FT-980 - Low Modulation in AM Mode
HI,
I buried the following enquiry in another thread so thought it best to bring it to light in its own thread...
Operating my FT-980 on AM for the first time this weekend, on-air comments suggested
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VK2MOH
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Mat Breton N8TW added as a Moderator
Hi All,
I just added Mat Breton N8TW as a Moderator. Thanks for offering Mat!
73
Roger VE7LB group co-owner
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Roger VE7LB
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Re: Hi FT-980 Owners
This is great Fred!
I was able to add the always on fan without major mechanical effort (I had to drill a couple holes for the rubber isolation stakes in the heat sink cover sheet metal). If you care
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Mat Breton N8TW
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Hamlib Rig "Translator": Fake SW into thinking the FT-980 is a TS-2000
After digging into hamlib a bit, I've discovered an executable that will act as a virtual "translator": it will make your rig (FT-980 or other) appear as a TS-2000 to software programs trying to
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Mat Breton N8TW
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Re: WSJT-X and FT-980 ?
Hi Fred,
I verified that WSJT-X was able to read the FT-980 frequency and update itself. That is as far as I got ... but I think it answers your question.
I downloaded the Hamlib 4.0 library and
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Mat Breton N8TW
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Re: WSJT-X and FT-980 ?
I am posting this from a Linux (Mint Tricia 19.3) running WSJT-X via a SignaLink USB interface. My FT8/PSK31 rig is normally a TS-930S but it's currently out of line for maintenance and a couple of
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Fred, N8YX
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Re: FT-980 Frequency Display Offset - Adjustment?
Thank you Robert & Mat.
I’ll try the trimmer cap first to see what effect it has on the displayed frequency.
In the meantime, a more impacting challenge has arisen... weak modulation on AM.
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VK2MOH
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Re: WSJT-X and FT-980 ?
Hi Wald,
Today I verified my FT-980 CAT interface was still functional by trying a couple of the direct interface SW packages (see the files section of this group).
I then used WSJT-X and set it up
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Mat Breton N8TW
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Re: FT-980 Frequency Display Offset - Adjustment?
Hi Mark,
The heated 30MHz master crystal will drift over time as it (and other components like the pulling caps) age. After almost 40 years this drift will probably be signficant (it certainly was in
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Mat Breton N8TW
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Re: Hi FT-980 Owners
Mat (and all),
I currently own four of the rigs. One is completely accessorized, including the Gen TX board and the keyer module. The others are in various stages of accessorization, down to my bench
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Fred, N8YX
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Hi FT-980 Owners
I am the proud owner of a 1983 Yeasu FT-980. I bought it used in 2010 for $250 (which included a Dentron MT3000A transmatch) and it has been my daily driver ever since (Phone, CW, Digital). I will be
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Mat Breton N8TW
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Re: WSJT-X and FT-980 ?
Hi Wald,
One quick way to see if the problem is the radio or somewhere else is to try the old CAT980 DOS program interface. After I write this message I'll try to upload the files and instructions to
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Mat Breton N8TW
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WSJT-X and FT-980 ?
Guys,
Is anybody in this Group using FT-8 i.e. WSJT-X software?? If so, I have a request... further assuming that an FT-980 with a CAT interface is handy...
My goal is to verify that WSJT-X
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N4PL
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Re: Looking for XF-8.9HC
Hi Terrence,
Could you contact me directly?? I tried to use your QRZ.COM address but it may be no good.? I have some updates on the AM filter you are looking for.
Thx and 73,
Wald
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N4PL
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Re: Looking for XF-8.9HC
Wald, and Terrance
The filters started with the FT901DM went through the FT-one and FT-980 to at least the FT-1000D. Might have been in the FT-1000MP.
Hopefully the filters will show up.
73 Dave
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Dave Thompson
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Re: Looking for XF-8.9HC
I’m in the same rowboat looking for the XF-8.9 AM filter for one of my FT-901DM’s. Sold my FT-980 awhile back and sold a crap box FT-One with every option and filter in it shortly before that.
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Terence VE3KKM <va3ynk@...>
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Looking for XF-8.9HC
Hello Gang,
Does anybody have a spare and not needed XF-8.9HC filter for our radios?? I checked QRZ/QTH swap and the eBay... nothing.
I am upgrading my second FT-980 with the intent to put it into
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N4PL
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Re: FT-980 Frequency Display Offset - Adjustment?
check reference oscillator frequency. forgot the frequency, replaced mine 25 yrs ago or so
bob d wb3hyb
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ROBERT Donchez
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FT-980 Frequency Display Offset - Adjustment?
Fellow enthusiasts,
My FT-980 has a curious ailment and I'm hoping someone here can offer some guidance.
In order to communicate on, say, 3.595000MHz, I need to tune my rig such that the frequency
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VK2MOH
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Re: CAT Interface and K4JRB update
Wald,
Hope you get the 980 CAT working. Remember the FT-980 was about the first and the first interface was a FIF-232nfor apple. The original FIF-232 for windows worked on w3.1 then w95. The
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Dave Thompson
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