Hello all.
I do FM FLdigi and FM Winlink. I thought I would give VarAC a try. However I am stuck at the Rig control and Vara settings. I have an old FT-8800 Yaesu VHF/UHF I also have an old SignaLink running 1200 baud and a newer DRA board running at 9600 baud. I can't figure out how to set up rig control FLrig and Cat don't list my radio. I am not familiar with the other choices. I am thinking I will have to go with none. Is this correct? If I do use none, I don't see anything that details what happens if you choose it. I am assuming I will have to use the speaker-mike to put in transmit and rotate dials to get correct frequency. Is that correct?
Thanks in advance for any help
Dennis WD6DSG
If the FT-8800 is like the FT-7800/FT-7900 with the 6 pin DIN connector on the back, CAT control is not supported. You can still use VarAC and VARA-FM but you will need to manually change the radio freq.
I have not found any documentation for CAT Control with your Rig... if you find and specs of that I can try and add it to the built-in options in VarAC but I am not sure this is possible.
For FM users - most Slots and QSY are less used. So not a big issue for you. As long as you can key PTT - you are fine.
I have some old code I wrote for the FRG-8800 if you like send me an email at timjor19 AT gmail dot com requesting yaesu sorce code. Free for use as you see fit.