanning yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 48 of 83 home priority to activate priority channel dual watch operation: 1. Recall the memory channel you wish to use as the priority frequency. 2. Now set the ft−8800r for operation on a home channel. 3. Press and hold in the key fo...
Scanning yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 49 of 83 4. To cancel scanning, press the key momentarily again, or press the microphone’s ptt key. 0. 1. When you start scanning, the ft−8800r will scan in the upward direction. If you want to change the direction of the scan while i...
Scanning yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 50 of 83 set the method to use for scanning a memory channel the ft−8800r allows you to flag each memory channel with one of three possible flags to determine how it is handled during memory mode scanning. Types of memory channel scan...
Scanning yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 51 of 83 to flag a memory channel to be scanned during standard memory scan: this is the default setting, so you only need to complete these steps if you previously changed this setting for this memory channel. 1. Set the radio to the...
Scanning yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 52 of 83 to initiate standard memory scan: 1. Configure the ft−8800r for standard memory scan , if necessary. 2. Press the key momentarily to initiate standard memory scanning . 3. To cancel the standard memory scan , press the key mo...
Scanning yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 53 of 83 preferential memory scan during preferential memory scan , scanning will pause on any signal encountered that is strong enough to open the squelch; scanning will then resume according to the scan-resume mode that was selected...
Scanning yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 54 of 83 to initiate prefe rential memory scan: 1. Configure the ft−8800r for preferential memory scan , if necessary. 2. Press the key momentarily to initiate preferential memory scanning . Only the channels which have the icon displ...
Smart search yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 55 of 83 smart search the smart search feature may be used to load—automatically with no operator intervention—a special bank of up to 25 memory channels (per band) on activity. The smart search function will sweep the entire band...
Arts yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 56 of 83 auto range transponder system overview the arts (auto range transponder system) feature uses dcs signaling to inform both parties when you and another arts equipped station are within communications range. This may be particularl...
Arts yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 57 of 83 4. Press the dial knob momentarily, then rotate the dial knob to select the desired arts beep option. The available options are: • in rng : the beeps are issued only when the radio first confirms that you are within range, but do...
Arts yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 58 of 83 10. When you have entered your entire callsign, press the dial knob momentarily to confirm the callsign. 11. Press the set key momentarily, then rotate the dial knob one click counter- clockwise to select the menu #7 cwid . 12. P...
Dtmf yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 59 of 83 operating the dtmf autodialer sixteen dtmf autodialer memories are available on the ft−8800r . These dtmf autodialer memories can store up to 16 digits of a telephone number for repeater autopatch or other uses. To load dtmf auto...
Dtmf yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 60 of 83 5. Press and hold in the ptt switch. 6. While still holding the ptt switch in, press the main band key momentarily to transmit the tone string. 0. Once you have pressed the key in the above step, you can release the ptt switch, a...
Internet connection feature yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 61 of 83 internet connection feature the ft−8800r can be used to access a repeater which has been configured to provide access to the vertex standard wires™ (wide-coverage internet repeater enhancement system) or ot...
Internet connection feature yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 62 of 83 4. Rotate the dial knob to select menu #17 inet . 5. Press the dial knob momentarily, then rotate the dial knob to set this item to int.Mem (to enable the alternative internet link , and disable the wires™ ...
Cross-band repeater yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 63 of 83 operate as a cross-band repeater the ft−8800r can be set up to operate as a full-featured cross-band repeater via a simple menu procedure. This feature is useful for emergency portable work in a remote area, and fo...
Clone yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 64 of 83 transfer data between two ft−8800rs you can transfer all data stored in one ft−8800r to another ft−8800r by utilizing the handy cloning feature. This requires a user-constructed cloning cable which connects the data jacks on the...
Clone yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 65 of 83 7. If cloning was successful, the clone -rx- and clone -tx- indicators will disappear. 8. Turn both transceivers off, then remove the cloning cable . 0. Channel and operating data for both radios are now identical. They both may...
Reset your ft-8800r yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 66 of 83 reset your ft−8800r to reset your ft−8800r : 1. Turn the radio off. 2. Press and hold in the left key while turning the radio on. 3. Rotate the right dial knob to select the reset menu: • setmod reset : resets the ...
Menu (set) mode yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 67 of 83 menu (set) mode overview the ft−8800r menu ( set ) mode is easy to activate and set. It may be used for configuration of a wide variety of transceiver parameters, some of which have not been detailed previously. Use th...
Menu (set) mode yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 68 of 83 menu quick reference table some menu item numbers or preceded by either the character b or h. The b character denotes that the value for this menu item is to be applied separately for each operating band and/or mode. T...
Menu (set) mode yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 69 of 83 item # menu function available values default 21 lock enables/disables the key/button lock feature. On, off off 22 lockt enables/disables the ptt lock feature. Off, band r, band l, both off 23 mic selects the microphon...
Menu (set) mode yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 70 of 83 menu items menu items are listed in numeric order. Menu #1 apo function: selects the automatic power off time (time until power is turned off). See activate automatic power off on page 26 for details. Values: off , 0.5...
Menu (set) mode yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 71 of 83 menu h 4 band function: enables/disables the vfo band edge for the current band. Values: bnd. On , bnd.Off bnd. On when the vfo frequency reaches the high band edge of the current band, the vfo frequency will jump to t...
Menu (set) mode yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 72 of 83 menu #7 cwid function: enables/disables the cw identifier during arts operation. Values: tx on , tx off default: tx off menu #8 cwid w function: stores your callsign into the cw identifier. Up to six characters may be ...
Menu (set) mode yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 73 of 83 menu #11 dcs.N/r function: selects normal or inverted dcs coding. See dcs code inversion on page 34 for details. Values: trx n , rx r , tx r , trx r default: trx n menu h 12 dsp.Sub function: selects the sub band displ...
Menu (set) mode yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 74 of 83 menu #15 dtmf w function: loads the dtmf autodialer memories. See operating the dtmf autodialer on page 59 for details. Values: default: menu #16 hyper function: enables/disables the automatic writing feature for the h...
Menu (set) mode yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 75 of 83 menu #19 inet m function: selects the access number (dtmf code) for non-wires™ internet link system access. See internet connection feature on page 61 for details. Values: d-1 – d-16 default: d-1 menu #20 key.Mod funct...
Menu (set) mode yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 76 of 83 menu #23 mic function: selects the microphone type to be used. Values: mh-48 , mh-42 default: mh-48 menu #24 mute function: selects the audio mute mode. See select the audio muting preference on page 24 for details. Va...
Menu (set) mode yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 77 of 83 menu h 26 pkt.Spd function: sets the transceiver’s circuitry for the packet baud rate to be used. Values: 1200bps , 9600bps default: 1200bps the value for this menu item is to be applied separately to each hyper memory...
Menu (set) mode yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 78 of 83 menu #29 pg p2 function: programs the mh−48a6j microphone’s p2 button assignment. See program the microphone buttons on page 14 for details. Values: band , vfo/mr , scan , sql.Off , tcall , rptr , pri , low , tone , mh...
Menu (set) mode yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 79 of 83 menu b 33 rpt.Mod function: sets the repeater shift direction. Values: rpt.Off , rpt. – , rpt. + default: rpt.Off (simplex) the value for this menu item is to be applied separately to each operating band / mode. Menu #...
Menu (set) mode yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 80 of 83 menu b 36 shift function: sets the magnitude of the repeater shift. Values: 0.00 – 99.95 mhz (50 khz step) default: depends on the band of operation. The value for this menu item is to be applied separately to each ope...
Menu (set) mode yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 81 of 83 menu #39 spcont function: defines the audio path to the external speaker (when used). Values: ext , off , int.Ext , int ext the audio is routed to external speaker (internal speaker is off). Off the audio is not routed...
Menu (set) mode yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 82 of 83 menu #42 tot function: sets the time-out timer. See activate the time-out timer on page 25 for details. Values: 1 – 30 minutes or off default: 6min menu h 43 vfo.Tr function: enables/disables the vfo tracking feature. ...
Menu (set) mode yaesu ft-8800r operating manual (courtesy of w5jck) page 83 of 83 menu b 46 am function: enables/disables the am mode. Values: on , off default: off the value for this menu item is to be applied separately to each operating band / mode. Menu h 47 aut. Am function: selects the receivi...