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cable. Check the cabling specified in the help for the radio that you're programming to
be sure that you're using the right one to address the radio.
Icom specific issue for Clone mode
Other than the Icom IC-R10, at the time of this writing, Icom radios are NOT put into
CLONE mode for programming. CLONE mode is used only when you transfer data
from one radio to another.
The process for programming the radio from the computer is simple. When the
instructions say to "Turn the radio on", do just that, press the power button to turn it on.
If pressing a key is needed as a part of this step, it will be included with the instructions
on the Get data from screen.
Yaesu Radio does not go into Clone mode after initial menu
selection
Many Yaesu radios, handheld and mobiles, access Clone mode from a startup menu.
When you turn the radio on holding the specified key, you are in that menu with several
options of radio functions. Clone is only one of these options.
Once the Clone option is found in that menu, another key on the radio is pressed to
activate that mode. You know the options has been activated when the radio cycles off
and back on. Only then is it in Clone mode and ready to program.
If the radio does not cycle off and back on when that next button is pressed, one of the
following may address the issue:
The keys on the face of the radio are locked. Turn the radio off and back on in
normal mode to check for the Lock symbol on the screen. Unlock the keys
and try again.
You have pressed the designated key too long or not long enough. Try again
until you get the feel for the process.
Yaesu Radio does not change to Tx or Clone Out when
button is pressed
Many Yaesu radios have a key sequence that starts Clone mode without having to
select that option from a startup menu: the radio simply comes on in Clone mode.
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