I now have the computer interface working.  I can read frequency, mode,
S-meter reading and some other parameters in Ham Radio Deluxe.  I don't know
yet how to control anything, nor how to get into the 950's menus.  Still
more later.

Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Lloyd Rasmussen
> Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 10:36 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: FT-950 Status
> 
> My Yaesu FT-950 arrived last week after a minor hassle with UPS.  So far I
> have listened a lot, worked my brother on 20 meter SSB, and TI and 6Y5 on
> 75.  I have to do some more wiring to get a keyer paddle hooked up.
> 
> There are 58 pushbuttons and 9 knobs on this rig.  It is easy to get into
> a
> mode where you are running split, are transmitting on the wrong VFO, or
> other things.  But I currently have the hang of entering frequencies from
> the keypad, adjusting bandwidth, IF shift, attenuation, preamps, AGC and
> more.  I am happy with the receive performance so far, and my brother says
> the Heil mike sounds especially good.
> 
> My first attempts to connect to the rig using Ham Radio Deluxe have been
> unsuccessful.  I am trying to do it through a USB to serial adapter.  Much
> more to learn and many more experiments to do.  And I'm not sure that HRD
> can currently show me my menu settings, which is one of the things I want
> to
> be able to do.  So I don't have the dynamic noise filter set as a custom
> setting, and the VOX sensitivity is too high to be useful until I get into
> that menu.
> 
> More info later.
>