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Yaesu FT DX 3000 Operating Manual

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YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
Tennozu Parkside Building
2-5-8 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002 Japan
YAESU USA
6125 Phyllis Drive, Cypress, CA 90630, U.S.A.
YAESU UK
Unit 12, Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close
Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U.K.

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  • Page 1 HF/50 MH ransceiver 3000 peraTing anual YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD. Tennozu Parkside Building 2-5-8 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002 Japan YAESU USA 6125 Phyllis Drive, Cypress, CA 90630, U.S.A. YAESU UK Unit 12, Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U.K.
  • Page 2 . . . bout AnuAl The FT 3000 is a leading-edge transceiver with a number of new and exciting features, some of which may be unfa- miliar to you. In order to gain the most enjoyment and operating efficiency from your FT 3000, we recommend that you read this manual in its entirety, and keep it handy for reference as you explore the many capabilities of your new transceiver.

  • Page 3: General Description

    3000 In the front end you may select one of t o pream- story. Yaesu stands behind our products with a world- plifiers or I Intercept oint ptimi ation pro iding wide network of dealers and service centers. We greatly direct feed to the first mi er.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    able of ontents General Description ............. 1 Interference Rejection ..........44 Accessories & Options ..........4 udio lay ac from upplied ccessories ..........4 ecei er ..44 aila le ptions ............. ecei er peration ront nd loc iagram ... Before You Begin ............
  • Page 5 able of ontents CW Mode Operation ..........76 Operation on Alaska Emergency Frequency: etup for traight ey 5167.5 kHz (U.S. Version Only) ..99 and traight ey emulation peration ..76 VFO and Memory Scanning ........100 sing the uilt in lectronic eyer ....... 77 canning ............

  • Page 6: Accessories & Options

    & o ccessories ptions upplied cceSSorieS Hand icrophone MH-31 emote ontrol eypad FH-2 ) 1 pc o er ord pare use 25A) 1 pc Q0000074 perating anual Warranty Card 1 pc Page 4 30 00 O peraTing anual...
  • Page 7 & o ccessories ptions vAilAble ptionS ltra igh idelity es top icrophone MD-200 MD-100 es top icrophone YH-77STA Lightweight Stereo Headphone inear mplifier o er upply VL-1000/VP-1000 RF µTuning Kit A For 160 m Band RF µTuning Kit B m ands RF µTuning Kit C m ands FC-40...

  • Page 8: Before You Begin

    efore eGin xtending the ront o ele ate the front panel for easy ie ing the front left and right feet on the case ottom may e e tended. ull the front legs out ard from the ottom panel. otate the legs counter cloc ise to loc them in the extended position.

  • Page 9: Esetting Emories

    efore eGin eSetting the icroproceSSor eSetting eMorieS se this procedure to reset clear the pre iously stored emory channels ithout affecting any configuration changes you may ha e made to the enu settings. ress the front panel s [ POWER switch to turn the transceiver off.

  • Page 10: Ntenna Onsiderations

    nstallation anD nterconnections ntennA onSiderAtionS The FT 3000 is designed for use ith any antenna system pro iding a hm resisti e impedance at the desired op- erating fre uency. hile minor e cursions from the hm specification are of no conse uence if the tanding atio present at the ntenna jac is greater than the transcei er s utomatic ntenna uner may not e a le...
  • Page 11 nstallation anD nterconnections rounding The FT 3000 transcei er li e any other communications apparatus re uires an effecti e ground system for ma i- mum electrical safety and est communications effecti eness. good ground system can contri ute to station efficiency in a num er of ays It can minimi e the possi ility of electrical shoc to the operator.

  • Page 12: Onnection Of Ntenna And O Er A Les

    nstallation anD nterconnections onnection oF ntennA And ower AbleS lease follo the outline in the illustration regarding the proper connection of antenna coa ial ca les as ell as the po er ca le. he po er connector for the FT 3000 must only e connected to a source pro iding olts...

  • Page 13: Installation And Interconnections

    nstallation anD nterconnections onnection oF icrophone And eAdphone 30 00 O Page 11 peraTing anual...
  • Page 14 nstallation anD nterconnections eyer oMputer riven eying nterconnectionS The FT 3000 includes many features for the operator. hese functions ill e detailed in the peration section later. esides the uilt in lectronic eyer t o ey jac s are pro ided one on the front and one on the rear panel for convenient connection to keying devices.

  • Page 15: Inear Mplifier Interconnections

    nstallation anD nterconnections vl-1000 l ineAr MpliFier nterconnectionS Be sure that both the FT 3000 and VL-1000 are turned off and then follo the installation recommendations con- tained in the illustration. lease refer to the VL-1000 perating anual for details regarding amplifier operation. lease do not attempt to connect or disconnect coa ial ca les hen your hands are et.

  • Page 16: Interfacing To Ther Inear Mplifiers

    nstallation anD nterconnections nterFAcing to ther ineAr MpliFierS EXT ALC TX GND MportAnt pin pin of the LINEAR jack o not e ceed the ma imum oltage or current rat- is a transistor open collector circuit. It is capa le of ings for the pin pin of the LIN-...

  • Page 17: Plug/Connector Pinout Diagrams

    onnector inout iaGrams 30 00 O Page 15 peraTing anual...

  • Page 18: Front Panel Controls & Switches

    & s ront anel ontrols witches [ POWER ] Switch hen the utomatic ntenna uner is tuning itself ress and hold in this s itch for one second to turn a signal is eing transmitted. herefore e certain the transcei er on. imilarly press and hold in this that an antenna or dummy load is connected to the switch for one second to turn the transceiver off.

  • Page 19: Microphone Connector

    & s ront anel ontrols witches PHONES Jack mode. In this case the selected and idth in column of the iagram inch contact jac accepts either monaural or play glo s yello he unselected choices glo stereo headphones ith contact plugs. Blue).
  • Page 20 & s ront anel ontrols witches [ MIC/SPEED ] Knob [ PROC/CAR ] Knob PROC This knob adjusts the microphone input level for his no adjusts the compression input le el non processed transmission. of the transmitter speech processor in the The display will show the relative microphone gain mode.
  • Page 21 & s ront anel ontrols witches [ NOTCH ] [ BK-IN ] Switch Switch ressing this utton allo s you to adjust the center This button turns the CW break-in capability on and otch filter using the [ NOTCH fre uency of the I off.
  • Page 22 & s ront anel ontrols witches [ SCOPE ] Switch [ SELECT ] Switch ress this utton momentarily to s itch et een This button is used to select the enu system. the cope the ull screen cope ] Switch the cope and the cope emory...
  • Page 23 & s ront anel ontrols witches [( VFO-A ) RX ] Indicator/Switch [ NAR ] ( Narrow ) Switch ress this utton to acti ate recei e on the his utton is used to set the digital I filters fre uency. he inside the utton ill glo to arro...
  • Page 24 & s ront anel ontrols witches [( VFO-B ) RX ] Indicator/Switch Main Tuning Dial Knob his large no adjusts the operating fre uency of his utton s itches the recei ing fre uency to ise rotation of this no increases the green im edded ithin the ut-...
  • Page 25 & s ront anel ontrols witches [ A B ] Switch [ A M ] Switch ress this utton momentarily to transfer the fre- ressing this utton momentarily displays the con- uency or memory channel data from tents of the currently-selected memory channel for o er riting any pre ious contents in 10 seconds.
  • Page 26 & s ront anel ontrols witches [ BAND ] Keys [ MODE ] Switch These keys allow one-touch selection of the desired This button selects the operating mode. The selec- mateur and tions a aila le are The keys may also be used for direct entry of a de- LSB à...
  • Page 27 & s ront anel ontrols witches [ CLAR/VFO-B ] Knob his no usually tunes the larifier offset fre uency up to . dditionally it is used to adjust the functions selected with three buttons located around the knob. unction FFect witch [( VFO-B ) RX ] Rotate the [ CLAR/VFO-B ] knob to adjust...

  • Page 28: Display Indications

    isplaY nDications S/PO Configuration Indicators n recei e this indicates the recei ed signal strength TUNER from his indicator appears hen the internal utomatic n transmit it indicates the o er utput from ntenna uner is acti ated. atts. This indicator appears when the automatic voice- dvice meter types can e changed to actuated transmitter s itches in the...
  • Page 29 isplaY nDications [ VOX ] (see page 72) [ MIC EQ ] (see page 66) his is the indicator for the automatic his indicator ena les the hree and arametric icrophone uali er. he uali er settings are oice actuated transmitter s itching in the acti ated ia the enu.

  • Page 30: Frequency Display

    isplaY nDications [ FAST ] Indicator his indicator appears hen the ain uning no s tuning rate is set to fast . [ LOCK ] Indicator his indicator appears hen the ain uning knob is locked. Frequency Display his is the fre uency display. LSB, USB, CW, AM, FM, RTTY, DATA isplays the current operating mode.

  • Page 31: Rear Panel

    anel ANT 1/2/3 Jacks PTT Jack onnect your main antenna s here using type input jac may e used to pro ide manual connectors and coa ial feed lines. he in- transmitter activation using a footswitch or other ternal antenna tuner affects only the antenna s con- switching device.

  • Page 32: Key Jack

    EXT SPKR Jack http .yaesu.com . his . mm contact gold plated jac pro ides Page 30 30 00 O peraTing anual...

  • Page 33: Switches

    fh-2 s witches he supplied emote ontrol eypad can e used to control the oice memory capa ility for the modes and the contest memory eyer for the mode and the te t memory for the modes. ou can also play ac up to seconds of incoming recei ed audio for erification of a missed callsign or other purposes.

  • Page 34: Basic Operation: Receiving On Amateur Bands

    asic peration eceivinG on mateur anDs efore turning on the main po er please erify the follo ing items once more. Have you made all ground connections securely ee page for details. o you ha e your antenna s connected to the rear panel ntenna jac s ee page for details.
  • Page 35 asic peration eceivinG on mateur anDs ere is the typical start up procedure for normal operation [ POWER ] Switch [ BAND ] Button [ ANT ] Switch [ VFO-A ( RX )] Button [ AF GAIN ] Knob [ MODE ] Button Main Tuning Dial Knob ress the [ BAND button corre- urn on the e ternal...
  • Page 36 asic peration eceivinG on mateur anDs ress the [ MODE button to select the desired oper- otate the ain uning ial no to tune around the ating mode. and and egin normal operation. epeated presses of the [ MODE button step through the available se- lections.

  • Page 37: Peration On Eter

    asic peration eceivinG on mateur anDs ( 5 Mh 60-M And ( u.S. u.K. perAtion on eter verSion only he recently released meter and is co ered in the FT 3000 y fi ed memory channels. hese channels are set to and they appear et een the last channel P9U and the first regular memory channel hannel...

  • Page 38: Larifier

    asic peration eceivinG on mateur anDs clAr ( c lAriFier perAtion The [ RX CLAR [ TX CLAR [ CLEAR buttons and [ CLAR/VFO-B no are used to offset the recei e fre uency the transmit fre uency or oth from their settings on the fre uency.
  • Page 39 asic peration eceivinG on mateur anDs LOCK fre uency tuning and the [ CLAR/VFO-B ou may loc the setting of the ain uning ial no fre uency tuning to pre ent accidental fre uency change. Main Tuning Dial knob Lock [TX CLAR( LOCK) ] Button ain uning ial no press the VFO-A ) o loc the...

  • Page 40: Convenience Features

    onvenience eatures vFo-b Sing the Main Tuning Dial Knob operates similar to o e er the [ A B ] Button [ CLAR/VFO-B no selects the fre uency for ee o for tuning rate . he t o make simple transmit recei e split fre uency operation pos- si le.
  • Page 41 onvenience eatures tAcK perAtion The FT 3000 utili es a triple and stac selection techni ue that permits you to store up to three fa orite fre- uencies and modes onto each and s register. or e ample you may store one fre uency each on s y successi e momentary presses of the [ 14 then recall these and utton.

  • Page 42: Scope

    onvenience eatures Scope This function displays a convenient spectrum scope for monitoring the band conditions in real time. Both strong and weak signals can be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner on the TFT screen. You can switch the spectrum scope information et een in an instant.

  • Page 43: Center Mode

    onvenience eatures Scope CENTER mode FIX mode itch the scope operation to mode . 1. Switch the scope operation to I mode . itching et een odes on itching et een odes on the previous page. the previous page. . ress the [ SCOPE button momentarily to display .

  • Page 44: Otator Ontrol Unctions

    onvenience eatures otAtor ontrol unctionS hen using a model G-800DXA G-1000DXA G-2800DXA ntenna otator not supplied it is possi le to control it from the front panel of the FT 3000. ress and hold in the [ ENT utton one of the [ BAND ey s itches for one second.

  • Page 45: Ore Re Uency A Igation Echni Ues

    onvenience eatures requency AvigAtion echniqueS Using the [ UP ] / [ DWN ] buttons of the Keyboard Frequency Entry perating fre uency may e entered directly into supplied MH-31 Hand Microphone using the front panel [ BAND key but- the current The [ UP [ DWN buttons on the supplied MH-31 tons.

  • Page 46: Interference Rejection

    nterference ejection p.bAcK ( A vFo-A r udio lAybAcK FroM eceiver hen udio lay ac is engaged y the operator the FT 3000 egins automatically recording the last seconds of incoming recei er audio on . ecording is controlled ith the supplied emote ontrol eypad plugged into the rear panel jac .
  • Page 47 nterference ejection eceiver perAtion ront locK iAgrAM The FT 3000 includes a wide range of special features to suppress the many types of interference that may be encoun- tered on the ands. o e er real orld interference conditions are constantly changing so optimum setting of the controls is some hat of an art re uiring familiarity ith the types of interference and the su tle effects of some of the controls.
  • Page 48 nterference ejection hen e tremely strong local signals or high noise degrades reception you can use the [ ATT utton to insert d of attenuation in front of the amplifier. ress the [ ATT button several times to set the de- [ ATT ] Button sired attenuation le el per the chart elo .

  • Page 49: Une Ilter

    nterference ejection µ-t rF µ t ilter equireS the optionAl uning uning it pro ides ultra sharp selecti ity for the front end of the transcei er. ery high is made pos- si le y the narro and design. hree uning its are a aila le.
  • Page 50 nterference ejection µ-t rF µ t ilter equireS the optionAl uning s you tune around on an amateur and ith une engaged the microprocessor automatically commands the step- per motor dri ing the toroid core to center the filter on the current operating fre uency. o e er you may use the [ CLAR/VFO-B no to s e the filter response to one side or the other of the operating fre uency to deal...
  • Page 51 nterference ejection ipo ( i ntercept oint ptiMizAtion he I feature allo s the operator to optimi e the characteristics of the recei er front end depending on the current noise level and the strength of incoming signals. ress the [ IPO utton repeatedly to set the desired [ IPO ] Button characteristic of the recei er front end according to the...

  • Page 52: Oofing Ilters

    nterference ejection r.Flt ( r ooFing ilterS arro and oofing ilters of re uires optional arro ilter and idths are pro ided in the first I right after the first mi er. hese filters pro ide protection for the nd mi - and other circuitry that follo and can dramatically impro e reception on a ery cro ded and during a con- test etc.

  • Page 53: Oise Lan Er

    nterference ejection ( nb ) o iF n oiSe lAnKer perAtion The FT 3000 includes an effecti e I oise lan er hich can significantly reduce noise caused y automoti e igni- tion systems. ress the [ NB utton rie y to reduce short dura- [ NB ] Button tion pulse noise such as from s itching transients automo ile ignitions and po er lines.

  • Page 54: Ontrol Peration

    nterference ejection contour c ontrol perAtion he ontour filter system pro ides a gentle pertur ation of the I filter pass and. he ontour is set to either suppress or oost specific fre uency components and thus enhances the sound and reada ility of a recei ed signal. ress the [ CONT/APF button to activate the Con- inside the [ CONT/APF button tour filter.
  • Page 55 nterference ejection ( SSb/cw/rtty/pKt M iF ShiFt o perAtion odeS allo s you to mo e the filter pass and higher or lo er ithout changing the pitch of the incoming sig- nal and thus reduces or eliminates interference. ecause the carrier tuning fre uency is not aried there is no need to re tune the operating fre uency to eliminate the interference.

  • Page 56: Using If Shift And Width Together

    nterference ejection width ( iF dSp b ( SSb/cw/rtty/pKt M Andwidth uning odeS he I tuning system allo s you to ary the idth of the I pass and to reduce or eliminate interference. oreo er the and idth may actually e expanded from its default setting should you ish to enhance incoming sig- nal fidelity hen interference on the and is lo .

  • Page 57: Ne Ouch I

    nterference ejection nArrow ( nAr ) o iF F ouch ilter election ressing the [ NAR utton pro ides one touch mode specific selection of a narro I filter setting that does not re uire resetting the [ WIDTH knob. ressing the [ NAR button once more returns the band- idth control to the system.
  • Page 58 nterference ejection ( SSb/cw/rtty/dAtA/AM M iF notch F ilter perAtion odeS he I filter is a highly effecti e system that allo s you to slice out an interfering eat note or other carrier signal from inside the receiver passband. ress the [ NOTCH utton to acti ate the otch fil- inside the [ NOTCH button glows or-...

  • Page 59: Igital Oise Eduction

    nterference ejection ( dnF ) o notch F igitAl ilter perAtion he igital ilter is an effecti e eat canceling filter that can null out a num er of interfering eat notes inside the recei er pass and. ecause this is an uto otch feature there is no adjustment no associated ith this fil- ter.

  • Page 60: Ain Odes

    nterference ejection ( SSb/cw/AM M rF g odeS ain control pro ides manual adjustment of the gain le els for the recei er and I stages to account for noise and signal strength conditions at the moment. 1. The [ RF/SQL no should initially e rotated to the fully clockwise position.

  • Page 61: Tools For Comfortable And Effective Reception

    ools for omfortable anD ffective eception ( SSb udio itch ontrol Mode The FT 3000 permits adjustment of the receiver audio response by shifting the carrier point during SSB operation. ress the [ MENU utton to enter the enu mode. [ SELECT ] Knob otate the [ CLAR/VFO-B or press the...

  • Page 62: Utomatic Ain Ontrol

    ools for omfortable anD ffective eception Agc ( A utoMAtic ontrol system is designed to help compensate for fading and other propagation effects. he characteristics can e indi idually set for each operating mode. he asic o jecti e of is to maintain a constant audio output le el once a certain minimum threshold of signal strength is achieved.
  • Page 63 ools for omfortable anD ffective eception djuStAble eceiver udio ilter The FT 3000 includes an adjusta le recei er audio filter that pro ides precise independent control of the lo upper audio ranges. ress the [ MENU utton to enter the enu mode.

  • Page 64: Ssb/Am Mode Transmission

    ssb/am m ransmission [ POWER ] Switch [ BAND ] Buttons [ VFO-A ( RX )] Button [ MIC ] Knob [ MODE ] Button Main Tuning Dial Knob ress the [ BAND button corre- djust the microphone amplifier gain to match the ress the [ / / sponding to the mateur and on microphone and your oice le el...
  • Page 65 ssb/am m ransmission our techni ues for e ercising ransmit ecei e dvice meter de ection may e caused y e cessi e control are provided on the FT 3000. You may dri e po er ut also y re ected po er detected in choose the techni ue s that est suit your operating the antenna system.

  • Page 66: Using The Automatic Antenna Tuner

    sinG the utomatic ntenna uner he utomatic ntenna uner hereinafter referred to as the uilt into each FT 3000 is designed to ensure a hm load for the final amplifier stage of the transmitter. e recommend that the e used hene er you operate on the FT 3000.
  • Page 67 sinG the utomatic ntenna uner Atu o bout perAtion igure depicts a situation here normal tuning ia the has een successfully completed and the tuning data has een stored in the memory. he antenna system as seen y the transmitter is sho n. In igure the operator has changed fre uency and the HI-SWR icon has appeared.

  • Page 68: Enhancing Transmit Signal Quality

    nhancinG ransmit iGnal ualitY ( SSb/AM/FM ArAMetric icrophone quAlizer Mode The FT 3000 includes a uni ue hree and arametric icrophone uali er that pro ides precise independent con- trol o er the lo mid and tre le ranges in your oice a eform. ou may utili e one group of settings hen the speech processor is off and an alternate group of settings when the speech processor is on.
  • Page 69 nhancinG ransmit iGnal ualitY ( SSb/AM/FM ArAMetric icrophone quAlizer Mode Activating the Parametric Microphone Equalizer djust the [ MIC/SPEED as descri ed on [ SELECT ] Button page ress the [ utton to select the MIC EQ then press the SELECT utton to select ON .

  • Page 70: Sing The Peech Rocessor

    nhancinG ransmit iGnal ualitY ( SSb M Sing the peech roceSSor The FT 3000 peech rocessor is designed to increase tal po er y increasing the a erage po er output ia a so- phisticated compression techni ue and adjusting the audio uality to the menu settings 166 P-PRMTRC EQ1 FREQ 172 P-PRMTRC EQ3 FREQ .

  • Page 71: Djusting The Transmitter Convenience Features

    nhancinG ransmit iGnal ualitY SSb t (SSb M djuSting the rAnSMitted Andwidth or transmission on a default and idth of . is pro ided. his and idth pro ides reasona le fidelity along ith good tal po er and is typical of the and idth used for decades for transmission.

  • Page 72: Emory

    ransmitter onvenience eatures ( SSb/AM/FM oice eMory ModeS dvS-6 v equireS optionAl oice eMory ou may utili e the oice emory capa ility of the FT 3000 for repetiti e messages. he oice emory system includes fi e memories capa le of storing up to seconds of oice audio each.
  • Page 73 ransmitter onvenience eatures ( SSb/AM/FM oice eMory ModeS dvS-6 v equireS optionAl oice eMory Transmitting the Recorded Message elect the mode using the front panel [ MODE buttons. ress the front panel [ BK-IN button. ress the FH-2 [ 1 hiche er one you just recorded in .
  • Page 74 ransmitter onvenience eatures vox ( SSb/AM/FM M odeS tx/rx S utoMAtic witching uSing oice ontrol Instead of using the microphone’s PTT switch or the front panel [ MOX s itch to acti ate the transmitter the oice perated ontrol system pro ides hands free automatic acti ation of the transmitter ased on oice input into the microphone.

  • Page 75: Utomatic Itching Using Oice Ontrol

    ransmitter onvenience eatures Monitor ( SSb/AM/FM ModeS ou may listen to the uality of your transmitted signal using the onitor feature. ress the [ MONI utton. he inside the [ MONI button glows orange. rotate the [ MONI knob to uring transmission adjust the audio level in the Headphones or speaker.

  • Page 76: Larifier

    Yaesu transceivers with hen listening to a pile up calling a station capability similar to that of your FT 3000.

  • Page 77: Quick Split Operation

    ransmitter onvenience eatures plit requency perAtion po erful capa ility of the FT 3000 is its e i ility in plit re uency operation using the fre- uency registers. his ma es the FT 3000 especially useful for high le el peditions.

  • Page 78: Cw Mode Operation

    cw m peration The powerful CW operating capabilities of the FT 3000 permit operation using an electronic eyer paddle a straight ey or a computer ased eying de ice. etup For trAight trAight ey eMulAtion perAtion efore starting connect your ey line s to the front and or rear panel KEY jac s . e sure the [ BK-IN button is turned off for now.

  • Page 79: Sing The Uilt In Lectronic Eyer

    cw m peration Sing the uilt lectronic eyer Connect the cable from your keyer paddle to the front or rear panel KEY jack. ress the [ MODE button to engage CW opera- tion. CW and USB icons will appear in the inside the [ MONI button glows display.

  • Page 80: Peration

    cw m peration Sing the uilt lectronic eyer Full Break-in (QSK) Operation s shipped from the factory the FT 3000 system for is configured for emi rea in operation. o e er this setup may e changed to full rea in operation using enu item 061 CW BK-IN .
  • Page 81 cw m peration Sing the uilt lectronic eyer Selecting the Keyer Operating Mode he configuration of the lectronic eyer may e customi ed independently for the front and rear KEY jacks of the FT 3000. his permits utili ation of utomatic haracter pacing if desired.

  • Page 82: Cw Convenience Features

    cw c onvenience eatures udio ilter ress the [ CONT/APF utton to acti ate the udio ea ilter hich pro ides a ery narro audio bandwidth. inside the [ CONT/APF button glows or- ange. dvice is engaged the pea position of the is depicted graphically in the indicator on [ CONT/APF ] Button...

  • Page 83: Potting Ero Eating

    cw c onvenience eatures cw S potting eAting potting eroing in on another station is a handy techni ue to ensure you and the other station are precisely on the same fre uency. he uning ffset Indicator in the display may also e mo ed so you can adjust your recei er fre uency to center the incoming station on the pitch corresponding to that of your transmitted signal.
  • Page 84 cw c onvenience eatures cw r Sing everSe If you e perience a difficult interference situation here an interfering station cannot readily e eliminated you may ish to try recei ing using the opposite side and. his may mo e the interfering station s fre uency in a direction that may lend itself more readily to rejection.

  • Page 85: Elay Ime Etting

    cw c onvenience eatures cw d elAy etting uring semi rea in not operation the hang time of the transmitter after you ha e finished sending may e ad- justed to a comforta le alue consistent ith your sending speed. his is the functional e ui alent of the elay adjustment used on oice modes and the delay may e aried any here et een msec and seconds ia...

  • Page 86: Ontest Emory Eyer

    cw c onvenience eatures eyer ( u onteSt eMory Fh-2 r Sing the eMote ontrol eypAd ou may also utili e the message capa ility of the FT 3000 from the FH-2 emote ontrol eypad hich plugs into the rear panel REM jack. Message Memory i e memory channels capa le of retaining characters each are pro ided using the...
  • Page 87 cw c onvenience eatures eyer ( u onteSt eMory Fh-2 r Sing the eMote ontrol eypAd cw M hecKing the eMory ontentS eSSAge eMory rogrAMMing Sing your Addle e sure that rea in is still turned y the 1. Set the operating mode to CW. [ BK-IN button.

  • Page 88: Emory

    cw c onvenience eatures eyer ( u onteSt eMory Fh-2 r Sing the eMote ontrol eypAd TEXT Memory he fi e channels of message memory up to characters each may also e programmed using a te t entry tech- ni ue. his techni ue is some hat slo er than hen you send the message directly from your eyer paddle ut accu- racy of character spacing is ensured.
  • Page 89 cw c onvenience eatures eyer ( u onteSt eMory Fh-2 r Sing the eMote ontrol eypAd hen the message is complete add the } character eSSAge rogrAMMing ress the [ MODE button to set the operating mode at the end to signify the termination of the message. ress and hold in the FH-2 [ MEM key for one sec- to CW.
  • Page 90 cw c onvenience eatures eyer ( u onteSt eMory Fh-2 r Sing the eMote ontrol eypAd If you su se uently decide to use the essage emo- ry techni ue for memory storage please note that the contents of a message stored using text input will not be transferred o er hen you set entry to essage emo-...
  • Page 91 cw c onvenience eatures cw d ecode lphanumeric orse code can e decoded and displayed as te t on the display. ress the [ MODE button to set the operating mode [ SCOPE ] Button to CW. une the recei er to a signal then press and hold the [ SCOPE switch for one second or longer.

  • Page 92: Fm Mode Operation

    fm m peration ASic perAtion [ MODE ] Button ress the [ MODE utton repeatedly until the FM icon appears in the display to select the operat- ing mode. otate the ain uning ial no to select the de- sired operating fre uency. ressing the microphone [ UP or [ DWN uttons ill cause fre uency change steps.

  • Page 93: Epeater Peration

    fm m peration epeAter perAtion The FT 3000 may e utili ed on repeaters. otate the ain uning ial no to the output fre- [ SELECT ] Button uency do nlin from the repeater. . If one operation is desired needed press utton to select then press the [ SELECT button to engage the CTCSS mode.
  • Page 94 fm m peration quelch perAtion ou may also use uelch here y your recei er ill e ept silent until an incoming signal modulated ith a matching tone is recei ed. he recei er s uelch ill then open in response to the reception of the re uired tone. [ SELECT ] Button otate the ain tuning ial to the output fre uency...

  • Page 95: Uic Emory An

    emorY peration onvenient eMory FunctionS The FT 3000 contains ninety nine regular memories la eled 01 through 99 nine special programmed limit memory pairs la eled P-1L/P-1U through P-9L/P-9U and fi e emory an memories la eled C-1 through C-5 . ach stores arious settings in addition to the fre uency and mode ee elo .

  • Page 96: Memory Operation

    emorY peration tAndArd eMory perAtion he tandard emory of the FT 3000 allo s storage and recall of up to memories each storing fre uency mode and a ide ariety of status information detailed pre iously. emories may e grouped into as many as si emory roups and additionally you get nine pairs of and limit memories along ith fi e...

  • Page 97: Tandard Emory Peration

    emorY peration tAndArd eMory perAtion Labeling Memories ou may ish to append an lphanumeric la el to a memory or memories to aid in recollection of the chan- nel s use such as a clu name etc. . o do this ress the [ V/M utton if necessary to enter the [ SELECT ] Button...

  • Page 98: Erasing Memory Channel Data

    emorY peration tAndArd eMory perAtion [ V/M ] Button [ A M ] Button Erasing Memory Channel Data ress the [ V/M utton if necessary to enter the mode. ress the [ A M button. The data stored in the cur- rently selected memory channel will be displayed in the fre uency field.

  • Page 99: Memory Tune Operation

    emorY peration tAndArd eMory perAtion Memory Tune Operation ou may freely tune off from any memory channel in a emory une mode this is similar to operation. o long as you do not o er rite the contents of the current memory emory une operation ill not alter the contents of the memory channel.

  • Page 100: Emory Roups

    emorY peration eMory roupS emory channels may e grouped into as many as si con enient atches for easy identification and selection. or e - ample you might ant to designate memory groups for stations short a e roadcast stations contest fre uen- cies repeater fre uencies and limits or any other groupings you li e.

  • Page 101: Operation On Alaska Emergency Frequency

    peration on laska merGencY reQuencY 5167.5 (u.s. v ersion ection d of the regulations go erning amateur radio in the nited tates permit emergency amateur commu- nications on the spot fre uency of y stations in or ithin m of the state of las a. his fre uency is only to e used hen the immediate safety of human life and or property are threatened and is ne er to e used for routine communications.

  • Page 102: Vfo And Memory Scanning

    emorY canninG ou may scan either the or the memories of the FT 3000 and the radio ill halt scanning on any fre uency ith a signal strong enough to open the recei er s uelch. vFo S cAnning et the to the fre uency on hich you ould [ VFO-B ( RX )] Button like to begin scanning.

  • Page 103: Emory Can

    eMOry canning eMory 1. Set the transceiver up in the “Memory” mode by [ VFO-B ( RX )] Button pressing the [ V/M ] button, if necessary. [ VFO-A ( RX )] Button [ V/M ] Button dvice If you can not enter the “Memory” mode, check to see if the transceiver is in VFO-B mode (the green [ VFO-B ( RX )] Indicator/Switch is illuminated).

  • Page 104: Pms (Programmable Memory Scan)

    roGrammable emorY canninG o limit scanning and manual tuning ithin a particular fre uency range you can use the rogramma le emory canning feature hich utili es nine special purpose memory pairs P-1L/P-1U through P-9L/P-9U . he feature is especially useful in helping you to o ser e any operating su and limits hich apply to your mateur license class.
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  • Page 106: Rtty (Radio Teletype) Operation

    rttY ( r aDio eletYpe peration The FT 3000 is e uipped ith a decode function. ou can easily synchroni e y aligning the mar er displayed on the screen together ith the decode screen hile recei ing a signal. ar fre uency idth and audot code...
  • Page 107 Install the FSK application in a PC to use the USB connection · Install irtual ort ri er to your o nload the dri er and installation manual from the aesu e - site http .yaesu.com · Set FT mode 3000 as for the default...

  • Page 108: Data (Psk) Operation

    Data ( psk ) o peration The FT 3000 is e uipped ith a decode function. ou can easily synchroni e y aligning the mar er on the screen display together ith the decode screen hile recei ing a signal. ecoding ith this transcei er supports oth general...

  • Page 109: E T Emory

    Data ( psk ) o peration pSK t eMory hrases up to characters fre uently used in transmissions can e recorded y connecting the supplied emote ontrol eypad to the rear panel jac . memory channels may e recorded and the memori ed content can e transmitted y operations on the pSK t eSSAge...

  • Page 110: Menu Mode

    enu system of the FT 3000 pro ides e tensi e customi ation capa ility so you can set up your transcei er just the ay you ant to operate it. he enu items are grouped y general utili ation category and are num ered from 001 AGC to 196 E D PSK .
  • Page 111 Group No. Menu Function Available Values Default Setting 001 FAST DELAY 20 ～ 4000 (20msec/step) 002 MID DELAY 20 ～ 4000 (20msec/step) 1000 003 SLOW DELAY 20 ～ 4000 (20msec/step) 4000 004 AGC SLOPE NORMAL/SLOPE NORMAL DISPLAY 005 MY CALL Max 12 characters FTDX3000 DISPLAY...
  • Page 112 Group No. Menu Function Available Values Default Setting MODE-AM 053 AM MIC SEL FRONT/DATA/USB FRONT MODE-CW 054 CW PITCH 300 ～ 1050Hz(10Hz/step) 700Hz MODE-CW 055 CW LCUT FREQ OFF/100Hz ～ 1000Hz(50Hz/step) MODE-CW 056 CW LCUT SLOPE 6dB/oct / 18dB/oct MODE-CW 057 CW HCUT FREQ 700Hz ～...
  • Page 113 Group No. Menu Function Available Values Default Setting RX DSP 107 APF WIDTH NARROW/MEDIUM/WIDE MEDIUM RX DSP 108 CONTOUR LEVEL -40 ～ 0 ～ 20 RX DSP 109 CONTOUR WIDTH 1 ～ 11 RX DSP 110 DNR LEVEL 1 - 15 RX DSP 111 IF NOTCH WIDTH NARROW/WIDE...
  • Page 114 Group No. Menu Function Available Values Default Setting TX AUDIO 162 PRMTRC EQ2 FREQ 700 ～ 1500(100/step)/OFF TX AUDIO 163 PRMTRC EQ2 LEVEL -20 ～ 0 ～ +10 TX AUDIO 164 PRMTRC EQ2 BWTH 1 ～ 10 TX AUDIO 165 PRMTRC EQ3 FREQ 1500 ～...

  • Page 115: Agc Group

    AGC Group 008 DIMMER BACKLIGHT Function ets the eypad illumination le el. aila le alues 001 FAST DELAY efault etting unction ets the delay time for the mode. djusts the illumination le el of the si eys located on aila le alues msec msec step the left side of the...

  • Page 116: Dvs Group

    DVS Group 019 A1A R-TYPE unction elects the desired eyer operation mode for 015 RX OUT LEVEL the de ice connected to the rear panel jac . aila le alues unction ets the audio output le el from the optional efault etting oice emory nit.

  • Page 117: Number Style

    024 NUMBER STYLE 029 CW MEMORY 4 unction elects the ontest um er ut format for unction ermits entry of the message for message an imbedded contest number. register 4. a i l a l e a l u e s aila le alues efault etting efault etting...
  • Page 118 036 RF SQL VR 044 uTUNE DIAL STEP elects the µ unction elects the operation mode of the unction mode. knob. aila le alues aila le alues efault etting cti ates the µ efault etting system using steps of the 037 CAT SELECT steps clic on the...
  • Page 119 MODE-AM Group MODE-CW Group 048 AM LCUT FREQ 054 CW PITCH unction elects the cutoff fre uency of the lo er side unction djusts your preferred tone pitch. of the audio filter in the mode. aila le alues step aila le alues step efault etting efault etting...
  • Page 120 MODE-DATA Group 061 CW BK-IN unction ets the rea in mode. 067 DATA MODE aila le alues efault etting unction elects the operation mode of the he transcei er ill operate in the semi rea in mode. mode. he delay recei er reco ery time is set aila le alues ia the enu item...
  • Page 121 MODE-FM Group 075 DATA IN SELECT Function elects the input data to e used in the 080 FM LCUT FREQ mode. aila le alues unction elects the cutoff fre uency of the lo er side efault etting of the audio filter in the mode.
  • Page 122 088 TONE FREQ 097 RTTY SHIFT unction elect the desired one. total of unction elects the fre uency shift for standard tones are pro ided see the operation. one hart on age aila le alues aila le alues efault etting efault etting 098 RTTY MARK FREQ unction...

  • Page 123: Contour Level

    105 LSB RX CARRIER 114 6M CW SHAPE unction djusts the recei er carrier point for the unction elects the pass and characteristics of the mode. filter for the mode on the and. aila le alues steps aila le alues efault etting efault etting rimary importance is attached to the phase of...

  • Page 124: Scope Group

    SCOPE Group 121 HF SSB SLOPE unction elects the shape factor of the filter for 124 SCOPE MODE the SSB mode on the HF band. aila le alues unction elects the operation mode of the and cope efault etting onitor mode or I mode .
  • Page 125 132 FIX 3.5MHz SPAN 140 FIX 14MHz SPAN unction elects the desired fre uency span of the I unction elects the desired fre uency span of the I mode Spectrum Scope while monitoring on the 80 m mode pectrum cope hile monitoring on the amateur band.

  • Page 126: Tuning Group

    148 FIX 28MHz SPAN 155 SSB DIAL STEP unction elects the desired fre uency span of the I unction etting of the ain uning ial no and the mode Spectrum Scope while monitoring on the 10 m no tuning speed in the mode.
  • Page 127 163 PRMTRC EQ2 LEVEL 171 P-PRMTRC EQ2 FREQ unction djusts the e uali er gain of the middle range unction elects the center fre uency of the middle of the parametric microphone e uali er. range for the parametric microphone e uali er hen the aila le alues - speech processor is activated.
  • Page 128 TX GNRL Group 184 EMERGENCY FREQ TX unction na les operation on the las a 177 TX MAX POWER mergency hannel aila le alues unction ets a transmitter output le el. efault etting aila le alues hen this enu Item is set to the spot efault etting fre uency of...
  • Page 129 191 TX AUTO CR+LF unction na les isa les the sending of the arriage eturn ode hile transmitting in aila le alues efault etting 192 TX DIDDLE unction elects the transmission code hen there is not a character to be transmitted. aila le alues efault etting 193 BAUDOT CODE...

  • Page 130: Installation Of Optional Accessories

    nstallation of ptional ccessories cw n (xF-127cn) Arrow ilter 3000’s [ POWER s itch 1. Turn the FT turn off the e ternal po er supply. isconnect all the ca les from the FT 3000. eferring to igure remo e the scre s attaching the ottom case then remo e the ottom case.
  • Page 131 nstallation of ptional ccessories (dvS-6) oice eMory 3000’s [ POWER switch 1. Turn the FT turn off the e ternal po er supply. isconnect all the ca les from the FT 3000. eferring to igure remo e the scre s attaching the ottom case then remo e the ottom case.

  • Page 132: Ternal Utomatic Ntenna Uner For Ire Ntenna

    nstallation of ptional ccessories Fc-40 e xternAl utoMAtic ntennA uner ntennA The FC-40 ma es use of the control circuitry uilt into the transcei er hich allo s the operator to control and monitor automatic operation of the FC-40 hich mounts near the antenna feedpoint. he FC-40 uses specially selected thermally sta le components and is housed in a aterproof case to ithstand se ere en ironmental conditions ith high reliability.
  • Page 133 nstallation of ptional ccessories Fc-40 e xternAl utoMAtic ntennA uner ntennA Setup the FT 3000 The optional FC-40 utomatic ntenna uner pro ides automatic tuning of a coa ial line to present nominal impedance to the FT 3000 s jac . efore operation can egin you must instruct the FT 3000 microprocessor that the FC-40 is being used.
  • Page 134 nstallation of ptional ccessories rF µt uning uning its pro ide ultra sharp selecti ity for the front end of the transcei er. ery high is made possi le y the narro and design. hree uning its are a aila le. he co ers the .
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  • Page 136: Specifications

    pecifications General Rx Frequency Range operating specified performance mateur ands only Tx Frequency Ranges mateur ands only Frequency Stability . ppm after minute Operating Temperature Range Emission Modes Frequency Steps Antenna Impedance hms un alanced hms un alanced hms un alanced uner mateur ands only...
  • Page 137 pecifications Receiver Circuit Type ou le con ersion uperheterodyne Intermediate Frequencies Sensitivity modulation here is no specification for fre uency ranges not listed. Selectivity enter or etter or less or etter or less or etter or less or etter or less Image Rejection d or etter mateur ands...
  • Page 138 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. 1. Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by YAESU MUSEN could void the user’s authorization to operate this device.

  • Page 139: Declaration Of Conformity

    Declaration of Conformity We, Yaesu UK Ltd. certify and declare under our sole responsibility that the following equipment complies with the essential requirements of the Directive 1999/5/EC and Directive 2011/65/EU. Type of Equipment: HF Transceiver Brand Name: YAESU Model Number:...
  • Page 140 Copyright 2014 YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD. All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD. Printed in Japan 1407Q-AM...

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