Ham Radio Deluxe Macro Management on the Yaesu FT450D

HRD is capable at some powerful macro management. Consider this:
You want to program HRD to set your rig to your favourite repeater. This is not difficult IF you work out the logic.

Here are the steps:

• Set the operating frequency
• Set the operating mode
• Turn CTCSS encoding on - this will be needed on transmission but may also be needed on reception too.
• Set the repeater shift
• Set the repeater offset frequency
• Set the CTCSS frequency
• Set squelch

So on the FT-450D here's how I do it with the correct CAT commands:
Consider setting the rig to 6m repeater GB3SX in Stoke On Trent, England.


#set the frequency 50.79MHz (50790000)
FA50790000;
#Set the mode to FM (04)
MD04;
#Turn CTCSS ON (02)
CT02;
#Set the repeater shift + (1)
EX0491;
#Set the repeater shift frequency 0.5MHz (50)
EX050050;
#Set the CTCSS tone frequency 103.5Hz (13)
CN013;
#Set the squelch at 39% (100)
SQ0100;

All these commands can be on one line without the #remarks thus:
FA50790000;MD04;CT02;EX0491;EX050050;CN013;SQ0100;

So then put the CAT commands into a CAT macro. From the HRD Rig Control Screen select Macros>CAT Command Manager>New

• Paste the CAT commands into the CAT command box. 
• Enter a Title and a Desciption into the relevant boxes. 
• Click OK

GB3SX macro highlighted

If desired you can now put them on a button on HRD for quick playback.

Click onto Customize Layout icon  or select View>Customize>Radio Layout and then select an empty button.

The empty button is one with --- (highlighted)

Choose your programmed CAT command
In my case it is called GB3SX

After clicking OK the button has the name of
the CAT command on it

Subsequently clicking OK takes you back to the HRD Rig Control screen.
Your macro is then on the button.

When the macro button is clicked HRD works through each of the macro settings and the first thing you see is the frequency change on the rig. The last thing is the squelch is set. This takes a finite amount of time to do and there is a delay until HRD display catches up. This is dependant upon the refresh speed you have set between HRD and the rig.

HRD Radio Options box
300ms refresh interval shown