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The device drivers for the USB interface chip that the TTL2USB-brand box uses are acknowledged as one of the best and come in versions for Windows, OS X, and Linux. You buy one set of electronics and then a different $10 connector cable for the different radios you have. makes a good commercially-available programming cable. Different radios use different connectors, but TTL is the defacto standard electrical interface for all VHF/UHF radios except Kenwood. On the radio side it's TTL (transistor-transistor logic - 0v for a logical 0 and +5v for a logical 1).

Icom 208h programming serial#

On the computer side it's a USB interface (or an older serial interface, but I recommend USB). Unlike the software, you basically only need one of these no matter the number of radios. I built my own and it works with most brands of VHF/UHF radios. You also need a "programming cable" to go between your computer and the radio.

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Also, the Icom software is relatively primitive because you can't cut and paste lots of data at once.

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Ideally one software application would understand how to program all radios, but nothing like that is available yet. If I had three radios, unless they were identical, it would be likely I would have to have three different programs. So you've got to import/export/cut/paste between the two programs. The software for the Icom is not the same as for the Yaesu handi talkie. I can fire up the program, add any new data to the saved existing data, then blast it into the radio memory. The programming software just makes it easier and faster to do all of this. (These radios are good at scanning too.) I also have a handi talkie - 2 meter only - and I like to keep the same data in it too. And then I'm planning to set up a couple of scan memories so when I'm on the road and want to catch some radio traffic I can scan local repeaters plus the national simplex and NorCal (146.460) frequencies. On the IC-208 this means you also have to access another menu to enable the alphanumeric display instead of frequency display (same menu where you set the PL tone, so it's no big deal). system repeater in San Francisco (see The mnemonics certainly aid my old brain and beats trying memorize all the frequencies.

I also added 6 character mnemonic names like PLCRVL for the repeater in Placerville that covers the Rubicon (that repeater even reaches to my house in Mill Valley!) or CARL-SF for the C.A.R.L.A. Most of those I put there by hand and you're right, it didn't take all that long. I've got about 20 or 25 frequencies programmed into my IC-208H dual bander. ".just how many frequencies are you radioheads programing into your radio and how often are you changing them?" Field tested extensively on this year's NorCal Death Valley Daze run. In my FJ-62 I mounted the radio under the passenger seat and the antenna (Comet SBB1) on the rear hatch door using a Diamond K400C mount. (The software is not the most user friendly by today's standards, but it is functional and does what's needed.) Oh yes, another plus: it comes with the extension cable for remotely mounting the faceplate, something that most other vendors charge for. And who says it doesn't interface with a PC? You need a programming cable and Icom software (p/n CS-208), but then you're set to go. Also, it's a dual bander - 2m and 70cm - which I really like. I like it a lot, for just the reasons you said: small detachable face plate, fairly powerful for it's size, and reasonably priced. I've had an IC-208H in my FJ-62 for about a year now. You've probably already bought your radio by now, so this reply may be of little use. Power: 50/35W (2M/70cm) 212memories (10 banks), 2 call, 10 scan edges Auto repeater offset Backlit remote control microphone Independent controls for each band 12 DTMF memories Selectable Amber/Green display CTCSS/DTCS encode/decode, tone scan and pocket beep Dynamic memory scan 1200/9600 bps 6-pin terminal connector PC programmable with option-al software and cable. Covers 144–148 &430–450 MHz transmit with 118–550 MHz,118–174, 375–550 & 810–999 MHz receive (cellular blocked), includes AM Aircraft band and Weather channel with Alert.

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Provides VHF/VHF, UHF/UHF simultaneous receive along with VHF/UHF full duplex.