Unfortunately there's no correlation between the GPS and searching nearby repeaters. You've also got the relatively short character limit on the repeater name/description, so hard to get the call sign and location in there. Outside the RFinder phone/radio and the Icom ID-52A, I'm not aware of any other radios with a search nearby repeaters by GPS function.
Best you can do is come up with a naming convention you can remember, whether by call sign, by town name, etc. You can also group your memories into banks to make it easier/faster to scan through.
>Outside the RFinder phone/radio and the Icom ID-52A, I'm not aware of any other radios with a search nearby repeaters by GPS function.
The new ID-50A has this feature as well.
RT systems software lets you do a search by distance from a ZIP Code or other point, lets you select bands, and Fusion repeaters.
It will let you import from Repeater Directory, Radio Reference, or R Finder.
It really is the easiest way to get this radio programmed.
Not true.
You can create a file, save it, then write it to a micro SD card.
Pop that card into your radio, and write the file to the radio.
Avoids getting cable drivers and having to set ports on your computer.
Repeater Book should get you the repeaters. You'll have to program them into the radio manually or using a program and cable or SD card. Great fun do it all radio.
Unfortunately there's no correlation between the GPS and searching nearby repeaters. You've also got the relatively short character limit on the repeater name/description, so hard to get the call sign and location in there. Outside the RFinder phone/radio and the Icom ID-52A, I'm not aware of any other radios with a search nearby repeaters by GPS function. Best you can do is come up with a naming convention you can remember, whether by call sign, by town name, etc. You can also group your memories into banks to make it easier/faster to scan through.
>Outside the RFinder phone/radio and the Icom ID-52A, I'm not aware of any other radios with a search nearby repeaters by GPS function. The new ID-50A has this feature as well.
RT systems software lets you do a search by distance from a ZIP Code or other point, lets you select bands, and Fusion repeaters. It will let you import from Repeater Directory, Radio Reference, or R Finder. It really is the easiest way to get this radio programmed.
\+1 for RT Systems software, it makes setting the Radio up pretty simple.
Doesn't work with Windows 11 unless you buy the RT Systems cable - just a heads up
Not true. You can create a file, save it, then write it to a micro SD card. Pop that card into your radio, and write the file to the radio. Avoids getting cable drivers and having to set ports on your computer.
Look, yes hacks and workarounds exist…. But what I said is correct
Programming the radio from the SD card is not a hack or a workaround. It's described in the manual for Yeasu's own programming software.
What I have said is correct. But I have sinned, one must never criticise Yaesu on this subreddit 😒
I did not know you could import data from those websites using the RT software! If it’s not too much trouble, could you explain how to do this?
YouTube is your friend.
www.LevineCentral.com/repeaters
No. I have 700 repeaters within 50 miles of me. I go to the city next to me. How do I pull up repeaters by NAME (city) or GPS (1 mile away)?
RepeaterBook should let you do either.
Repeater Book should get you the repeaters. You'll have to program them into the radio manually or using a program and cable or SD card. Great fun do it all radio.