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Fri Sep 5 17:50:15 CEST 2008
"To improve the versatility of external computer control of the FT-1000, a
facility to read back only the current memory number, or a 16-byte block of
VFO or specified memory parameters has been added to EPROM Q5003 on the
Control Unit, from revision 6.0.
"The installed EPROM revision number can be non-destructively checked by
holding the 1 and 3 keys at the upper corners of the keypad while switching
on. The revision number appears after the display test and manufacturer ID
display. If your revision is below 6.0, contact your Yaesu dealer for
availability and price of the upgrade."
Perhaps Win-Test assumes the FT-1000D is at EPROM revsion 6.0 or higher, and
will not read frequencies accurately if the radio has the old original EPROM
chips.
73,
Bob, N6TV
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<div dir="ltr">On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 4:50 PM, Robert Pack, NX5M <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nx5m at txcyber.com">nx5m at txcyber.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I am not sure if they are connected or not in all
honesty Bob. The board that has the transistors and resistors right behind
the DB9 connector is quite small and hard to trace and since this is
working now I am not even going to bother to try to figure it out.<br></font></div></div></blockquote><div bgcolor="#ffffff"><br>Bob,<br><br>What board? Inside your PC? What transistors and resistors? Are you using some type of level converter? Isn't it possible to go straight from the RS-232 connector on your PC to the CAT connector of your FT-1000D, or are you using some type of "converter box" in between?<br>
<br>What kind of cable are you using to connect your PC to your FT-1000D? Is there any continuity between pins 4 or 7 on the DB9 connector and <i>any </i>PIN on the CAT connector, or the shell? There should be no connection. Pins 4 and 7 should not be grounded, and they should not be shorted to each other either.<br>
<br>73,<br>Bob, N6TV<br><div><div class="Wj3C7c">
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<b>From:</b>
<a title="n6tv at arrl.net" href="mailto:n6tv at arrl.net" target="_blank">Bob Wilson, N6TV</a> </div>
<div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>To:</b> <a title="nx5m at txcyber.com" href="mailto:nx5m at txcyber.com" target="_blank">nx5m at txcyber.com</a> ; <a title="support at win-test.com" href="mailto:support at win-test.com" target="_blank">Win-Test
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<div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WT-support] FT1000D
working</div>
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<div dir="ltr">2008/10/6 Robert Pack, NX5M <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nx5m at txcyber.com" target="_blank">nx5m at txcyber.com</a>></span><br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Finally figured out the problem why the FT1000D
would not track.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">RTS and DTR in the config have to be set to
HANDSHAKE.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Default settings would not work.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">This is probably the case on the two 990's that
I have as well and I will check into that first chance I
get.</font></div></div></blockquote>
<div><br>Well done Bob, but I don't really understand why this would make a
difference. The DTR (DE-9 pin 4) and RTS (DE-9 pin 7) lines are not
connected to the 6 PIN CAT connector, are they? Are they shorted
together?<br><br>From the FT-1000(D) Operating Manual:<br><br><u>CAT
Connector</u><br>Pin 1: GND<br>Pin 2: SERIAL OUT<br>Pin 3: SERIAL IN<br>Pin 4:
PTT<br>Pin 5: S/PO (does anyone know what this means?)<br>Pin 6:
NC<br><br>What version of EPROM is in these radios?<br><br>From the FT-1000(D)
Operating Manual Errata & Addendum:<br><br>"To improve the versatility of
external computer control of the FT-1000, a facility to read back only the
current memory number, <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 204);">or a
16-byte block of VFO</span> or specified memory parameters has been added to
EPROM Q5003 on the Control Unit, from revision 6.0.<br><br>"The installed
EPROM revision number can be non-destructively checked by holding the 1 and 3
keys at the upper corners of the keypad while switching on. The revision
number appears after the display test and manufacturer ID display. If
your revision is below 6.0, contact your Yaesu dealer for availability and
price of the upgrade."<br><br>Perhaps Win-Test assumes the FT-1000D is at
EPROM revsion 6.0 or higher, and will not read frequencies accurately if the
radio has the old original EPROM chips.<br><br>73,<br>Bob,
N6TV<br></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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