great keep us all posted - hopefully there is a reader who perhaps is a
technician who can put together kits for us QCAO types to create
outboard RIT (ooops Clarifier) knobs... that sure would be great having
a big knob next to my keyboard whilst running European stations at Sunrise!
I have both an FT1000 and a FT990 at the contest station....the rig that
ended up with the knob would end up being the "run" radio :-)
73,
Jim, K4OJ
wulf@ping.net.au wrote:
>G'day Jim,
>
>I've the documentation for FT1000 CAT protocol before me which is essentially
>identical to the FT990 with the exception that it has extra commands for
>dual band mode. You should be able to use it once we find out how to
>program the clarifier.
>
>cheerio Berndt
>
>
>
>>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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>wulf@ping.net.au wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>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
>>
>>
>>>>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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