Zello Gateway & Yaesu 8900

2E0GSY · January 31, 2025, 4:39pm

I have a Digirig mobile and a Yaesu FT-8900. I am looking to create a Zello gateway. I have the Yaesu FT8xx cable set. I can get the radio to TX via the Zello gateway software, but there is no audio coming out and the radio when it receives a signal, it is not passing it through onto Zello. I have tried various settings in the software to get it to work but, so far can only get the radio to TX via the software but no audio. Thanks for any advice

K0TX · January 31, 2025, 4:57pm

Please share the screenshots of Zello configuration where you setup the sound card: input and output devices.

2E0GSY · January 31, 2025, 5:12pm

The only settings are TX (Pc to Radio) Device which is on COM11, and signal which is DTS HIGH and RX (Radio to PC) which is set to VOX.

K0TX · January 31, 2025, 5:30pm

With Digirig Mobile PTT should be configured to use RTS signal of Digirig’s COM port.
As far as sound devices are concerned, there got to be a configuration to select the correct audio devices for the software to use. I don’t have Zello system, but the images I find online for it show the relevant settings:

NQ9D · February 15, 2025, 4:38pm

I just successfully upped the Digirig on Zello paired with a Kenwood TM-V71A. Transmit and receive work both ways with minimal setup. I actually had more trouble working to get the correct menu functions on the Kenwood than I did with Zello and the Digirig.

Make sure the settings in the Yaesu are set to use a data mode. If it’s the same as the Kenwood, you’ll need to tweak some settings in the radio to get your audio to work.

In the picture attached above, the “Radio” tab is where the COM port and audio settings are set, along with vox vs COM port for receive. I’ve never used COM port for receive on any gateway I’ve used.

It works super well on my Zello setup!

2E0GSY · February 15, 2025, 7:49pm

Thanks for the info. I have managed to get this to work with my Yaesu 8900 finally. I don’t know what actually happened but it just started to work. I did find that the audio from Zello into the radio was been over driven. I did adjust the audio settings in the Zello app and it helped. I have since bought the DigiRig hand held cables they do and straight off, I have had no problems. The audio was a lot better than the 8900 and contacts can’t tell that I am going through Zello.