[Yaesu] FT2400 locked up

[Bruce & Carrie Claggett]

First THANK YOU for your time/help !!
The old battery is dead (.00218 volts)
New battery (3.29 volts) is installed correctly.

What I'd had not done was set the VFO ranges!
After programming as described, VFO is working properly!

Again THANK YOU very much!

BRUCE CLAGGETT
KB4ZAX / AFA2XQ / KY
kb4zax at arrl.net

-----Original Message-----
From: GGLL [mailto:nagato at arnet.com.ar]
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 8:18 PM
To: kb4zax at arrl.net
Subject: Re: [Yaesu] FT2400 locked up


	Hello Bruce & Carrie, besides changing the lithium backup battery, did
you set up the VFO ranges?, from 140 to 174 MHz?. When first power up
holding D/MR and REV button down while turning on, you may see number 1
blinking (and display should indicate 28.000), set display at 140 with
tuning knob, then press VFO, do the same with the next three (2,3,4 in
memory boxes) at 174, 140, and again 174. This procedure set up the rig
to fully transmit and receive from 140 to 174 MHz, so ¡be careful
regarding your local regulations!. First VFO settings are for RX range,
the last two are for TX range, so if you want TX only from 144 to 148
then setup 3 to 144 and 4 to 148. As another e-mail stated also, if you
solder the battery backwards then it would not retain any memory when
the rig is fully unpowered. Check if it is soldered correctly, but I
think you did not set up the VFO ranges first.

Good luck
Guillermo - LU8EYW.

Bruce & Carrie Claggett escribió:
>
> I pulled my FT-2400 out of my truck when I got ready to trade trucks.
> Well I let it set on shelf for 6 plus months and decided to hook it back
up.
>
> When I applied power the read only shows 28.000.
> I can not get frequency to move.
>
> Hold D/MR and REV button down while turning and
> read out goes from 28.00 to 320.00 in 100 steps and the 1
> in memory box is flashing. No "key up".
> Turn rig off back on it goes back to 28.000.
>
> Called Yaesu and "without liking at it" they thought the battery back-up
had
> gone bad.
> Replaced battery but still same.
>
> As anyone got any ideas ??
>
> Thanks in advance,
> BRUCE CLAGGETT
> KB4ZAX / AFA2XQ / KY
>
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