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- YAESU 757 GX MK II CAT PROGRAM
- By Dick Roux N1AED
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- Please support the SHAREWARE concept !!
- If this Program is usefull to you please send a
- donation of $15 to:
-
- Dick Roux N1AED
- 25 Greenfield Dr.
- Merrimack N.H. 03054
-
- You will then be notified of any updates to the
- program which may
- be obtained for a small fee
-
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-
- CAT757.EXE is a Computer Aided Tuning program written for
- IBM & MSDOS computers utilizing the YAESU FT-757 GX Mark II
- Tranceiver and the YAESU FIF-232C Computer Interface. It was
- written in BASIC and compiled with Microsoft's Quickbasic
- 3.0.
- The program exploits the full capability of the FT-757 GX
- MK II's capability of sending status back to the computer
- (which the older FT-757 GX does not) and displaying it on
- the computers screen. Also nearly every front panel function
- can be controlled via the computer.
- Also, the program has a Stations Directory display where
- up to 120 stations can be programmed for instant call-up with
- just 1 keystroke.
-
- CONFIGURATION
- -------------
- The program can be run from either a floppy drive or a
- hard disk, just make sure that the two files CAT757.EXE &
- STATIONS.DIR reside on the floppy or in the same subdirec-
- tory on you hard drive.
- Cable the Tranceiver and FIF-232C to the computer via COM
- PORT 1
-
- OPERATION
- ---------
- To run the program just type CAT757 at the DOS prompt. You
- will then get the Shareware banner followed by a prompt
- asking you if you want Color or not. You will then get the
- Main Menu with which you can select the different displays.
- Hitting [1] will send out a polling instruction to the
- tranceiver and give a detailed status display of the
- condition of the VFO's, MEMORIES, SPLIT, DIAL LOCKING,
- CLARIFIER and what the present OPERATING FREQUENCY is. Any
- manual changes made to the tranceiver on its front panel will
- not show up on the status display untill another poll is made
- of the tranceiver's condition by exiting and re-entering the
- STATUS display.
-
- PLEASE NOTE:
-
- The STATUS function only works on the FT-757 GX Mark II. the
- older FT-757 GX does not provide status to the tranceiver and
- program lock-up will occur.
- If program lock-up occurs on the FT-757 GX Mark II when
- trying to poll the tranceiver's status, check your
- tranceiver, interface and cables as this indicates that no
- response is being supplied from the tranceiver and the
- program will literally wait forever for the tranceiver to
- respond. Resetting the computer is the best way of exiting
- this condition.
-
-
- Hitting a [2] at the Main Menu brings you to the
- CONFIGURATION Display where you can make changes to the
- operating parameters of the tranceiver. It's use is pretty
- self-explanatory and should be easy to use with some
- experimentation. Hitting a [3] will bring you to the
- STATIONS DIRECTORY display where you can insert up to 120
- pre-programmed frequencies. A few have been already entered
- for you. The prompt at the bottom of the display allows you
- to EDIT (or add) any entries, QUIT to the Main Menu or LOAD
- pre-programmed entries into the Tranceiver's Memories.
- To EDIT a frequency just hit <E> and you will be prompted
- for the entry to edit followed by a prompt:
-
- NAME,FREQ,MODE
-
- enter name followed by a comma ,the frequency (in KHZ)
- followed by a comma, and the mode (USB,AM etc). Here is a
- sample entry:
-
- WWV,10000,AM
-
- Up to 120 entries can be programmed and are automatically
- saved to disk when exiting the STATIONS DIRECTORY.
- To load frequencies from the Directory into the
- tranceiver's memories just type <L>. you will then be
- prompted for memory # and display selection, like this:
-
- INPUT MEMORY #, SELECTION TO LOAD?
-
- Typing 0,10 will load memory # 0 on the radio with Directory
- 10's contents.
- And of course hitting [4] will let you exit to DOS.
-
- The program is very functional and could have had alot of
- "bells and whistles" added which may be included in future
- releases if acceptance to the Program is widespread.
- Please feel free to contact me if you have any comments
- and/or suggestions on the Program.
-