[Yaesu] VERTEX FTL-7011 UHF Business band transceiver

[fwbray at mminternet.com]

Kay,

I have used several of these. The programming cable and software are available
from a number of sources -- i.e. Vertex dealers.  I have purchased both cables
and software from rfwiz.com (actually MultecCommunications -- a Vertex dealer
in New England).  They want $72.00 for the software and cable.  Their web site
has quite a bit of information on it.  They also sell the service manual,
although you could probably get the manual more quickly directly from Vertex
in California.  I don't know whether Vertex will sell the cables and software
directly to end users.  There are also sometimes cables on eBay that are
supposed to be compatable.  The cable plugs into the mic jack.

I have used these radios marked with 25 KHz, but in reality, you can program
them for 12.5KHz splits.  Of course the IF filters may be a bit wide, but it
does work fine in terms of programming.  You might want to check the
deviation.  Most radios I have seen go down into the 440 ham band.  They could
probably use some tweaking if you intend to mainly operate the radio down
there.  They are basically nice radios and do the job well.

As far as I know, the radio comes in at least 3 versions.  One is 4 channels,
the others are 24 and 99 channels.  There are a lot of functions that can be
programmed.

Hope this helps a bit.

73,

Fred Bray
KE6CD




"Kay W. Hargis" <n7kh at juno.com> said:

> I recently acquired a VERTEX FTL-7011 UHF Business band transceiver, but
> it came without any of the manuals.  I am trying to find out all I can
> about the radio and wondering if anyone has had any experience with it.
> It is a mobile type of radio, a sticker on the bottom of it says it is a
> "D" Type and the channel spacing is 25 Khz.
> 
> I have done a little searching on the radio, and thought I saw where the
> channel spacing was programable.  Speaking of programable, does anyone
> know if there are any programming cables available, along with the
> software..
> 
> Also, does anyone know where the owners and service manuals may be
> purchased... Or where they can be downloaded from?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Kay, N7KH
> 
> 
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