[Yaesu] FT2000 DSP problem, (tip on loading firmware)

Thu Apr 4 13:56:33 EDT 2013

Perhaps this might be of help to the original poster.
I had a FT-2000 (best radio I ever owned, but circumstances forced me to 
sell it).
Anyway, it's possible that the owner isn't uploading the firmware 
properly. This must be done in two separate steps, first the main 
firmware update, THEN the DSP. The methods of loading the firmware is 
different for the two loads, or it won't 'take'.
To upload the main firmware there is a switch under the radio that must 
be turned on, OR use the special cable that is available (which does the 
same thing). THEN, to load the DSP firmware, that switch MUST be turned 
OFF, OR a different cable used that doesn't short that connection. 
(exact details have slipped my mind by now).
AND you must follow the Yaesu upload instructions to the letter, and if 
I recall correctly many people HAVE to reboot their computer between the 
uploads to clear the Comm Ports. . .
I hope this helps.
73 de Phil, KO6BB
http://www.qsl.net/ko6bb/ (Web Page)
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On 4/4/2013 5:47 PM, Wilson Caselli wrote:
> FT-900 and FT-990 for two of them... Both are old radios.