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CS-BFD

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$199.00
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CS-BFD

CS-BFD

$199.00
Total: $170.00
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Our  most advanced HAM accessory for the CS800 or CS800D - the CS-BFD - has been generating  a lot of excitement because of a number of popular new features, including an  amazing large touch screen display that enables you to read more data than ever  before from several feet away. The display area is 15X larger than the display  that comes with the CS800D radio. No more squinting! The picture below shows a  typical display when you are having a QSO.

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The  Favorite Zone screen will simplify your life by enabling you to go quickly to  one of the 16 zones you use most frequently. With the standard CS800D, you can  have up to 250 zones. With the favorite zones feature, simply press the touch  screen display in two places to get to one of your your sixteen favorite zones.  The picture below shows a typical display with the sixteen favorite zones.

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The  Favorite Channel feature is also a wonderful time-saver for the CS800D which has  up to 4000 channels. All you need to do to reach one of your favorite channels  is to press the touch screen display in two places and voila - you're in. The  picture below shows a typical display with the sixteen favorite channels.

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The  Enhanced Monitor feature automatically provides you with a graph showing which  are the most active groups on your favorite channel. This features provides you  with a solution to a problem you probably never thought about. The problem is  which groups are using your favorite repeater? If you want to start a QSO on your  favorite repeater, which groups are listening? You can monitor the radio for days  at a time to determine who is active on that repeater. At the end of the day or  the week, depending on how long you want the CS-BFD to monitor the channel, you  will get a graph that shows the most active groups and tabbular data that shows  exactly how busy each of the groups are. The picture below shows a typical display  that shows the accumuation of talk groups from a repeater.

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The  new Spectrum Analyzer allows you to scan between two frequencies, enabling you  to find unknown stations and determine how busy those stations are. The picture  below shows a typical display that shows the RF activity in this area.

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The  Enhanced Channel feature allows you to easily set up a temporary channel in a  few seconds. Just put the relevant information in the screen and press the activate  button and you instantly set up a temporary channel. The screen below shows a  typical channel.

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The  VFO mode allows you to manually scan between two frequencies. Once a channel has  been found you can then start a QSO. A typical screen is shown below.

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You  are on a channel and you need to take a break and when you come back you can see  who has spoken while you were gone. Press the touch screen in the right spot and  the CS-BFD will bring up the last several calls as shown below.

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Here is the best part. If you do not think this display is worth what you paid for it, you can return the display within 30 days and get a complete refund of your purchase price. If the display breaks during the first year, we fix it for free.

 

 

 

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  • 4
    CS-BFD

    Posted by Jim Volner - WA1VIB on Dec 4th 2018

    The CS-BFD is truly a device for those of us who like a large colorful display with many available functions. I interfaced the display using the CS-800D with a minimum of initial problems. Simply removing the 800D front plate, removing the easily disconnected cable and replacing such with a CAT-5e cable and reattaching the microphone to the BFD. Out of the box, there is going to be some initial learning its operation but overall the BFD seems to function well. Yes I would purchase the CS-BFD again.

  • 5
    CS-BFD

    Posted by NI8K on Dec 4th 2018

    This display is BIG and Beautiful!! It is definitely easy on the eyes. The TFT screen is pleasant to operate. Everything you want and more. The future updates and the ability to operate more than one radio will make it a valuable asset to your station. Intuitive to operate.I left it on all night and it doesn't get even the least bit warm. I can't say enough good things about this display.

  • 4
    CS-BFD Display

    Posted by Lee Farquharson on Nov 7th 2018

    The display was bigger than I expected. Overall, the display works fine. I had some trouble at first trying to program the buttons and knobs. The current CPS is tied to the original display and needs to be updated to cover the CS-BFD. I couldn't go through the entire diagnostics. It would get about 3 quarters the way through and lock up. I'm anticipating the next release where I can have 2 radios hooked up to the display.

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