Automatic Repeater Shifts ..........................28 Manual Repeater Shift Activation......................... 29 TONE CODED SQUELCH CTCSS Tone System............................30 DCS Tone System............................31 Tone Search Scanning ............................ 33 DCS Code Inversion............................34 Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 2 of 83...
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Set Up the CW Identifier..........................57 OPERATING THE DTMF AUTODIALER ................59 INTERNET CONNECTION FEATURE ................61 OPERATE AS A CROSS-BAND REPEATER..............63 TRANSFER DATA BETWEEN TWO FT−8800RS .............64 RESET YOUR FT−8800R......................66 Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 3 of 83...
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Menu #42 TOT ............................82 Menu h 43 VFO.TR ........................... 82 Menu b 44 WID.NAR..........................82 Menu #45 X-RPT............................82 Menu b 46 AM............................83 Menu h 47 AUT. AM..........................83 Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 4 of 83...
ABOUT THIS MANUAL About this Manual 15 November 2006 LATEST UPDATE: I made the following improvements to the Yaesu Operating Manual: FT−8800R • Reformatted the material to make it easier to read and locate information • Reworded some of the more difficult to understand passages and key terminology •...
YSK−8900 Separation Kit compact of cars. We recommend that you read this manual in its entirety, so as to fully understand the many features of your new transceiver. FT−8800R Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 6 of 83...
(Volume) control adjusts the speaker audio level for the adjoining receiver. • Clockwise rotation increases the audio level. • Press this knob momentarily to switch the Internet Connection feature on and off. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 7 of 83...
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, press and Memory Home Channel hold in this key for ½ second to switch the memory channel display between the Frequency format and the Alpha-numeric Tag format. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 8 of 83...
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• Press this key momentarily to allow tuning in 1-MHz steps on the band Main • Press and hold in this key for ½ second to allow tuning in 10-MHz steps on the Main band Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 9 of 83...
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• Press this key momentarily to enter the ) mode. Menu • Press and hold in this key for ½ second to transfer the contents of the band Main into a Memory register. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 10 of 83...
: Transmission in Progress : Menu (Set) Mode : Main Band : Key Function Mode is set to : Busy Channel (or Squelch Off) KEY-2 : Memory Tune Mode Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 11 of 83...
Main button: default setting is VFO/MR function • Press this button momentarily to switch the frequency control for the band Main between the and Memory Systems. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 12 of 83...
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Press (or hold in) either of these buttons to tune (or scan up or down) the operating frequency or through the memory channels on the band. In many ways, these buttons emulate the Main function of the (rotary) knob. DIAL Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 13 of 83...
• Press the button to switch operation to the on the band. Home Channel Main • Press and hold the button for ½ second to activate the Priority Scanning. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 14 of 83...
• Press the button to open the Squelch on the band to allow un-muted reception. Main • Press and hold the button for ½ second to open the Squelch on the band to Main allow un-muted reception. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 15 of 83...
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Smart Search Feature. • When the band is set to the mode, press and hold the button for ½ Main Memory second to activate the feature. Memory Bank Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 16 of 83...
Main • The left or right knob DIAL • microphone’s MH−48A6J To switch the frequency band, see on page 18 for details. Change the Frequency Band Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 17 of 83...
430 MHz 850 MHz 144 MHz 250 MHz 350 MHz To switch the band, see on page 17 for details. Main Select the Main Operating Band Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 18 of 83...
The scanning direction will be reversed. To revert to FT−8800R scanning toward a higher frequency once more, rotate the knob one click clockwise. DIAL Press the key again to cancel scanning. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 19 of 83...
During transmission, the Bar Graph will deflect in the display, according to the power output selected. You may change the power level on the band using the microphone’s Main MH−48A6J key. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 20 of 83...
5. To turn the beep off, select in step 3 above. Menu #5 BEEP controls all FT−8800R beeps, including those sounded when powering on the radio and when the radio is receiving a signal. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 21 of 83...
(no illumination). DIM 1 DIM 2 DIM 3 DIM.OFF 4. Press and hold in the knob for ½ second to save the new setting and exit to DIAL normal operation. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 22 of 83...
As you rotate the knob, you will observe that the frequencies for both bands are DIAL changing together. When you are done with this operating mode, select in step 3 above. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 23 of 83...
Main • : Disables the feature Audio Mute 4. Press and hold in the knob for ½ second to save the new setting and exit to DIAL normal operation. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 24 of 83...
DIAL DIAL desired interval (between minutes), or 4. Press and hold in the knob for ½ second to save the new setting and exit to DIAL normal operation. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 25 of 83...
½ second to save the new setting and exit to DIAL normal operation. To restore the normal (higher) microphone input level and normal (15 kHz) receiver bandwidth, select in step 3 above. WIDE Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 26 of 83...
½ second to start operation; the icon will appear on the display. Tuning and scanning (engaged by pressing the momentarily) will now be limited within the just-programmed range. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 27 of 83...
DIAL setting to (to enable Automatic Repeater Shift). 4. Press and hold in the knob for ½ second to save the new setting and exit to DIAL normal operation. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 28 of 83...
If you just have one odd split that you need to program, don’t change the default repeater shifts using this item. Enter the transmit and receive frequencies separately, as shown in Menu on page 38. Store Independent Transmit Frequencies Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 29 of 83...
. This Menu selection allows setting of the tone Menu #40 TONE F CTCSS frequency to be used. 6. Press the knob momentarily to enable adjustment of the frequency. DIAL CTCSS Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 30 of 83...
DIAL Menu #41 TONE M 3. Press the knob momentarily, then rotate the knob until DIAL DIAL appears on the display; this activates the DCS Encoder/Decoder Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 31 of 83...
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DCS code is received on an incoming transmission. Switch the DCS off when you’re just tuning around the band. 2. You may select the DCS mode on the Main band using the microphone’s key. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 32 of 83...
You can press the Main band key to halt the scan at any time. 2. Tone Search Scanning works either in the VFO or Memory modes. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 33 of 83...
½ second to save the new setting and exit DIAL to normal operation. Remember to restore the default setting to TRX N (Encoder; Normal, Decoder; Normal) when done. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 34 of 83...
REGULAR MEMORY Regular Memory Overview The FT-8800R provides a wide variety of memory system resources. These include: • Independent for the bands, each consisting Regular Memory Channels Main • 512 Standard memory channels (see page 36), numbered through • Five Home channels (see page 40), providing storage and quick recall of one prime frequency on each operating band •...
If DIAL you make a mistake, press the microphone’s button to move back to the previous character slot, then re-select the correct letter, number, or symbol. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 36 of 83...
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To delete/hide an Alpha-numeric Name Tag for a memory: The only way to manually delete a from a channel is to delete the channel Name Tag Memory then re-enter it without the tag. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 37 of 83...
When the radio is already set to the Memory mode, an easy way to recall memories is enter the three-digit memory channel number from the MH−48A6J microphone' s keypad. For example, to recall memory channel #4, press 0 Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 38 of 83...
#1. If you rotate the knob to the location you just , you DIAL Masked will observe that it is now invisible. WARNING: Once deleted, the channel data cannot be recovered. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 39 of 83...
2. Press and hold in the key for ½ second, then rotate the knob to select DIAL through ) you want as the for this Memory Bank Memory Bank BANK1 BANK10 channel. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 40 of 83...
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Bank 2. Press and hold in the key for ½ second, then press and hold in the for ½ second to delete the channel from the Memory Memory Bank Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 41 of 83...
3. Rotate the Right knob to select the ( ), then press the DIAL F-6 M-ONLY MODE key momentarily. To return to normal operation, repeat the above steps. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 42 of 83...
• Which Banks to scan (left/right) • Which Memory channel to default to (left/right) • Which Menu item to default to (left/right) • Which is the Active side: Main band (left or right) Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 43 of 83...
Hyper Memory • If a RACES activation occurs, you will press Hyper Memory • When you get ready to work an Amateur Radio satellite, you will press Hyper Memory Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 44 of 83...
Recall a Stored Hyper Memory To recall (activate) a stored Hyper Memory channel: 1. Press the appropriate Hyper Memory button ( through ) momentarily to recall the desired Hyper Memory channel. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 45 of 83...
DIAL DIAL desired mode ( Scan-Resume TIME BUSY 4. Press and hold in the knob for ½ second to save the new setting and exit to DIAL normal operation. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 46 of 83...
½ second to disable the mode.0. Memory Priority When the Memory Bank feature is activated, the FT−8800R will use the lowest Memory channel in the Memory Bank as the Priority Memory Channel. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 47 of 83...
• Scanning will resume according to the mode that was Scan-Resume selected. See on page 46 for details. Set the Scan-Resume Preference Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 48 of 83...
Preferential ( ) will be Memory scanned. • Set ) to scan. Menu #35 Preferential Memory SCAN M • See on page 53 for details. Preferential Memory Scan Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 49 of 83...
Standard Memory Scan enough to open the squelch; scanning will then resume according to the mode Scan-Resume that was selected. See on page 46 for details. Set the Scan-Resume Preference Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 50 of 83...
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DIAL DIAL 4. Press and hold in the knob for ½ second to save the new setting and exit to DIAL normal operation. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 51 of 83...
½ second to save the new setting and exit to DIAL normal operation. This will now be ignored during scanning. The indicator will appear Memory Channel when you manually recall this skipped memory channel. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 52 of 83...
4. Press and hold in the knob for ½ second to save the new setting and exit to DIAL normal operation. Now only the channels which have the icon displayed will be scanned. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 53 of 83...
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. Only the Preferential Memory Scanning channels which have the icon displayed will be scanned. 3. To cancel the , press the key momentarily. Preferential Memory Scan Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 54 of 83...
2. You may activate Smart Search operation on the Main band by pressing and holding in the microphone’s key. 3. You may activate Smart Search operation on the left and right bands at the same time. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 55 of 83...
DCS code number. See FT−8800R on page 31 for details. Tone System 2. Press the momentarily to enter the mode. SET key 3. Rotate the knob to select DIAL Menu #3 ARTS Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 56 of 83...
8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 as many times as necessary to complete your callsign. 9. Press the key to delete all data after the cursor that may have been Main previously stored (erroneously). Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 57 of 83...
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DIAL DIAL (to enable the CW Identifier 13. Press the knob momentarily to save the setting and exit to normal DIAL operation. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 58 of 83...
DIAL DIAL memory channel to be transmitted. DTMF Autodialer 4. Press and hold in the knob for ½ second to exit to normal operation. DIAL Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 59 of 83...
( , or 50MS 250MS 450MS 750MS 1000MS 4. Press and hold in the knob for ½ second to save the new setting and exit to DIAL normal operation. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 60 of 83...
DIAL DTMF DIAL knob momentarily to move the digit. Repeat step c. Press the knob momentarily to save the new setting. DIAL Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 61 of 83...
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Internet Link 10. To disable the feature, press the left knob again. Internet Link To return to , recall , then set it to WIRES™ Menu #17 INET INT. COD Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 62 of 83...
DIAL XSTART 5. Press the knob again to activate the mode. DIAL Cross-Band Repeater 6. To exit the mode, Press the again. Cross-Band Repeater SET key Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 63 of 83...
6. If there is a problem during the cloning process, will be displayed. CLONE ERROR Check your cable connections, and try again. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 64 of 83...
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8. Turn both transceivers off, then remove the Cloning Cable Channel and operating data for both radios are now identical. They both may be turned on now for normal operation. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 65 of 83...
Memory Bank Assignments M-BANK RESET • : Clears all memories and other settings to factory defaults. ALL RESET 4. Press the momentarily to complete the procedure. SET key Reset Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 66 of 83...
Menu Item is to be applied separately for each and/or Operating Band Mode character denotes that the value for this Menu Item is to be applied separately to each Hyper Memory Channel. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 67 of 83...
Selects the Access Number (DTMF code) for non- d-1 – d-16 WIRES™ Internet Link System access. KEY.MOD Selects the key functions for the right band function KEY1, KEY2 KEY1 switches. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 68 of 83...
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Sets the MIC Gain (and Deviation). WIDE, NARROW WIDE X-RPT Enables/disables the Cross-Band Repeater feature. b 46 Enables/disables the AM mode. ON, OFF h 47 AUT.AM Selects the receiving mode. AUTO, OFF AUTO Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 69 of 83...
Default: The value for this Menu Item is to be applied separately to each Hyper Memory Channel. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 70 of 83...
1. This function is only used to move a spurious response birdie, should it fall on a desired frequency. 2. The value for this Menu Item is to be applied separately to each Operating Band / Mode. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 71 of 83...
Function: Sets the DCS code. See DCS Tone System on page 31 for details. Values: 104 Standard DCS codes. Default: 023 The value for this Menu Item is to be applied separately to each Operating Band / Mode. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 72 of 83...
Function: Selects the Access Number (DTMF digit) for WIRES™ operation. See Internet Connection Feature on page 61 for details. Values: CODE 0 – 9, CODE A – F Default: CODE 1 Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 74 of 83...
BAND R Disables the PTT switch on the right band. BAND L Disables the PTT switch on the left band. Disables the PTT switch on the both band. BOTH Default: OFF Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 75 of 83...
See Create a Name Tag for a Memory Channel on page 36 for details. Values: Default: The value for this Menu Item is to be applied separately to each Operating Band / Mode. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 76 of 83...
Function: Programs the MH−48A6J microphone’s P1 button assignment. See Program the Microphone Buttons on page 14 for details. Values: BAND, VFO/MR, SCAN, SQL.OFF, TCALL, RPTR, PRI, LOW, TONE, MHz, REV, HOME Default: BAND Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 77 of 83...
See Set the RF Squelch Level on page 25 for details. Values: OFF, S-2, S-5, S-9, S-FULL Default: OFF This Menu Item can be set independently on both the left and right bands. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 78 of 83...
Enables Memory Scanning on all memory channels. Enables Memory Scanning on flagged Memory Channels only. Default: MEM The value for this Menu Item is to be applied separately to each Operating Band / Mode. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 79 of 83...
Values: 5.0k, 10.0k, 12.5k, 15.0k, 20.0k, 25.0k, 50.0k Default: Depends on the band of operation. The value for this Menu Item is to be applied separately to each Operating Band / Mode. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 80 of 83...
CTCSS Encoder ENC.DEC CTCSS Encoder, Decoder Digital Code Squelch Encoder, Decoder Default: OFF The value for this Menu Item is to be applied separately to each Operating Band / Mode. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 81 of 83...
The value for this Menu Item is to be applied separately to each Operating Band / Mode. Menu #45 X-RPT Function: Enables/disables the Cross-Band Repeater feature. See Operate as a Cross-Band Repeater on page 63 for details. Values: Default: Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 82 of 83...
Function: Selects the receiving mode. Values: AUTO, OFF Default: AUTO (AM in Aeronautical Band, FM elsewhere) The value for this Menu Item is to be applied separately to each Hyper Memory Channel. Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 83 of 83...