[Yaesu] Quadra tuner and Mark V Field

Sun Sep 21 21:08:11 EDT 2008

Does anyone know why the FT1000 Field can not use the Band Data 2 from 
Quadra to the "remote" of the Field for using the tuner and tune features? I 
found from the Product Reviews that the Field does NOT work like the Mark V 
with this regard. My old Mark V 200 watt rig DID work ok with the Data 2 
cable hooked to the "remote" and hitting "tune" worked beautifully for a low 
SWR.. With the Field 100 watt radio I now have, pushing tune with tuner in 
line gives a quick 1 second attempt and then the "error" screen comes up. It 
is NOT an error for Hi SWR or Protect as explained in the manual, just says 
"error".. Researching the Product Reviews shows the poor manual descriptions 
of the button functions of the Quadra. A shame because you almost have to 
sell the Quadra to a Yaesu FT1000 owner. Any "plug and play" ham would not 
ever figure his way around this tuner! hi hi
 The ONLY way to use the tuner of the Quadra with an FT1000 Field is to 
NOT use the Band Data 2 at all. UNPLUG its "remote" connection to the xcvr 
which normally keys the Mark V to send a carrier for the tuning when the 
"tune" button is pushed.. Now, one must (1) push TUNER then (2) use keyer 
for solid CW signal or use RTTY tone of about 70 watts, then (3) push TUNE 
and the screen with the cap icons shows beautifully for full 5-6 seconds 
while tuning occurs.. This is a little known 'quirk' of the Quadra, one of 
many it seems. The F Set is another strange feature and not "per the 
manual" description.
 Hope this helps some of you...
San K5YY 