Yaesu ADMS software is bad

[w7uy]

I purchased two sets of Yaesu ADMS software, one for a FT-50, another for a FT-1500. #Neither of these will work on a modern computer. #To program these radios I must keep an old Pentium 100 mHz notebook around.

It appears as if this software was written for DOS machines and ported to Windows computers without modification. #Error messages from the software abound and I am only able to use it on the old computer. #Communications between modern computers and external devices can be made to work easily and reliably, but Yaesu has not been able to do this.

Yaesu has been informed about the problems, but do not respond to email.

Don't flush your money down the toilet by buying this software.

[w7uy]

I do have an update on this situation. #

I did email the people who wrote the software for Yaesu withing 24 hours. #They offer a "free" replacement for the old software for $5.00 and sending them the original media. #It is worth it to me if the newer versions do in fact work. #I will keep you updated.

Their email address is: techsupport@cloningsoftware.com

[w7uy]

http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif Two and a half weeks after sending my $5 for the "free" updates, I got two mini-CD's in the mail. I did install the ADMS-1E software. Guess what, it does not even go as far as the old version before it comes up with a "Communication Error". These idiots now require a 20 charactor SN: to install and they want to put the software in the root directory instead of the Program Files directory.

If as much effort were put into communications as they put into security possibly this might work.

But for now, I have sent another $5 and received junk software in return.

[N6KX]

FYI... the info on CloningSoftware.com is:

RT Systems
PO Box 519
Hermosa, SD 57744

and

Thompson, Rod
rod@rtsystemsinc.com
PO Box 319
Hermosa,SD 57744
Phone: 605-393-5243 Fax: 770-216-1836

Good luck! Go get 'em!

Howie N6KX :cool:

[KC9JIQ]

Um, there is a reason you see old computers at a hamfest. There is nothing wrong with having a old computer, I got twelve of them.

[kd8dey]

I have the software for my VX-170 and Ft-897D and have not had any problems with either. Using it on a Dell with XP Home....

[KM5FL]

Is there a glitch in the new system, or is this thread really 4 years old??


KM5FL

[W6GQ]

I have the software for my VX-170 and Ft-897D and have not had any problems with either. Using it on a Dell with XP Home....

What software for the 897D?

[kd8dey]

What software for the 897D?

ADMS-4B

http://www.randl.com/cgi-local/cart/cart.cgi?cart=Search&model=adms4b&sb=1&so=ascend

[ka7fox]

I purchased two sets of Yaesu ADMS software, one for a FT-50, another for a FT-1500. Neither of these will work on a modern computer. To program these radios I must keep an old Pentium 100 mHz notebook around.

Radio programming software is always really putrid, having seen ADMS, I think its at least par for the course. Motorola software is okay, but hard to use for a massive job, especially over a dozen modes... Ericsson/MA-Comm software is okay, but makes entering a large amount of stuff hard, and tends to cause problems if you dont verify what you entered, same with VX7 Commander, although Commander is easier for large additions.

Really good? Kenwood software for the TK-330 and TK-380, you can work quickly, but the TK-330 software lacks copy/paste functions.

Bad? The software for Motorola Saber radios.

Really bad? Eh... hex editing "codeplugs"... EPROMs.

[N5NPO]

I work for a TWO WAY RADIO communications company...
I am pretty familiar with current and past radio programming software from the major manufacturers...
The yaesu software is not the best, but it is certainly not the worst (in my opinion).
The best, easiest to use radio programming software in my opinion is the Kenwood windows based programs. Easy to understand. Easy to cut and paste. Just plain easy.
The next best is the Motorola software for the 1225 series of radios. It is almost as easy as the kenwood stuff. The motorola software for the HT-750 or CDM-1250 (Profesional series) while looking well laid out is a real pain to add or delete channels/groups...
The Yaesu Ham software is pretty good in my opinion. I own the software for the FT-10/40/50, FT-11/41/51, FT-1500, FT-2600m, FT-90, FT-857/897, FT-2800m and various commercial land moble types. They all work great on Windows 98se. Some work fine with Windows XP pro. I will not touch Vista.
THe Icom commercial stuff is so-so. It takes a little getting used too.
Everyone should let Kenwood's people do their software for their commercial and ham stuff.
I have to keep sevral old computers around to program with. I got a Dos computer for the old motorola and kenwood stuff. I got an old laptop with 95 on it for some of the other old stuff. I got a 98se laptop for almost all the newer stuff and a Dell laptop with XP Pro for the newest stuff.
Think twice before you throw out a perfectly good working windows 95 or 98 computer... They are still useful. I doubt the software guys are going to revamp all that old stuff to work on a new Vista computer...

[kw7dsp]

There is nothing wrong with the software. The problem is the computer changed (or the operating system). The version you own just happens to be wrong for the computer you have. Get the right version. I have several Yaesu ADMS software packages for the FT-7800 and the FT-897. No issues even with XP Pro. Do you have Vista? A lot of software won’t work with Vista. Hardware also. Problem is Microsoft’s. The complaint would be like me saying because my new laptop has no built-in serial port my controller is bad.

[KC9JIQ]

So with Motorola buying Yaesu, does this mean that programing software will become as hard to get and expensive as motorola software?

[N5NPO]

So with Motorola buying Yaesu, does this mean that programing software will become as hard to get and expensive as motorola software?

I certainly hope not. You should see all the differnt motorola programming cables, adaptors and interfaces we have here. Hard to keep up with.
Kenwood, Icom and Vertex/Yaesu has it much better. Not nearly as many differnt types to keep up with nor a RIB.

[ka5piu]

Hello.

Motorola requires a RIB, Radio Interface Box.
Now, if that were bad enough, there is the smartRIB, 5 times as expensive, and the only place to get it is Motorola.
Motorola software is written in such a way that you would think it was ported from Japanese, by way of buddist monks, to English.
I have used software for a French radio (Thales) that has English for the UK that is easier to understand.
The UK RSS is MUCH better, but UK Motorolas can be reprogrammed without RSS in most cases.
EU Motorolas all use an industry standard interface and can be programmed with RSS or default software, that is to say, the EU 416 interface works.

[N1BHH]

No issues here with either of my machines, a 98 and an XP PRO. I have the FT60R and found no problems. I've uploaded and downloaded several times and it works real slick.

[VE1IDX]

I have the ADMS-4B software for the FT-857/897 and use it on a computer that is less than two years old running Windows XP. I have absolutley no problems whatsoever with it. I would not hesitate to purchase more of this product if I had other radios that could use it.

[KC9JUB]

The original post in this thread is over four years old. So, is this a current problem? My Yaesu and Icom programming software work just fine.

73,

Bob - KC9JUB

[KC9NRN]

Radio programming software is always really putrid, having seen ADMS, I think its at least par for the course. Motorola software is okay, but hard to use for a massive job, especially over a dozen modes... Ericsson/MA-Comm software is okay, but makes entering a large amount of stuff hard, and tends to cause problems if you dont verify what you entered, same with VX7 Commander, although Commander is easier for large additions.

Really good? Kenwood software for the TK-330 and TK-380, you can work quickly, but the TK-330 software lacks copy/paste functions.

Bad? The software for Motorola Saber radios.

Really bad? Eh... hex editing "codeplugs"... EPROMs.


I received my Yeasu VX-170 today with the serial cable and serial to usb adaptor and all the programming software. Claims to work with Vista.

Install, follow directions, (simple directions really) and communications error. Test com port, yep, their software finds it no problem. Try it with the serial to usb adapter, same error. NUTS, call support, missed them by a few minutes, so firing up an old Windows 2000 box that hasn't been turned on in 6 years to try again.