Yaesu FT-60 HT Quick Start Manual

Quick Start Guide for Yaesu FT-60 HT by NG1I

Programming the Yaesu FT-60

To Enter Frequencies:

1. Look in repeater book for frequency and any tones.

2. Turn unit on and make sure you are in VFO mode by use of the V/M button
lower left.
If you see a small number on the upper left of the screen then you are in
Memory mode and can't directly enterfrequencies...so press the V/M key
again and the small memory number will disappear but the same frequency
you had in will be there.

3. Use the keypad to input the frequency you want. Make sure it has 6 digits in
it. This also verifies you are in the VFO mode.

4. Press the PTT button to keep it on screen. Press the F/W button for a second

and you will see tiny 3 digit number on the display....they represent memory

slots. Turn the large dial to the memory number you want it stored in. Press
the F/W again for 1/2 second and it will go into that memory bank. All set
there. This is called an open repeater.

5. If a tone is needed to access a repeater, repeat steps 1 and 2. Then press the
F/W key followed by pressing keypad #1. Rotate the dial to Tone but keep
rotating dial to TSQL.

6. Press the F/W key and press keypad #2. Turn the dial and select the tone
number associated with the repeater.

7. Press the F/W key to save tone and frequency.

8. To place this toned repeater in memory, repeat step 4.

Power Output adjustment:

To extend life of the battery before another charge, you may be close enough to the
repeater to use a lower power setting. This can be done by pressing the F/W key and
key#3 and turn the dial to choose HIGH, MED, LOW (5W, 2W, .05W).

NOTE: Even though you may have programmed a frequency in memory mode and
wish to use it, you can still use the above feature to adjust your power output BUT it
will not reset your original power output stored in memory. The TX PO on orange
over key #3 means transmission output.

Repeaters that I have put in my base rig that I can reach 100%. You may want to
put them in memory of your HT: All of these frequencies have been tested and are
up and running in the Metro West Boston area.

1. 146.520 This is the simplex frequency that people use throughout the nation
to get off a repeater if the two or more or pick a simplex frequency when
stations are closer enough to hear each other. It is also known as the National
Calling Frequency

2. 146.620 Marlboro Tone 146.2

3. 147.030 Wellesley No tone (open repeater)

4. 448.125 Framingham Tone 88.5

5. 146.820 Weston Tone 146.2

6. 449.075 Waltham No Tone (open repeater)

7. 146.640 Waltham No Tone (open repeater)

The FT 60, when programmed correctly (I advise to save them in memory) should,
at some power level, be accessible to you provided you are not in a building built
with so much steel, it could be a prison.

Memory Scan:

You can scan all your memories if you like. The scanning will stop momentarily if
there's a signal. It will stay on the signal for 5 seconds before scanning continues. If
you hear a frequency you want to use, press the PPT button & you will stay on that
frequency until you press the scan feature again.

How to Scan Memory:

1. Make sure you are in the memory mode

2. Press either the up arrow MHZ button or the down MHZ button. It does
NOT matter which one

3. To stop all scanning, just press the PPT button at anytime