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4.

 

Editing memory channel data 

 

 

Use Microsoft Excel to edit the appropriate .csv file as required. 

 

Connect the VR-500 to the computer as described in chapter 1 and start the tk500 software. 

 

In tk500, select File, Open and choose the appropriate .tk5 config file. 

 

Select the ‘Data’ menu and choose ‘Clear all memory channels...’ 

 

In the box that opens, click to confirm that you wish to clear the memory channel data. 

 

Go to the ‘File’ menu, choose ‘Export memory channels’ and select the appropriate .csv file. 

 

Finally, follow the instructions for writing to the VR-500 as described in chapter 3. 

 

Note: If desired, the .tk5 config file can be saved so as to include the updated memory channel 

data. 

 

 

 

 

5.

 

Acknowledgements 

 

The tk500 software is produced by Bob Parness and can be downloaded for free from his website at:  

http://www.parnass.org/tk500/

 

 

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Страница 1: ...tk500 VR 500 User Guide Programming and using the Yaesu VR 500 Scanner Written by Neil Walker June 2008...

Страница 2: ...computer 2 2 Reading config and memory channel data from the radio 3 3 Writing config and memory channel data to the radio 5 4 Editing memory channel data 7 5 Acknowledgements 7 6 Appendix 8 6 1 Gene...

Страница 3: ...00 Double click tk500 bat to run the software Connect the TTL RS232 interface adaptor to the computer i e the RS232 cable to the serial port and the power USB cable to a free USB port Connect the gree...

Страница 4: ...e Radio menu Follow the instructions in the box that opens i e Hold down the 1 8 and ENT key whilst switching the VR 500 on the display on theVR 500 will now show two options 1 RX CLONE and 2 TX CLONE...

Страница 5: ...open in the tk500 software and the VR 500 will show the message CLONE TX PASS Press ENT on the VR 500 and click the OK button in the tk500 software To save this data go to File Save As and name the fi...

Страница 6: ...o programming commencing In the tk500 software go to File Open and select the appropriate tk5 file Choose Write to radio in the Radio menu Follow the instructions in the box that opens i e Hold down t...

Страница 7: ...to the radio A window will open in the tk500 software showing the write progress When the write process is complete a Transfer Complete message will open in the tk500 software and the VR 500 will sho...

Страница 8: ...y channels In the box that opens click to confirm that you wish to clear the memory channel data Go to the File menu choose Export memory channels and select the appropriate csv file Finally follow th...

Страница 9: ...ng again after the transmission stops by turning the Dial knob one click Turning the Dial knob again will resume the search The VR 500 has 1000 channels 10 banks of 100 The banks are designated 0 9 Th...

Страница 10: ...erential scanning press button 3 whilst holding FUNC to start scanning and then press button 5 whilst holding FUNC PMS Preferential Memory Scanning will now be displayed on the screen The resume mode...

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