[Yaesu] FT990 spares ROM v1.3 :)

[Robert Pack, NX5M]

If I remember correctly, I think you can press the 10/14/18 keys at the same 
time and then power up the radio.  This should tell you what version.

Bob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Barthelow" <aa6eg at hotmail.com>
To: "Chris Parnell" <cparnell1001 at mac.com>; <yaesu at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Yaesu] FT990 spares ROM v1.3 :)


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>
> Does anyone know how to identify exactly which ROM-Ware one has in an 
> FT-990?
> Can you interrogate it via serial control?   N6IJ has a privately owned 
> FT-990
> (owned by AE0M), and has used it extensively with Rig Control Software, 
> Writelog.
> If it has the right version of Firmware/ROMware, is the ROM a standard 
> type of ROM, such as Intel's line of 27128 or 27256, that could be easily 
> and safely duplicated?
> Its rig control is via standard serial port, and there is a Yaesu made box 
> that converts voltage levels between the radio and standard + - 12 v RS 
> 232 levels.
>
> All the Best, 73,
> Pat Barthelow     aa6eg at hotmail.com
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>> From: cparnell1001 at mac.com
>> To: yaesu at contesting.com
>> Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:55:35 +1300
>> Subject: [Yaesu] FT990 spares ROM v1.3 :)
>>
>> As much as this seems tongue in cheek, it appears that Yaesu released
>> a radio with a ROM that just didn't work with a computer on ROM V1.2
>> of the 990. (according to feedback!!)
>> So, I love this radio and would like to control it by the computer (I
>> am sure it stated CAT control somewhere in Yaesu's marketing on the
>> 990).  With no immediate resolution being on ROM V1.2, I would like to
>> appeal to the better nature of people and hope they would point me in
>> the direction of friends that have a "spare" ROM v1.3 that I could
>> purchase?? :-) EVER HOPEFUL :)
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Chris - ZL1CDP
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