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CAT 1000 By CN8HB
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CAT 1000 is a progam allowing to control the Yaesu
FT-1000 MP family.
To date, the FT-1000 MP, FT-1000-MP Mark-V and the
FT-1000-MP Field are supported
A version for the older FT-1000 Serie is completed
and will be soon available after all tests have been
completed. It will also support the FT-990 and the
FT-890 transceivers.
I am considering a common version for both these
FT-1000 series.
There is actually no help file compiled for this
software. The help file will be made available later.
Most of the commands are intuitive and do not require
much of an explanation to be understood.
Invisible Commands:
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* Several buttons react to a right click of the mouse.
These are :
- In the KeyPad window :
The [1Mhz] [100Khz] buttons Step change from Down to Up.
The QMB buttons use Right click to set the button frequency
and Left click to recall the frequency.
- In the M-List window :
The [Save] and [Load] buttons will present the "Save As" or
"Select File" option with a right Click rather than the
default ft1000.ymp file. The new file name/Path will be saved
an recalled for further use.
* After opening the scope window, a double-click anywhere
in the blue field will set the Main or Sub VFO to the
frequency displayed on the scale and in the yellow label.
Main or Sub selection is achieved with the Main/Sun buttons
pair on the same window.
* Moving the mouse left or right with the Right button maintained
depressed on the mouse will change the frequency as you move.
* A click on the Tx or Rx sign or within the Clarifier frame will
reset the clarifier to 0.00
* If [Freq] is selected on the KeyPad window, the frequency can be
entered either with the mouse and click on the buttons or with
the numeric keypad.
The sequence is :
- Start with [Enter]
- Then enter the frequency with a leading 0 if less than 10 Mhz.
You dont need to enter a decimal point in the sequence.
- End with [Sub] or [Main]
or on the KeyPad,
the [+] key for the Main VFO
the [-] key for the Sub VFO
Known bugs:
Due to the way Yaesu implemented their CAT interface, timing and
delays are sometimes difficult or impossible to solve.
Reload Memory (M-List window)
The clarifier Frequency cannot be uploaded from the Mem-List window
[Upload] function. It seems that setting the clarifier from the CAT
interface does not work at all.
EDSP
Although most of the features work, some of them do not seem to react
normally (or as planned). The implementation of the EDSP does not
seem to be correct.
I cannot say if the supplied information on the FT-1000 manual is not
correct or if the function is not working properly. (any information
welcome). The CAT interface of the transceiver does not provide any
positive feed back so it is not possible to check the real status of
the EDSP functions. Also, it should be noted that activating any front
panel command such as Mode or VFO/Mem will reset any EDSP setting
previously sent by the CAT program.
This is not a program issue. The lack of precise information from
Yaesu on the EDSP control does not allow to optimise this part of
the program.
Please report bugs or improvement suggestion to :
AX25 : cn8hb@cn8tw.cas.mar.af
Mail : cn8hb@email.com
Enjoy...
73 QRO de Chris - CN8HB
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