One update ... The FT-891 command set seems to be [nearly] identical to
that of the FT-950. You might want to experiment with some of the User
Defined Commands and Sliders for the FT-950 (from the files area).
It is often easier to learn the process by starting with some examples
that others have already debugged.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
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On 2020-06-18 1:57 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
In looking in the instructions, it appears that the command string
starts with FA. So I put in FAMS3;MS;MS3;
No, FA<P1>; is the command to 1) tell the rig to report the frequency
of VFO A or 2) Set VFO A to a frequency <P1>.
For example I would like to set up a User-defined control for
switching the meter to the SWR.
The FT-891 command to switch the Meter to SWR is simply MS3;, to
ALC is MS1; to Power Out is MS2;
The Commander syntax for sending an ASCII command requires placing
and apostrophe (') before the command to indicate ASCII instead of
hexadecimal.
You might get some ideas by looking at the FT-450 command examples
in the files area? -> Command Sequences and Sliders -> Yaesu -> FT-450
"FT450 Meter Control.txt" selects ALC, Power Out, and SWR sequentially.
Note you will need to check the examples against the FT-891 documentation as the command sets are not identical (particularly in VFO control).
73,
?? ... Joe, W4TV
On 2020-06-18 1:33 PM, Scott wrote:
Thank you Joe and others for the help. I am very green when it comes to these types of things. For example I would like to set up a User-defined control for switching the meter to the SWR. In looking in the instructions, it appears that the command string starts with FA. So I put in FAMS3;MS;MS3;
The example at the beginning of the PDF instructions shows how to switch to a certain frequency using the FA. Can you enlighten me what I've done wrong? I ask for you to go easy on me with this because I'm just not the programming type.
