Re: Yaesu FTM-100DR dual bander

 > UFO wrote:
 > This had bad finals, so no tx and the backup batt was low so
replaced it and
 > new finals now the Tx is ok but noticed a sql problem.
 >
 > Thought it may be data corruption so I got a Yaesu USB cableset to
do the FW
 > upgrades to make them up to
 > date. Turns out there are (3) firmwares to update, all with their
own
 > special
 > procedure:
 >
 > 1) Main
 > 2) Panel
 > 3) DSP
 >
 > Since there is no DSP chip installed on the main, that FW
 > is not there to change, that took me some head scratching to figure
out
 > with some help from Yaesu.
 >
 > I can now hit a repeater with the proper PL but the sql problem is
still
 > there.
 >
 > In order to hear a noise floor, you have to set sql to zero, then
press
 > txpwr button and changing power levels makes you hear the noise
floor. You
 > can set sql to 1-8 and not hear noise which seems to indicate it
works. If
 > you key the
 > repeater after setting sql, you will hear it respond back so you
are left to
 > believe
 > its working, but when you go back several minutes later you can hit
the
 > repeater but never
 > hear it respond. The txpwr button has to be hit again and that
process
 > repeated but there is some sort of timeout
 > happening perhaps involving the Dx button which alows you to be
able to be
 > active in
 > digital, FM and maybe another mode at the same time.
 >
 > When I hit the Dx button, it dont seem to respond like the manual
says it
 > should, and I hear the ant relay click once which I am not sure is
normal.
 > Complex radio and it uses an SD card behind the detachable front
panel for
 > "cloning" other
 > radios. If I remove the card, no difference so it dont seem to be
altering a
 > default setting from
 > the reading of the card, tho on powerup is says "Reading
SD" briefly.
 >
 > There is another feature in the menu called : "extended
sql" and at one
 > point I thought when I turned that off (by default it is on) the
problem was
 > gone
 > but if you check for the problem within a certain time of pressing
the txpwr
 > button it always seems to work for a while, then something seems to
be
 > alteringthe rx mode I cant figure out....any help
appreciated.

The SQL (Signal Quality Limiter) issue you're
experiencing can be quite tricky. Here are a few suggestions that
might help:

Extended SQL Feature: Since you mentioned the "extended SQL"
feature, it might be worth experimenting with turning it on and off to
see if it makes a difference

. Sometimes, these advanced settings can have unexpected interactions
with other features.

Firmware Updates: Ensure that all firmware updates (Main, Panel, and
DSP) were installed correctly

. Sometimes, incomplete or incorrect updates can cause issues


Dx Button: The Dx button allows for simultaneous digital and FM
operation

. If it's not responding as expected, it might be worth resetting the
radio to factory settings and reconfiguring it from scratch.

SD Card: Since you mentioned the SD card, try removing it and checking
if the radio behaves differently. It's possible that some settings
stored on the card might be causing conflicts.
 

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