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1258 ft857 for the ft8900
« on: 2015-05-08, 16:14:31 »
Hi,
i bought the 1258mkII ft857, will i be able to use it for my ft-8900 or i need to get different cable>??

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Re: 1258 ft857 for the ft8900
« Reply #1 on: 2015-05-08, 17:40:31 »
Yes you need to make new cables, they are not available premade, but they are easy to make, see manual

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Re: 1258 ft857 for the ft8900
« Reply #2 on: 2015-05-10, 10:11:55 »
thanks
will go through the manual again and see

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Re: 1258 ft857 for the ft8900
« Reply #3 on: 2015-05-11, 21:23:41 »
the yaseu cable looks same as the one in the manual, i used them but still nothing worked!!!

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Re: 1258 ft857 for the ft8900
« Reply #4 on: 2015-05-11, 22:41:43 »
the yaesu cables worked100%,,,

now it only work on local network, when i try in a remote location it didnt!!


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Re: 1258 ft857 for the ft8900
« Reply #5 on: 2015-05-12, 08:27:54 »
Great, if it works locally it works over the internet also, but you need to change some settings and setup the router with portforwarding etc. See manual

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Re: 1258 ft857 for the ft8900
« Reply #6 on: 2015-05-16, 22:20:13 »
i tried every thing to make it work outside my local network, but it didnt!!!