[WT-support] FT1000 Frequency problem

[Olivier Le Cam]

Pete Michaelis - N8TR a écrit :
> Hi,
> 
> About a week ago I described a problem using Win-Test 3.7.0 with my
> Yaesu FT1000.  Win-Test does not log the correct frequency of a worked
> station nor does it place it at the right frequency in the Band Map even
> though the actual frequency of the radio is correctly shown at the top
> of the Band Map.
> 
> I have some additional information that may help in figuring out what the
> problem could be.  I downloaded an older version of Win-Test (2.32.1)
> from the Website and installed it into a separate directory.   With
> Win-Test 2.32.1 everything works as expected.  The correct frequencies
> are logged and the calls appear in the right places in the Band Map.
> 
> In addition when again using version 3.7.0, I found that Win-Test does not
> recognize that the FT1000 has been put into "split" mode.  As an experiment
> I also tried to see what happened when I set up the radio as an FT990 in the
> configuration menu.   I think the CAT interface for the FT990 is similar 
> to that
> of the 1000.  To my surprise frequencies were now all logged correctly and
> calls were listed properly in the Band Map.  The only problem that remained
> was that the second VFO's frequency was not read at all.

Thank you for this valuable information. I didn't realize that protocols 
are the same for both rig (except for the double VFO available on the 
1000D).

Fix will be available in the next version, indeed.

73,
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Olivier / f5mzn