[Yaesu] FTM-100DR

[KA2PTE]

Made some progress, got a cableset to do the FW upgrades to make them up to 
date.
Turns out there are (3) firmwares to update, all with their own special 
procedure:

1) Main
2) Panel
3) DSP

Since there is no DSP chip installed on the main, that FW
is not there to change, that took me some head scratching to figure out
with some help from Yaesu.

I can now hit a repeater with the proper PL but the sql problem is still 
there.

In order to hear a noise floor, you have to set sql to zero, then press 
txpwr button
and changing power levels makes you hear the noise floor. You can set sql to 
1-8
and not hear noise which seems to indicate it works. If you key the repeater 
after setting sql,
you will hear it respond back so you are left to believe its working, but 
when you go back several minutes later
you can hit the repeater but never hear it respond. The txpwr button has to 
be hit again
and that process repeated but there is some sort of timeout happening 
perhaps involving the Dx button
which alows you to be able to be active in digital, FM and maybe another 
mode at the same time.

When I hit the Dx button, it dont seem to respond like the manual says it 
should, and I hear the ant
relay click once which I am not sure is normal. Complex radio.

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Steve Hearns [ KA2PTE ]