ukr2adms 0.1.3

ukr2adms utility to construct ADMS-compatible memory CSVs for UK repeaters and gateways

ukr2adms utility

The ukr2adms utility is designed to help UK amateur radio enthusiasts upload UK repeater and gateway frequencies/callsigns into the the memories in their C4FM radios. It automatically downloads repeater and gateway information from the RSGB ukrepeaters website, and formats the required CSV file for uploading into the Yaesu ADMS programming software.

Options for the user are to download gateways as well as repeaters, select analog- as well as C4FM-capable stations, and select only "OPERATIONAL" status stations. The user may instruct ukr2adms to set the operating mode of each station to AMS (Automatic Mode Select), otherwise "DN" is assumed for YSF-capable stations, and "FM" otherwise.

[!note] There are a couple of caveats you should consider when using this software:

1. The software has been tested on the ADMS-16 software when programming a Yaesu FTM-500D. With other radios, YMMV!
2. The data from the UK Repeaters API is not 100% accurate. In particular, certain CTCSS frequencies are erroneous, and don't match the set of CTCSS frequencies allowed by ADMS. ukr2adms makes a best guess, converting 0 (i.e. no CTCSS) to 100.0 Hz with Tone Squelch set of OFF), and setting any other CTCSS frequencies to their nearest frequency in the ADMS valid set.

Installation

Installation is best carried out using either pip or pipx, i.e.

$ pip install ukr2adms

or

$ pipx install ukr2adms

Basic usage

To download all the repeater and gateway frequencies on both 2m and 70cm, and output to a CSV file foo.csv invoke ukr2adms by

$ ukr2adms -g foo.csv

foo.csv can now be imported into ADMS(-16) for writing to the radio.

For more information, consult the user help:

$ ukr2adms -h