I can never remember where WSJT-X stores it’s log file on MacOS. Per the docs, log files are stored here:
~/Library/Application Support/WSJT-X/
Yaesu FT60 desktop charger LEDs
The desktop charger for the FT60 has the following color LEDs when charging:
- amber – charger is on, no radio in dock (or not correctly seated)
- constant red – charging
- flashing red – almost charged
- green – fully charged
Differences between US and UK Amateur Radio license rules and restrictions – part 4: New Ofcom license conditions for 2024 for UK licensees
In my previous posts comparing US Amateur Radio licence conditions with UK licences I looked at output power differences (part 1), geographic restrictions (part 2) and callsign formats (part 3). One area I have been particularly interested in over the past few years is packet radio (previous posts), packet BBSes (previous posts) and APRS usage, both topics until license changes in 2024 were significantly more restricted in the UK compared to US.
I don’t think there are any similar restrictions for any license level to run a packet radio node unattended in the US (see Part 97.219 Message Forwarding Systems. Beacon station are also permitted upto 100w in the US for any licence level), but in the UK up until 2024 with the recent license changes only a Full license holder was allowed to run an unattended station of any kind, which would include a repeater, a beacon, a packet radio mailbox, a BBS, or a packet radio node.
For 2024 in the UK, Foundation and Intermediate licensees can now run an unattended station as a new category of ‘Data Station’, which includes packet stations, but only upto 5w ERP. For upto 25w then a Full license is required.
Previously in the UK, a Notice of Variation (NoV) needed to be applied for to run an unattended data station, similar to repeaters, which if approved would grant a new callsign for the unattended station. This has also been relaxed in the 2024 changes where for up to 5w ERP you can run the station under your own personal callsign.
Full details of these changes are in Ofcom’s ‘Statement: Updating the amateur radio licensing framework’ doc here.
Programming your Yaesu FT60 HT radio
I jotted down these notes a few years back to refer back to later. The trouble I’ve found with all HT radios is you work through the manual to setup a couple of local repeaters and then months (years!) go by and you can’t remember how you did it last time 🙂
Here’s my notes for setting up memories in your FT60:
To toggle freq VFO/memory mode:
- bottom left button: V/M
To store current settings to a memory:
Set the current frequency, and for repeaters the offset, PL tone etc and then store all the currently selected settings to a memory:
- hold bottom right FW
- flashing mem is an empty slot
- press bottom right (FW) again, stores in slot
- switch to memory mode (toggle v/m button)
- FW 0 selects menus
- select 28 nm write, press FW to select
- press FW again to select 1st char, rotate dial to select, up arrow to move to next char
- if you get to last char it stores automatically, otherwise for less than max chars press ptr to enter to memory
To delete a memory:
- go to memory mode, select memory
- hold FW
- select memory with knob
- press hm/rv – deletes mem
Toggle memory freq display
In memory mode, press Band – toggles to freq & tune mode
Press again to toggle back to memories