QRZ! Ham Radio 9/QRZ Ham Radio Callsign Database - Volume 9.iso/mac/mods/ft5100_2.txt

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Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
From: [e-mail] (Brian McMinn, N5PSS)
Subject: Yaesu FT-5100/5200 mods
Originator: brian@minotaur
Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Austin, TX.
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1993 15:59:30 GMT
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I've received many requests for the 5100/5200 mods, so I'm posting
them.  I'd like to get them onto an ftp site or two, but can't do that
myself, so please e-mail me if you can do this for me.  Thanks to the
contributors and the folks who reviewed Rev A!

  73,  Brian

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            Yaesu FT-5100/FT-5200 MODS
            Rev B (14 Apr 1993)


This is a collection of hardware and software mods for the Yaesu
5100/5200 pair.  I have the 5100, so I can't verify these for the
5200.  I have collected every mod seen on the net (ie. Usenet) since
the introduction of the 5100, so I think this list is fairly complete.
I am interested in getting updates and corrections to this list, so
please send me e-mail if you find something that needs updating.
(This includes typos, wrong or missing attributions, caveats, warnings
about unmentioned side effects, serial numbers of radios that won't do
some of these mods, etc.)

SOME OF THESE MODIFICATIONS MAY DAMAGE YOUR RADIO IF YOU PERFORM
THEM IMPROPERLY.  WHEN IN DOUBT, DO NOT PERFORM THE MODIFICATION.

This advice is free, so remember that you get what you pay for.

    Brian McMinn ([e-mail])
    N5PSS
    512-462-5389

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Backlight Control:

    Effect: manual control of backlight

    1) Hold down the MHZ key and turn radio on
    2) Use tuning knob to adjust brightness
    3) When FUNC is active, the tuning knob will adjust
       brightness again.
    4) You can restore automatic control by repeating step 1.

    Notes:  Manual is fuzzy on this feature.

    Attributed: Yaesu

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Crossband Repeat (reported as working on 5100 and 5200):

    Effect: Enable crossband repeat

    1) Dial up two frequencies you want to crosslink (be sure to
       pay attention to transmit offsets, if any)
    2) Turn radio off.
    3) Hold down the RPT key and turn radio on

    Result:  The tone encode/decode flags and the -+ flags will be
    flashing and the radio will be in low power mode.  When either
    band's squelch opens, the other band is moved into the primary
    frequency display and the transmitter keys.  Audio link
    appears to be speaker to mike.

    Exit crossband repeat mode by repeating steps 2 and 3 above.

    Attributed: Yaesu

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Transmitter Timeout:

    Effect: automatically limit transmitter "on" time

    1) Hold down the HIGH/LOW button and turn radio on
    2) Use tuning knob to change the number in left VFO.  This
       number is number of minutes for the timeout timer.  The
       factory default appears to be 15 minutes.
    3) Transmitter shuts off with "Err" displayed in VFO if the
       time limit is exceeded.

    Attributed: Bill Mayhew, N8WED, [e-mail]

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Crossband Audio Enhancement:

    Effect: unmuffle crossband audio

    Connect a 27K ohm resistor between the audio-in and auido-out
    leads on the data jack (inside the shell of a mini plug, that
    is).  The mic element stays live while in xband operation.  It
    is a good idea to remove the mic from the rig while cross
    banding if you need/want to eliminate ambient audio.

    Attributed: Bill Mayhew, N8WED, [e-mail]

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The "P" Key on the microphone:


    I was curious about that "P" key on my FT-5100, so I called
    Yeasu and they explained the situation.  They designed the the
    mic to accomidate "future products".  The "P" key is there to
    be taken advantage of at a later date by other models.  They
    just did not want to re-design the mic again within a short
    period of time.

    Attributed: Will Collier, KB5WRK, [e-mail]

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Expanded Receive:

    Good Effect: enable extended receive coverage
        New range:   128-180MHz and 420-475MHz
    Bad Effect: disable automatic repeater shift selection.

    Warning: This mod does not apply to the FT-5200 as the design
       is somewhat different.

    Warning: You must have a very steady hand or else!  A
       magnifying glass would help too.

    1) Disconnect DC Power cable from radio. ALWAYS!

    **Caution** NEVER TRY TO TAKE APART (DISASSEMLBLE) THE FRONT
                CONTROL HEAD. It will void your warranty.

    2) Remove (6) screws from Top Cover of Radio and (6) screws
       from Bottom Cover of radio.
    3) Remove Top & Bottom Covers from Radio (Be careful of speaker
       falling out).
    4) Remove the (2) silver screws on each side of the radio
       holding front control head to main body of radio.
    5) Carefully pull away (a few inches) the Control Head from
       the radio body. CAREFUL with the Ribbon Cables.

    **NOTE** There are no numbers on the circuit board so you will
             have to match up with the diagram below.

    6) On the rear of the Control head locate, Unsolder and remove
       jumper Pad R4072.
    7) Solder across jumper pads: R4070 R4068 & R4064 (use wire or
       0 Ohm resistor)

    **NOTE** If you want to change the D/MR button on the
             microphone to do Band Switching, now is the time.
             See the next mod.

    8) Install Front Control head, Speaker, Top and Bottom Covers
       and Reconnect Power to the Radio.
    9) Press and hold [D/MR] [F/W] [REV] Keys and turn on the Radio.
       Radio will now show 300.000 & 20.000 on Display.
    10) Set UHF Rx Low - Press [MHz] and dial 420.00, press [D/MR]
    11) Set UHF Rx High- Press [MHz] and dial 475.00, press [D/MR]
    12) Set UHF Tx Low - Press [MHz] and dial 420.00, press [D/MR]
    13) Set UHF Tx High- Press [MHz] and dial 450.00, press [D/MR]
    14) Set VHF Rx Low - Press [MHz] and dial 128.00, press [D/MR]
    15) Set VHF Rx High- Press [MHz] and dial 180.00, press [D/MR]
    16) Set VHF Tx Low - Press [MHz] and dial 140.00, press [D/MR]
    17) Set VHF Tx High- Press [MHz] and dial 150.00, press [D/MR]
    18) Set UHF offset - Press [F/W] then [RPT] dial 5.000 press [RPT]
    19) Set UHF tuning - Press [F/W] then [REV] dial 25.0  press [RPT]
    20) Set VHF offset - Press [F/W] then [RPT] dial 0.600 press [RPT]
    19) Set VHF tuning - Press [F/W] then [REV] dial 20.0  press [RPT]
        (VHF tuning step varies by state -- many use 15.0)

    Diagram: [there are no tabs in this section - ed]

        Ok, here's where it gets tricky, but so you know, a '|'
           represents a jumper.

                !Ribbon  !                       !Ribbon  !
                !Cable   !                       !Cable   !
            ____!J4002   !_______________________!J4001   !_____________
            !   !________!                       !________!            !
            !                Rear view of FT-5100                      !
            !    ____        Control Head.                             !
            !    !  !                                                  !
            !    !__!     | | | | |                                    !
            !                        | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |  !
            !                        R R R R R R R R R R R R R  R R R  !
            !                        4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  4 4 4  !
            !                        0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0  !
            !                        5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7  0 0 0  !
            !                        1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2  1 3 4  !
            !__________________________________________________________!


        Stock US Jumpers        After Mod. Jumpers
        R4001                   R4001
        R4003                   R4003
        R4004                   R4004
        R4051                   R4051
        R4061                   R4061
        R4062                   R4062
                                R4064
        R4067                            <- for D/MR button mod
                                R4068
                                R4070
        R4072

    This mod is on Delphi as FT5100.MOD and on anomaly.sbs.com.

    Attributed: Tony Pelliccio, KD1NR [e-mail]

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Band Switching via D/MR button on microphone:

    Effect: D/MR button on microphone performs band switching
       rather than D/MR function.

    1-5) as in above mod
    6) Remove the jumper on Pad R4067
    7) skip above step 7
    8) continue with step 8 above

    Attributed: Tony Pelliccio, KD1NR [e-mail]

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Band Switching or Tone Burst via D/MR button on microphone (5200):

    Effect: change function of D/MR button on mike.

    This is based on information from Yaesu in Japan.

    The functions of pin 5 (the microphone button) can be altered
    by changing jumpers in the control head.  To find these
    jumpers, see the section on packet radio in the ordinary
    instruction book.

                                      Control Head Jumper No
    Pin 5 Function                   Closed Jumper Marked By X
                                    1      2      3      4      5
    D/MR                            X
    Band                                   X
    1750Hz Tone Burst               X      X
    Main band Busy Out                            X
    Sub band  Busy Out                            X
    Call Channel                    X             X


    Main / Sub band busy out - When open SQL = 5 Volt DC
                               Closed    SQL = 0 Volt DC
    [ed - I'm not sure what this means since I don't own a 5200]

    Attributed: John Newgas, G7LTQ [e-mail],
                [e-mail]

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Mute Level (5200):

    Effect: [ed - I'm not really sure]

    See above for location of jumpers, etc.

    Mute Level Selection            1      2      3      4      5
    No Mute
    Minimum                                              X
    Middle                                                      X
    Maximum                                              X      X

    Attributed: John Newgas, G7LTQ [e-mail]
                [e-mail]

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Crossband Repeat (5200):

    Effect: crossband repeater
    Bad effect: CTCSS function is lost

    [ed -- there is another crossband mod in this list...]

    This is based on information from Yaesu in Japan.

    These jumpers are located in the main radio case.  For
    location, refer to the FT5200 Technical Guide.

    1) Remove (open) JP5017 on the interface unit
    2) Press and hold PRI button while switching on the power.
    3) The FT5200 will now work as a cross band repeater.
    4) The CTCSS function will be lost.

    Attributed: John Newgas, G7LTQ [e-mail]
                [e-mail]

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Extended Frequency Range (5200):

    Effect: set receive and transmit range.
    Bad effect: ARS gone.

    This is based on information from Yaesu in Japan.

    These jumpers are located in the main radio case.  For
    location, refer to the FT5200 Technical Guide.

    1) Close (short) JP5001, JP5002, JP5003, JP5006 and JP5007
    2) Remove (open) JP5004 and JP5005

    The frequency range possible will now be approximately :
    VHF        Rx  110 - 180 MHz         Tx  130 - 180 MHz
    UHF        Rx  330 - 480 MHz         Tx  425 - 465 Mhz

    The radio's alignment was done at the factory for your
    original frequency bands and so there will not be optimum
    behavior outside these ranges.  Broadening the alignment will
    sacrifice performance at usual frequencies.  In practice, the
    alignment does not need adjustment.

    You can program the frequency limits now.  [ed - note the
    similarity (and dissimilarity!) to the 5100's program-limit
    sequence above]

    3) Press and hold [D/MR] [F/W] [REV] keys and turn radio on.
    4) Program in VHF low edge of Rx
            VHF high edge of Rx
            VHF low edge of Tx
            VHF high edge of Tx
    5) Repeat for UHF in the same order.

    I [John] have not done this so I can give no further advice on
    programming.

    Attributed: John Newgas, G7LTQ [e-mail]
                [e-mail]

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Extended Frequency Range (5200):

    [ed - yes, there are two mods and I include them both since
    they are so different in style (and perhaps content).]

    Effect: set receive and transmit range.
    Bad effect: ARS gone.

    The following explains how to expand the receive and transmit
    frequency range of the Yaesu FT-5200 and how to enable the cross-
    band repeater operation.

    All the modifications are carried out on the interface board and
    involve removing or adding links on jumper spots.

    You will get considerably increased receive and transmit
    coverage; however, you will lose the Automatic Repeater Shift
    (ARS) feature.    You may think this is an acceptable price.
    Finally, it should be obvious,    but during this procedure you
    will obviously lose any stored memories.

    1) Remove the control head and set on one side
    2) Remove the upper and lower covers on the main chassis.  For
       convenience, remove the speaker, noting which way the two
       pin pcb connector is oriented. [ed -- does it matter?]
    3) Remove two side screws holding on the front of the chassis
       and remove chassis front.  (The chassis front is the
       surface with the contacts for the control head.)
    4) Locate a double row of ten by two jumper spots, numbered 1
       to 20.  The jumper configurations will depend on the area
       for which the rig was intended.  Note the arrangement if
       you ever want to un-modify your radio.
    5) Using a fine-tip soldering iron, set the jumper spots as
       follows:

               1    closed
               2    closed
               3    closed
               4    open
               5    closed
               6    closed
               7    closed

    6) This completes the alteration for frequency expansion.
       Reassemble the radio.
    7) Reinitialise the radio by simultaneously holding D/MR, F/W,
       REV and POWER.  You must now program in the band limits.
       The display will show a blinking "1" in the left-hand
       memory box and "000.000" in the left-hand frequency
       display. (Ignore the right-hand display for now).  The
       following limits are suggested, but the RF circuitry of the
       rig will only cover slightly less.  Use the dial or up/down
       buttons to select the frequency and then press D/MR to
       store it.  The blinking "1" will increment.

       VHF rx:  137.000   174.000
       VHF tx:  137.000   174.000
       (display will show blinking "1" and "300.000")
       UHF rx:  410.000   470.000
       UHF tx:  410.000   470.000

       (Note: it is possible to set the RX limits wider than the
       TX limits; for obvious reasons you cannot have the reverse
       situation).
    8) You can repeat step 7 above at any time if you need to
       change the limits.
    9) The pre-set repeater offsets are now no longer available
       and you will have to set them up manually using the
       instructions on page 16 of the manual.  The Automatic
       Repeater Shift (ARS) feature (also on page 16 of the
       manual) will also have disappeared and you will have no way
       of getting it back (except by changing the jumpers back).


       To enable the crossband repeat, remove the link at
       jumper spot 17. (Note, just below jumper spot 17 is a
       separate jumper spot,  not part of the group of twenty -
       leave this alone).

    Attributed: Hugo Cornwall

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Cross Band Repeater (5200)

    Effect: enable crossband repeat

    [ed - this is a continuation of the above]

    1) You can enable the crossband repeater without altering the
       frequency coverage.  The only hardware alteration is the
       removal of link 17.
    2) To enable, turn on rig while holding down [RPT] button.
       The rig is now a crossband repeater - you will get
       confirmation of this from the display: the 100s position on
       the two frequency displays will be replaced by a "R".
    3) While in cross-band repeater mode you can change the
       frequencies of each band.
    4) The crossband repeater suffers from desense.  It works
       better at low power and even better if you use an external
       diplexer and separate antennas.  The more isolation between
       the two bands, the better.  As with all cross-band
       repeaters, results will be poor if the UHF frequency is a
       direct multiple of the VHF frequency.  If you are planning
       extended use of a crossband repeater, make extra sure that
       the rig is adequately ventilated.

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