YAESU FTdx3000d BUG REPORT

 

 

IMPRESSUM:

Essential errors to the proper functioning of this excellent FTdx3000d and had to report I found none!!!


I'm using it for over a year and I'm delighted.
The best device that Yaesu provides to amateur radio world!
I turned immediately and without having to change any menu, it went great!

I have found, however, a certain "ergonomics" particularly in the use of menus on the front (which are not defects, but that I still solved with some personal applications that solve this hardware button choice).

I was very happy with the little previous transceivers, the flaws were and still are too many. A good system but was born under an unlucky star. With its scope can facilitate the absence of a second receiver, even if I use it very little, then there are the seconds receivers that are almost unusable for poor quality as in many recent and expensive transceiver also.
Maybe better to open a low cost LocalSDR or WebSDR session and listen QSOs in full duplex for the only 2 or 3 DX Year with their absurd sayed "...UP 5 to 20"...

 

The Beta test of personal FTdx3000d-BAR Button Mode AlwayOn Top with Auto ALC to 0 for the AFSK mode.

 

   REPORT 25.12.2021  

 

       = BUG     serious [...pending correction......]
       = BUG recommended [...expected improvement....]
       = BUG    
 solved [...corrected and up to date]

BUG REPORT:     25.12.2021

 

!!!!!!! NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE !!!!!!

FTDX3000D SUPER TRANSCEIVER

 

DISCLAIMER:

It is still a BASE transceiver and for what we have been able to verify, it's really a super RX, TX and for all phone, cw and data (fsk or AFSK) functionality!

I think there are some constructive bugs, but they are not serious bugs that preclude it. Indeed, according to us for the price only has 100% merits!

 

 IT WAS NOT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY ANY special FW UPDATE

      With FTdx3000d, the company YAESU did a fantastic job!  

 NOW, with the latest update Yaesu has entered with surprise

 a fantastic realtime WATERFALL update, color waterfall, added to the

 previous LINEAR SCOPE always on FTdx3000d that works in real time!

 

  LAST UPDATE FIRMWARE: 12.may.2020 

 

 *** THANKS! ***

Implements improvements

12 MAY 2020

FTDX3000_MAIN (V0125) DSP (V0555) TFT (V0202) 202005

Current Firmware including the New Update Main Ver. 01-25 (05/12/20)

The latest versions are listed below with the release dates.

FTDX3000_MAIN (V0125) DSP (V0555) TFT (V0202) 202005

 

Implements improvements

MAIN Firmware Version 01-25 (05/12/20)

The update content is the parameter setting menu of the microphone equalizer (MIC EQ) in AM/FM mode.

When the PROC is on, the microphone equalizer works properly.

 

NOTE:

*After updating the firmware; please reset the transceiver using the following procedure:

1. Press and hold the [POWER] key on the front panel to turn the transceiver ON.

2. While the transceiver is ON, disconnect the DC power cable from the DC-IN connector on the rear panel and turn the transceiver OFF.

3. Press and hold the [FAST] and [LOCK] keys on the front panel, connect the power cable into the DC-IN connector on the rear panel and turn the transceiver ON.

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* The 5 MHz amateur band is updated for the FTDX3000 as follows:

US / EXP / CHN / AUS versions 1. By pressing and holding the band key [14/5], the 5 MHz band can now be selected. 2. The three 5 MHz band stacks are called up by successively pressing and holding the

[14/5] Band Key. (Transmission/Reception operation in 5 MHz band in each version does not change)

UK version transceiver which can transmit 5 MHz in USB mode 1. By pressing and holding the band key [14/5], the 5 MHz band can now be selected. 2. The three 5 MHz band stacks are called up by successively pressing and holding the [14/5] Band

Key. 3. VFO operation Transmit in all modes is now possible at frequencies of 5.250.0MHz - 5.406.5MHz.

EU transceiver which can not currently transmit 5 MHz 1. By pressing and holding the band key [14/5], the 5 MHz band can now be selected. 2. The three 5 MHz band stacks are called up by successively pressing and holding the [14/5] Band

Key. 3. 5.351.5MHz - 5.366.5MHz frequencies, VFO operation Transmit in all modes is now possible.

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NOTE:

* For the 5 MHz band, please operate according to Regulation of each country and license of customer.

We hope this new firmware will increase your enjoyment of your FTDX3000. Thank you for choosing Yaesu radios. If you have any

 

 

Implements improvements

TFT Firmware Version 02-02 (09/28/17)

The latest versions are listed below with the release dates.

MAIN Software Version 01-23 (09/06/17)

DSP Software Version 05-55 (01/26/16)

TFT Software Version 02-02 (09/28/17)

A fix related to the waterfall display.

We are not aware of any further changes but as often happens with updates (past experiences),

probably something Yaesu has been improved... ;-)

 

Implements improvements

MAIN Firmware Version 0123 (09/06/17)

 

Provides operation on the 5 MHz amateur band.

 

The 5 MHz amateur band is updated for the FTDX3000 as follows:

 

US / EXP / CHN / AUS versions

1. By pressing and holding the band key [14/5], the 5 MHz band can now be selected. 2. The three 5 MHz band stacks are called up by successively pressing and holding the [14/5] Band Key. (Transmission/Reception operation in 5 MHz band in each version does not change)

 

UK version transceiver which can transmit 5 MHz in USB mode

1. By pressing and holding the band key [14/5], the 5 MHz band can now be selected. 2. The three 5 MHz band stacks are called up by successively pressing and holding the [14/5] Band  Key. 3. VFO operation Transmit in all modes is now possible at frequencies of 5.250.0MHz - 5.406.5MHz.

 

EU transceiver which can not currently transmit 5 MHz

1. By pressing and holding the band key [14/5], the 5 MHz band can now be selected. 2. The three 5 MHz band stacks are called up by successively pressing and holding the [14/5] Band Key. 3. 5.351.5MHz - 5.366.5MHz frequencies, VFO operation Transmit in all modes is now possible.

 

NOTE:

* For the 5 MHz band, please operate according to Regulation of each country and license of customer.

We hope this new firmware will increase your enjoyment of your FTDX3000. Thank you for choosing Yaesu radios. If you have any problems or questions, please contact Yaesu, Amateur Tech Support amateurtech@yaesu.com.

 

We are not aware of any further changes but as often happens with updates (past experiences),

probably something Yaesu has been improved... ;-)

 

Add MULTI COLOR to

realtime WATERFALL Display

 

 

Click image to enlarge!

 

With this good firmware update surprise,

 

FTDX3000_MAIN (V0122) DSP (V0555) TFW (V0201) 2016_08 COLOR

and

<< FTDX3000_MAIN (V0120) DSP (V0554) and TFT (V0109) 14072015 >>

 

Yaesu has entered on the TFT vision, both the previous overview "SPECTRUM SCOPE" a full WaterFall (WF) that takes up half the screen.


...
and the new vision with the WF+SPECTRUM SCOPE is very helpful and friendly.

Bugs found in new WaterFall (WF):
1 - Strong heel of WF position FIX + WF moving the VFO
2 - Strange frequencies to image +30Khz which follow the movement of the VFO mirror.
3 - The analog meter is much choppier. I turned the waterfall off and all OK, no difference. I swapped to the bar meter and that seemed to be better. The update with the WaterFall seems to stress the hardware and the SMeter much more than previous firmware. With WaterFall I use DIGITAL SMETER and all is OK.

 

NOTE: They always notice some delays in scrolling and a little slip of WaterFall. Unfortunately there will be little to do since the CPU computing is definitely full.

Leaving the small Waterfall with both modulation that reception is acceptable and very functional showing the entire operating band.

Price and quality definitely incomparable and especially without defects!
A great transceivers!

 

This  slowdown bug on analog smeter, has been greatly improved with the latest DSP 26012016 DSPv0555.

 

If YAESU can correct these three (now TWO) little things,

it would also be great!


This does not preclude in any way the functionality of the radio is always to price/quality the INVINCIBLE !!!

 

FTdx3000d is good JOB! Thanks YAESU!

 

REPORT: DATA FM mode available on CAT command (MDxx MRxx IOxx...) and not explained on MANUAL

COMMUTAZIONE MODO "TASTO MODE" e "MANUALE":


LSB        > USB
CW (LSB)   > CW (USB)
RTTY (LSB) > RTTY (USB)
DATA (LSB) > DATA (USB)
AM         > FM

 


MANUALE CAT "MDxx or MRxx or IOxx...":


01:LSB
02:USB
03:CW
04:FM
05:AM
06:FSK (RTTY-LSB)
07:CW-R
08:PKT-L
09:FSK-R (RTTY-USB)
0A:PKT-FM
0B:FM-N
0C:PKT-U
0D:AM-N

A parte AM-N e FM-N fatti col tasto NAR nei due modi, ce n'è comunque uno in più... 0A:PKT-FM non disponibile sulla combinazione dei tasti MODE nel frontale manuale, ma infatti esiste, come da immagine sul mio FTdx3000d:




Mi sfugge...:
ma come commuto il modo "PKT-FM" sul transceiver, poi riportato sul display "DATA FM", non da CAT ma dal Transceiver stesso, MODO che non è descritto sul manuale originale del FTdx3000d?

Non che mi preoccupi o causi problemi ma effettivamente qualche cosa non è corretto...

REPORT: CAT COMMAND ALC as meter reply ### for item RM4             (solved)

 

The numeric monitor control for CAT ALC should go from 0 to 255.
I checked and I was confirmed from YAESU that for a conversion error, the ALC instead only goes from 0 to 64 instead 0-255 and declared on the CAT MANUAL then:
RM4000 to RM4064 instead RM4000 to RM4255

  

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From: #############

Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 4:56 PM

To: Franco Borsa [HB9oab]

Subject: RE: FTDX3000d & CAT bug report

 

Hi Franco, HB9OAB

I am sorry for the delay of my response; I have been out of the office. Tokyo engineer confirmed your observation. As for the ALC meter summons in CAT command RM at the time of the service, an MAX level becomes 64. We think this is the result of circumstances of the internal processing operation, but this is not a problem that occurs in normal use; therefore we think that it is not a malfunction.

If correction is needed it should be applied by the outside programming. Modifications to the radio could possibility cause operation incompatible with the CAT applications program of PCC-3000 and other third party software. No change is contemplated but may be considered in future products. Thank you for your observations.

  

Best regards,

#############      ->  (...privacy for original YAESU MANAGER email reply ...)

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In fact, it is then a simple difference between the other METER SETUP, and that this does not cause any problems.
Too bad they did not understand perfectly well that if there is written on the MENU 0-255, all the programs that refer to them MANUAL CAT, are wrong ... including the fact that their PCC3000 NOT correctly sees the ALC.


A simple formula quietly on your own program solves the problem:

****If RM >= 65 Then RM = 65   ' if the scrollbar/meter item is max 100 setup to RM4065 to max CAT METER RM4

****RM = RM / 65 * 100

 

NOTE: BUG SOLVED on FTDX3000d Update Firmware 08-07-14 MAIN V0119 without official Yaesu Info!

 

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