• Yaesu FTM-100DR dual bander

    From UFO@21:1/5 to All on Sun Aug 18 15:36:22 2024
    This had bad finals, so no tx and the backup batt was low so replaced it and new finals now the Tx is ok but noticed a sql problem.

    Thought it may be data corruption so I got a Yaesu USB 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 and it uses an SD card behind the detachable front panel for "cloning" other
    radios. If I remove the card, no difference so it dont seem to be altering a default setting from
    the reading of the card, tho on powerup is says "Reading SD" briefly.

    There is another feature in the menu called : "extended sql" and at one
    point I thought when I turned that off (by default it is on) the problem was gone
    but if you check for the problem within a certain time of pressing the txpwr button it always seems to work for a while, then something seems to be alteringthe rx mode I cant figure out....any help appreciated.

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  • From MummyChunk@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 16 20:29:11 2024
    UFO wrote:
    This had bad finals, so no tx and the backup batt was low so
    replaced it and
    new finals now the Tx is ok but noticed a sql problem.

    Thought it may be data corruption so I got a Yaesu USB 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 and it uses an SD card behind the detachable front
    panel for
    "cloning" other
    radios. If I remove the card, no difference so it dont seem to be
    altering a
    default setting from
    the reading of the card, tho on powerup is says "Reading
    SD" briefly.

    There is another feature in the menu called : "extended
    sql" and at one
    point I thought when I turned that off (by default it is on) the
    problem was
    gone
    but if you check for the problem within a certain time of pressing
    the txpwr
    button it always seems to work for a while, then something seems to
    be
    alteringthe rx mode I cant figure out....any help
    appreciated.

    The SQL (Signal Quality Limiter) issue you're
    experiencing can be quite tricky. Here are a few suggestions that
    might help:

    Extended SQL Feature: Since you mentioned the "extended SQL"
    feature, it might be worth experimenting with turning it on and off to
    see if it makes a difference

    Sometimes, these advanced settings can have unexpected interactions
    with other features.

    Firmware Updates: Ensure that all firmware updates (Main, Panel, and
    DSP) were installed correctly

    Sometimes, incomplete or incorrect updates can cause issues


    Dx Button: The Dx button allows for simultaneous digital and FM
    operation

    If it's not responding as expected, it might be worth resetting the
    radio to factory settings and reconfiguring it from scratch.

    SD Card: Since you mentioned the SD card, try removing it and checking
    if the radio behaves differently. It's possible that some settings
    stored on the card might be causing conflicts.


    This is a response to the post seen at: http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=672193508#672193508

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