There is an updated version v1.9.5 of FTRestore available for download.  This version is the first general release that adds support for the FT-891 and FTDX5000 model transceivers.  This version also corrects an issue with the Check for Updates… process that resulted after a change in website service provider.

I do not have access to either an FTDX5000 or an FT-891, so all beta/functional testing has been done by other remote users.  All defects identified during that testing have been fixed, but FTDX5000 and FT-891 owners should still consider this release experimental at present.

You can download the new release from the FTRestore page.  The Check for Updates… item on the Help menu will not work in previous versions of FTRestore, but will work again once this new release is installed.

The documentation has been updated as version 1.9.5.1.

The latest release of QSO Relay (v1.9) is now available for download from the QSO Relay page, or by selecting the Check for Updates… option on the QSO Relay menu if you already have an earlier version installed.

This version is a corrective update that contains the following fix:

• Fixed an error where the ADIF header in the Last QSO API packet sent by JTAlertX v2.50.0 or later was not being parsed correctly.

I apologize for any inconvenience caused.

73 Chris
VK2BYI

There is a new version v1.9 of FTRestore available for download. This release adds the DVCODE column to the Chirp CSV import file layout that was added to Chirp subsequent to FTRestore v1.8 being released.

You can download the software from the FTRestore page, or by selecting the Check for Updates… item on the Help menu if you have a previous version of FTRestore installed as well.

The documentation has been updated as version 1.9.0.2.

There is a new version v1.8 of FTRestore available for download.  This release adds support for DCS tone mode and code selections for FT-991(A) transceivers, adds partial support for the FTDX5000 model transceiver and fixes a bug in Memory Channel worksheet for the FTDX3000 where the PKT-FM mode was missing from the Mode drop down listbox

You can download the software from the FTRestore page, or by selecting the Check for Updates… item on the Help menu if you have a previous version of FTRestore installed as well.

The documentation has been updated as version 1.8.0.3.

There is a new version v1.7 of FTRestore available for download.  This release addresses  the changes in the MAIN/TFT firmware upgrades for the FT-991 and FT-991A released 2017-10-17, which reduced the number of menus from 154 to 153, including changes in menu function for menu numbers 88 through 153.

You can download the software from the FTRestore page, or by selecting the Check for Updates… item on the Help menu if you have a previous version of FTRestore installed.

The documentation hasn’t changed and remains at version 1.6.0.2.

There is a new version v1.6.5 of FTRestore available for download.  This is a minor corrective release that addresses a bug in the Menu Settings dialog.  The grid column widths were being altered each time a menu worksheet was opened, resulting in grid columns spanning multiple pages in the print layout. The default grid column widths are now preserved, and all columns fit on a single page width in the print layout.

You can download the software from the FTRestore page, or by selecting the Check for Updates… item on the Help menu if you have a previous version of FTRestore installed.

The documentation hasn’t changed and remains at version 1.6.0.2.

There is a new version v1.6 of FTRestore available for download. This release incorporates a minor change required by the latest MAIN Firmware 01-23 released by Yaesu for the FTDX3000, which resulted in a change in the return value from the ID (Identification) CAT command from 0460 to 0462.

You can download the software and documentation from the FTRestore page, or by selecting the Check for Updates… item on the Help menu if you have a previous version of FTRestore installed.

The documentation hasn’t changed since version 1.4.0.2, but it has been renamed as 1.6.0.2 to match the new version number.

We are moving our FTRestore support group to Groups.io.

All existing members of our old Yahoo Group, including their subscription preferences and posting privileges,  are being transferred to the new vk2byi-ftrestore group in the next couple of days.  All existing group messages in the Yahoo Group site will also be transferred.

I encourage you to explore the new vk2byi-ftrestore Groups.io website, but allow a day or two for the existing content to be migrated.

73 Chris
VK2BYI

There is a new version v1.5 of FTRestore available for download.  This incorporates some very minor changes that have accumulated over recent months, which resulted in the decision to make a new release available.

This version adds accessibility support for the High Contrast UI Mode in Windows to assist visually impaired users, as well as changes to the file open and save dialogs that now remember the last accessed folder location each time they are used.

You can download the software and documentation from the FTRestore page, or by selecting the Check for Updates… item on the Help menu.

The documentation hasn’t been updated and remains at version v1.4.0.2.