[Yaesu] Splitting FT-1000MP CAT port

Tue May 22 14:36:27 EDT 2018

Or, you could try the program that I developed and use with my FT1000MP 
Mark V, and it's free.  I don't know if the CAT commands for the 
straight MP and the Mark V are the same, but it costs you nothing to try 
it.  The program does these things:

1. Provides concurrent access for up to three applications to the Mark V 
CAT port.  The applications access a virtual transceiver and there can 
be no interference between them.

2. The program simulates an Elecraft K2 for the three application 
ports.  In other words, the applications think they're talking to a real 
K2 and the commands/responses are translated for the FT1000MP Mk V.  The 
reason for this?  Some of the best software doesn't support the old 
Yaesu CAT command sets.  NaP3, for example, is one of the very best 
panadaptor programs but doesn't support the Mk V but supports the K2 
quite well.

3. The program includes a visual display of the current IF filters in 
use and allows selection of any combination of filters for any mode.  
Function is similar to the old MPFilters program by K6SE (SK).

4. Displays VFO-A and VFO-B along with the mode for both.

5. Has indicators showing activity on each of the four com ports used 
and VFO-A S-meter activity

6. Displays current UTC time.

7. Displays current CPU utilization for all active tasks

I use this program daily with NaP3, DXLab and WSJT-X and for contests I 
use N1MM (concurrently with DXLab).  WSJT-X users note: with this 
program you can run the MP Mk V in true split mode which WSJT-X does not 
support for the Mk V but remember WSJT-X is seeing a K2 in this case.  
Only those K2 commands used by  NaP3, DXLab, WSJT-X and N1MM are 
supported.  No attempt is made to fully simulate the K2 and all its 
arcane CAT commands.  The program runs on my 64 bit Windows 10 machine 
and has not been run or tested on a 32 bit machine.

What the program does NOT do:

1. Provide virtual COM ports.  You use the program of your choice to 
establish the ports and my program doesn't know the difference between a 
real and a virtual port.

If you're interested in trying it, you can find it here along with 
documentation: www.k8ac.net/MarkV.html

If you try it and have a problem, email me at k8ac at k8ac.net and we'll 
work it out.

73, Floyd - K8AC

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>     3. Re: Splitting FT-1000mp CAT port (Joe Subich, W4TV)
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> Date: Mon, 21 May 2018 10:53:59 -0600
> From: Jay Kesterson <k0gu at verinet.com>
> To: yaesu at contesting.com
> Subject: [Yaesu] Splitting FT-1000mp CAT port
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> Hi all,
>
>   ? I have my FT-1000mp CAT plugged into COM1 and have been trying to
> share it between WSJT/VQLog or WSJT/N1MM. I've tried several expensive
> port splitter programs with fee trails and it doesn't work. I sometimes
> can get one of the programs to work but no the other. What are others
> using out there on ancient 4800 baud?
>
> thanks,
>
> 73,? Jay? K0GU
>
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> Date: Mon, 21 May 2018 21:10:25 +0200
> From: Henk Remijn PA5KT <pa5kt at remijn.net>
> To: yaesu at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Yaesu] Splitting FT-1000mp CAT port
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> Jay,
>
> You should be looking at the forums of the software programs you are using.
>
> That you use an older TRX does not matter for the port splitter.
>
> You might wat to use DXLab commander. It is supported by wsjtx and
> provides a 2nd CAT port.
>
> www.dxlabsuite.com.
>
> 73, Henk PA5KT
>
>
> Op 21-5-2018 om 18:53 schreef Jay Kesterson:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> ? I have my FT-1000mp CAT plugged into COM1 and have been trying to
>> share it between WSJT/VQLog or WSJT/N1MM. I've tried several expensive
>> port splitter programs with fee trails and it doesn't work. I
>> sometimes can get one of the programs to work but no the other. What
>> are others using out there on ancient 4800 baud?
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> 73,? Jay? K0GU
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> Date: Mon, 21 May 2018 15:59:28 -0400
> From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists at subich.com>
> To: yaesu at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Yaesu] Splitting FT-1000mp CAT port
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> "Splitting" the CAT port on older Yaesu transceivers (prior to the
> FTdx9000/FT-2000) is not likely to work because of the "binary"
> nature of the original Yaesu CAT protocol.  The original protocol
> has no identifying information to tell the various software what
> command ("poll") the information is responding to and because of
> that the various software becomes hopelessly confused.
>
> The *only* possible way one can split the "old" Yaesu rigs is if
> all the software involved supports a rig proxy driver like OmniRig
> which handles all communications with the rig and respond to each
> application directly.  To the best of my knowledge (from searching
> the respective web site/help file), neither N1MM Logger+ nor VQLog
> will work with OmniRig.
>
> 73,
>
>      ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
> On 2018-05-21 12:53 PM, Jay Kesterson wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>>   ? I have my FT-1000mp CAT plugged into COM1 and have been trying to
>> share it between WSJT/VQLog or WSJT/N1MM. I've tried several expensive
>> port splitter programs with fee trails and it doesn't work. I sometimes
>> can get one of the programs to work but no the other. What are others
>> using out there on ancient 4800 baud?
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> 73,? Jay? K0GU
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