Please note that advanced soldering skills are necessary to perform this modification. N4py software is your source for high quality, effective rig control software for your transceiver. Optional, based on the preamp mod above, an additional inline preamp, appr 1015 db, for a total of 30 35db before entering my extremely lossy double balanced mixer. There are four tuning options for the if panadaptor. This is a small utility i wrote to test the interface cables used to program yaesu and icom radios it will not work with cables for other radios. If you own a yaesu ft 920, ft 950, ft d mp and mkv coming soon and the ft 2000, then these are for you. N4py offers rig control software for a wide variety of receivers from the elecraft k3 to the ten tec rx 320. Yaesu ft2000 panadapter, using the softrock 9 lite, sdr. This cable can be used to configure a panadapter with an sdr receiver like the rsp1a and a hf as the yaesu.
This link is listed in our web site directory since sunday jan 21 2007, and till today ftd mic. Can someone basically give me the pros and cons of the ft d vs the ft mp. Due to health problems i sadly report that i will no longer be building panadapters. Theres more cost involved, but i didnt want to muck around with the if interface. Yes, i have tried all the settings and i believe i have the right frequency 73620000 with global offset of 9000.
The digital demodulator in edsp has a much lower noise figure than does the standard analog product detector, and because we run the audio in the mp series at a wider bandwidth than in other models to provide a flat response within which the edsp can operate, the hiss. Yaesu ft 2000 panadapter spectrum display rtl sdr hdsdr. It takes care of setting and displaying radio parameters, displaying the panadapter and waterfall as well as routing the radio audio in and out of. Panadapter yaesu ft817, 897, 857 rtl2832u out if mf 68,33. Gpl eda electronics design software library files libnetmacvendorperl. Most sdr software defined radio panadapters display less than 200 khz of bandwidth because they rely on the.
Mirror rf spectrum in general in this application it seems to have. Tune in several ssb stations with this receiver if the sideband heard on the sdr is not correct for the selected. Yaesu ft840 first if tap for a panadapter qrz forums. Describe your experience with the pan adapter and tell us why you give it the rating you did required. Msi sdr panadapter adapt to any radio if frequency ba5sba. This article documents the performed analysis and conducted work necessary to perform this modification. Dxcluster spots from macloggerdx are displayed in the panadapter. However, there are some problems that must be dealt with. My setup is yaesu ft991, sdrplay, hdsdr and ham radio deluxe. Lppan doesnt reach the vhf first if frequency of the mark v. It takes care of setting and displaying radio parameters, displaying the panadapter and waterfall as well as routing the radio audio in and out of the mac.
Yaesu ft950 and rtlsdr panadapter k3rrr kilo three triple. Adding panadapter capability to the yaesu ft2000ft950 jeff blaine acoc v2 dec 2009 a great deal is made over the flex series clicktune and bandscope capabilities. A panadapter is device that allows you to visually see the rf spectrum and waterfall being received by the ham radio. Usb to 6pin din cable for control on the yaesu ftd and ft990. Trxmanager is not compatible with linux, mac however some tests have been. Using nap3 with lppan installation, setup and operation guide nap3 is a panadapter display program from pete, f5vnb. Other useful information would include your experience with similar products.
How to add panadapter functionality to your mac using cubicsdr. Everything you need to set up an inexpensive panadapter on your yaesu ft950. Blog of k3rrr rtlsdr yaesu ft950 and rtlsdr panadapter. Yaesu ft mp mark v and nap3 this paper describes in detail the hardware and software required to implement a fullfunction panadaptor for the mark v using nap3. The simple answer is that it allows us to see a panoramic display of the band our radio is tuned to. Yaesu ft ft d af unit in excellent shape and working as. Issues in using nap3 with the mark v ive tried most of the available sdr software that offers a panadaptor capability and none come close to nap3 in terms of function and usability. An almost noninvasive yaesu ft 2000 mod, a 20 30 db preamplifier added, connecting to the 69. In this example we use the kenwood ts590sg and the rsp1a. Find great deals on ebay for ftd and hf transceiver. Everything you need to set up an inexpensive panadapter on your yaesu ftd. I like the mps better because of the receiver and the versatility. Jan 30, 2017 yaesu ft 840 first if tap for a panadapter.
Designed with no spared effort or expense for optimum performance and operability, the ftd is the fruit of over 25,000 manhours of intensive research and development by yaesus top design engineers. The usb60 cable from rt systems is a usb cable that works with software for the ftd to control the radio from your computer. Yaesu ft d panadapter spectrum display rtl sdr hdsdr. Jul 06, 20 for people already with expensive ham radios, the rtlsdr can be used as a cheap panadapter. Trxmanager, your pan adapter and powersdrif stage or nap3.
Macloggerdx logs into your favorite telnet or tnc dxcluster and as dx spots are received, tunes your radio to the spot, looks up the call and displays the dx station on the real time grey line map with. The main function of this panadapter, is to convert a variety of different types of. With the yaesu ftmp, a full coverage short wave receiver was already available in the shack. There are multiple expensive commercial panadapters available, but combined with a pc or laptop, the rtlsdr will work. In 2007 several sdr software defined radio kits became available for ham radio purpose. His radio has an inrad roofing filter, so the width is less than a stock mp, which would be about 15khz. The service manual i managed to find is pretty grainy, but it looks like xf1001 on the main unit is the 1st if roofing filter. Inexpensive panadapter kits for yaesu ka9mot on mon mar 17, 2014 3.
I am confused about the dual receive capability differences. Setting up a panadapter on your mac with the rsp1a and. Instead, the sdr panadapter radio is run in parallel with the main radio, normally sharing the same antenna. My point of reference is the stock hand mic that comes with the radio. How to add an sdr panadapter to your transceiver amateur. It is an open source program running under the gnu general public license v2 and. His corespondence is quoted below, followed by pictures he sent. One 48 inch long cable with a mcx connector on one end and a rca plug on the other that connects the rtl sdr receiver to the rig. Tune to an amateur band on the conventional receiver but listen to the audio from the sdr. Ive enjoyed working with all of you, and will remember all of the friends ive met along the way. Msi sdr panadapter the best sdr panadapter panadapter panoramic spectrum module package. Most sdr software defined radio panadapters display less than 200 khz of bandwidth because they rely on. Everything you need to set up an inexpensive panadapter on your yaesu ft d.
Yaesu ft 2000 panadapter spectrum displaywhat you geta usb rtl sdr digital tunerreceiver dongle. Save ftd to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. In this video youtube user akdude47 shows a tutorial on setting up the rtlsdr as a panadapter for a yaesu ft857. Everything you need to set up an inexpensive panadapter on your yaesu ft 2000. Questions about the yaesu ft hf band amateur radio.
Wa9ony amateur ham radio raspberry pi computer projects. This is a demonstration of the my panadapter panadapter for yaesus ft920, ft950, ftd, ft2000 and the icom ic756 pro family. There are many ways to cook it, but the more important characteristic is that it has few ingredients and more it cooks more it is good. The bs5 module, meant for use with the ts520 series transceivers, takes an input if of 3395 khz, and the bs8, meant for the ts820 series, takes 8833 khz.
There is no if suckout center frequency notchdisplay distortion and the displays panoramic baseline remains unchanged by the ft. Yaesu ft 950 panadapter spectrum display rtl sdr hdsdr. A panadapter for the ft817 mike seguin, n1jez an interesting new sdr receiver called the funcube dongle 1,2,3 recently went on sale in support of amsatuks funcube satellite project. Cable drivers available for windows or mac operating systems. Other useful information would include your experience with similar products, infomation on a product that you would purchase instead of this one, and so on.
Get the free reader for your pc, mac or smart phone by clicking free. Jul 03, 20 i derived the if signal from the vfob of the transceiver and i injected it into a very cheap rtl2832 dongle logilink. The yaesu ft is a highfrequency band amateur radio base station transceiver that you can find on ebay. How to setup a rtl sdr with hdsdr and a ft857 for a panadapter and second receiver. For the panadapter y think my personal opinion hdsdr its much better. Please click for pages at kilo three triple r k3rrr.
Softrocks and lppan are direct conversion iq sampling receivers that rely on software to perform if filtering, audio decoding, and other typical receiver functions. The radio is 10160 meters with two individual receivers and transmitters and has 200 watts output. This is by far the best way to get panadapter capability for the ft 950. Yaesu ft 2000 panadapter low cost k3rrr kilo three. Elecraft p3f factory assembled panadapter for the elecraft k3. Yaesu ft950 and rtlsdr panadapter k3rrr kilo three. Two things, audio options and cat suport count for my. Those of you who are waiting, i will get them to you. When working hf, this is very useful as it allows you to quickly home in on cq calls and other activity.
A panadapter is a panoramic display that attaches to your rigs first if and gives you the. I derived the if signal from the vfob of the transceiver and i injected it into a very cheap rtl2832 dongle logilink. Yaesu adms4b programming software and usb cable for ft857d, ft897d pc or mac. I own an rtlsdr and sdrplay rsp 2 and would like to use one or the other to connect my yaesu ft 450d to the computer a pan adapter to allow me to control tuning and visualize the rf spectrum waterfall through a sdr application. A list of ham radios supported by ham radio deluxe rig control software yaesu, icom, kenwood, elecraft, flexradio, alinco, tentec, and more. Add a software defined radio sdr to your transceiver to make a realtime panadapter a panadapter allows you to see all of the radio stations currently transmitting across an entire band. Thanks, joe, for sharing this with the lppan community. For people already with expensive ham radios, the rtlsdr can be used as a cheap panadapter.
Ham radios supported by ham radio deluxe rig control. I knew nothing about hdsdr and although many say you can make the cables and buy the dongle, i would not have known where to start, so opted for steves kit, which was a very wise choice on my part. Over two years of using both whith my old ft mp,the sdr console still mising the direct output iq for skimer use, and cat same time hangouts, both work whith omnirig. The line input connects to the ft857d ct39 data cable output. There are multiple expensive commercial panadapters available, but combined with a pc or laptop, the rtlsdr will work just as well. Hdsdr if panoramic display with conventional receiver or. The mark v cat command set is different from that of later yaesu rigs such as the ft950, 2000 and 5000. You might just have a microphone failure as in a bad connection in the mic cable or something along those lines as you need audio into the rig to see any ssb power out. Radiohf yaesu ft d 16010 200w hf tcvr have for sale a very nice yaesu ft d 16010 meter 200watt hf transceiver.
Adding panadapter capability to the yaesu ft2000ft950. Jun 18, 2016 very useful if panadapter in conjunction with a yaesu ft 990 using a very cheap sdr dongle r820t and hdsdr sw. The kenwood sm220 station monitor can be fitted with an optional band scope module. The ft is the fruit of over 25,000 manhours of intensive research and development by yaesus top design engineers. I need to tap into the ft 840s first if to operate the panadapter. Im using netlogger, rumlog, fldigi and flrig and all of it works great, except a problem connecting to lotw. Commander allows you to control your alinco, elecraft, flexradio, icom, jrc, kachina, kenwood, tentec, or yaesu radio from a pc running windows 95, 98. There are many ways to cook it, but the more important characteristic is that it. The ft d gives you continuouslyadjustable power output of up to 200 watts am. The new yaesu ft d was designed sparing no effort or expense for optimum performance and operability. The main category is yaesu ftmp links that is about yaesu ftmp.
Since most of these kits are just single band receivers, another easy solution was needed to benefit from the pc based signal processing on multiple bands. Any software that works through the cat port of the radio can use the. Sharing the antenna can be a little tricky depending on the main radio used. The same features can be added to the ft2000 as well providing possibly the best of both worlds all the convenience.
Describe your experience with the yaesu ft and tell us why you give it the rating you did required. Oct 01, 2016 ok, thats good news as it tells you your drivers and finals are in good shape. I think the rx is a little more bulletproof and versatile with the multiple preamps and dsp. I had seen it in action during the 2011 10 ghz and up contest and wanted to add one to my ft817. Mypanadapter panadapterspectrum scope for yaesu ft2000. Since most of these kits are just single band receivers, another easy solution was needed to. I did figure out that only the mp runs on dc and it has less power. This offers several advantages over tapping the ft mps 70 mhz if. Jul 04, 2008 after studying the schematics of yaesus ftmp it was decided to tap the if intermediate frequency with an already available sdrkit. Nap3 will communicate directly with various rigs, including k3, kenwood and recent yaesu rigs ft 950, 2000, 3000, 5000. Unit is working great and comes with manual, hand mic and ac cable. Nap3 doesnt support the ftmp mark v only later yaesu transceivers. It will also communicate with the rig through lpbridge or lpb2, which greatly extend the capability of the rig by allowing multiple applications to easily connect to the rig and share its serial port.
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