It's more simple than that.
Just hold down the number 1 (1.5) and 3 (7) Keys and vegas hits ya!
Cheers,
Chris - ZL1CDP
On 10/11/2007, at 4:26 AM, Robert Pack, NX5M wrote:
> If I remember correctly, I think you can press the 10/14/18 keys at
> the same time and then power up the radio. This should tell you
> what version.
>
> Bob
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Barthelow" <aa6eg@hotmail.com>
> To: "Chris Parnell" <cparnell1001@mac.com>; <yaesu@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 9:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [Yaesu] FT990 spares ROM v1.3 :)
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>> Does anyone know how to identify exactly which ROM-Ware one has in
>> an FT-990?
>> Can you interrogate it via serial control? N6IJ has a privately
>> owned FT-990
>> (owned by AE0M), and has used it extensively with Rig Control
>> Software, Writelog.
>> If it has the right version of Firmware/ROMware, is the ROM a
>> standard type of ROM, such as Intel's line of 27128 or 27256, that
>> could be easily and safely duplicated?
>> Its rig control is via standard serial port, and there is a Yaesu
>> made box that converts voltage levels between the radio and
>> standard + - 12 v RS 232 levels.
>>
>> All the Best, 73,
>> Pat Barthelow aa6eg@hotmail.com
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>>
>>> From: cparnell1001@mac.com
>>> To: yaesu@contesting.com
>>> Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:55:35 +1300
>>> Subject: [Yaesu] FT990 spares ROM v1.3 :)
>>>
>>> As much as this seems tongue in cheek, it appears that Yaesu
>>> released
>>> a radio with a ROM that just didn't work with a computer on ROM V1.2
>>> of the 990. (according to feedback!!)
>>> So, I love this radio and would like to control it by the computer
>>> (I
>>> am sure it stated CAT control somewhere in Yaesu's marketing on the
>>> 990). With no immediate resolution being on ROM V1.2, I would
>>> like to
>>> appeal to the better nature of people and hope they would point me
>>> in
>>> the direction of friends that have a "spare" ROM v1.3 that I could
>>> purchase?? :-) EVER HOPEFUL :)
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Chris - ZL1CDP
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