[1000mp] ft1000 cat help

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

David, 

DX4Win is telling you that the EPROM in your FT-1000 is too old. 

To confirm this, do the "Las Vegas" diagnostic test - paragraph 
3 or the "Power-Up Selections" on page 17 of the manual.  If
the Las Vegas test ends with anything other than "Yaesu 6.00" 
you will need to upgrade the EPROM.  

The last time I heard, the EPROM was still available from Yaesu 
(Yaesu, USA in California).  It is in a socket and can be changed 
by a reasonably competent user (requires opening the case, folding 
down the front panel, and removing one shield).  

BTW, version 6.0 of the EPROM represented a major change ... it 
added the "short update" responses and stopped muting receive 
audio during a CAT response. 

73, 

   ... Joe, W4TV 
 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: 1000mp-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:1000mp-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David McAulay
> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 9:43 AM
> To: 1000mp at mailman.qth.net
> Cc: dx4win at qth.net
> Subject: [1000mp] ft1000 cat help
> 
> 
> Hello FT1000 /DX4win users.
> 
> I have a ft1000 (NOT A "D" or MP)
> 
> and have recently hooked up a FIF-232 Cat interface, really 
> nothing to do except plug it into the radio in the CAT socket 
> on the rear and hook it up to the computer via a serial port
> 
> What software can i use to make sure its working.? and to 
> control the radio.
> 
> Why i ask is that, i also use a log program called DX4win and 
> in it when you select FT1000 and the com port it gives the 
> message.......Requires EPROM 6.0 or later
> 
> So can someone advise me on how i find this out.!
> 
> When using this Log pgm above, the radio seems to get a command 
> from the cat interface as i see the CAT light on the front of 
> the radio blink but the radio fails to do anything
> 
> 
> Thank you
> 
> de VK3EW David
>