I used the Omni VI before the Yaesu...the remote vfo knob for that sat
alongside the keyboard - much easier than moving arm to adjust
frqequency - it was basically a left right predominantly wrist
thing...until you use one it is hard to imagine how much you have been
moving your arms...
I send right handed and had the paddle to the right of the keyboard and
the remote knob to the left - worked real good....only downside of the
Ten Tec was it was strictly VFO and no RIT like the Kenwood/Eklektech
knobs were... they went belly up unfortunately.
73,
Jim, K4OJ
MikeR wrote:
>Jim -
>If there is a separate knob, you're STILL gonna have to take a hand off the
>keyboard arent't you ? Or did I miss something ? Now a foot operated
>slider.....
>73, Mike NF4L
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jim White, K4OJ" <k4oj@tampabay.rr.com>
>To: <wulf@ping.net.au>
>Cc: <yaesu@contesting.com>
>Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 10:33 AM
>Subject: Re: [Yaesu] CAT FT990/FT1000 Problem: Clarifier Tuning
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>>Something I would like to have is a remote knob for the FT1000 - a knob
>>which would adjust either (or both) the VFO and the RIT/Clarifier that I
>>could place along side the keyboard so I didn't have to touch the rig as
>>often would be great - allowing me to keep my hands on/near the keyboard.
>>
>>A company called Eklektic (sp?) made such a know in mass quantities for
>>the Kenwood rigs and did a few special order units for Yaesu. They had
>>a remote tuning knob which could be changed to an RIT control with the
>>throw of a switch.
>>
>>In fast paced contest operating it is nice to not have to touch the rig
>>for long period of time while running however reality is that not
>>everyone calls on frequency - so there at least two times your hands
>>leave the keyboard - once to adjust the clarifier and once to undo the
>>adjustment to return top the "normal" frequency.
>>
>>I gather from this posting that the clarifier may be accessable from the
>>CAT jack - if this is so then maybe someone who is up on such things
>>could tell me if it is possible to construct a remote clarifier knob
>>form my 1000 without doing and serious work inside the rig - I do not
>>want to perform a modification to the rig itself if at all possible to
>>avoid such.
>>
>>73, sorry for interrupting your QSO, Berndt!
>>
>>Jim, K4OJ
>>
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>>wulf@ping.net.au wrote:
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>>>G'day,
>>>
>>>I experience problems setting the clarifier using the CAT interface.
>>>The following commands are function ok as expected:
>>>
>>>opcode | data1 | data2 | data3 | data4 | description
>>>--------------------------------------------------------------
>>>0x09 | 0x00 | 0x00 | 0x00 | 0x00 | RX clarifier disabled
>>>--------------------------------------------------------------
>>>0x09 | 0x01 | 0x00 | 0x00 | 0x00 | RX clarifier enabled
>>>--------------------------------------------------------------
>>>0x09 | 0x80 | 0x00 | 0x00 | 0x00 | TX clarifier disabled
>>>--------------------------------------------------------------
>>>0x09 | 0x81 | 0x00 | 0x00 | 0x00 | TX clarifier enabled
>>>--------------------------------------------------------------
>>>0x09 | 0xff | 0x00 | 0x00 | 0x00 | Clear Offset
>>>--------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>However I can't seem to set the frequency using the following commands:
>>>
>>>--------------------------------------------------------------
>>>0x09 | 0x00 | 0x00 | 0x00 | 0x64 | Tune up 100 Hz
>>>--------------------------------------------------------------
>>>0x09 | 0x00 | 0xff | 0x00 | 0x64 | Tune down 100 Hz
>>>--------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>Has anyone had success in setting the clarifier through the CAT
>>>
>>>
>interface?
>
>
>>>It almost looks as if the documentation omits some information needed to
>>>do so, e.g. which value to set data1 when tuning the clarifier.
>>>
>>>I'm almost finished with programming a GUI that gives remote control over
>>>
>>>
>a
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>
>>>FT990 (FT1000 without dualband functionallity) and really like to get the
>>>clarifier working too.
>>>
>>>There also seems to be no way in enabling the FAST dial function using
>>>the CAT interface, but this can be implemented in software.
>>>
>>>I welcome any ideas and hints!
>>>
>>>Many thanks in advance,
>>>
>>>73, Berndt
>>>VK5ABN
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