Yaesu FT-991 Setup

Yaesu FT-991 Setup

Setup for soundcard modems
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Setup of YAESU FT-991(A) for Soundcard Modems
The YAESU FT-991 with its built-in soundcard allows easy operation of
soundcard based digital modes like FT8, VARA, VARA FM, Packet 1200,
WINMOR, ARDOP. Just a standard USB cable is needed between a PC and the
FT-991. Rig control (CAT), PTT control and Audio In/Out pass on this single USB
cable.
There is one draw-back with the FT-991: The soundcard cannot be used for
Packet Radio 9600 or for VARA FM in wideband ('9600') mode. In fact, when
setting 'Packet Mode' in the FT-991 to 9600, the soundcard does not modulate
the FM signal. Direct FM Modulation can only be done via the RTTY/DATA
connector.
To setup the FT-991(A) for WINLINK Express and VARA or WINMOR, the USB
Driver fort the FT-991 has to be installed on the PC first. This happens
automatically as soon as you connect the FT-991(A) with the USB cable to your
PC when it is online.
You can check if the 2 COM ports and the soundcard are correctly found and
installed by checking with the device manager. You will find an 'Enhanced COM
Port' and a 'Standard COM Port':
If the driver is not installed properly, right click on 'Enhanced COM Port', select
'Update driver' and have the OS search for it automatically in the Internet.
The soundcard appears as a 'USB Audio CODEC' (Microphone and Speaker) :

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Summary of Contents for Yaesu FT-991

  • Page 1 FT8, VARA, VARA FM, Packet 1200, WINMOR, ARDOP. Just a standard USB cable is needed between a PC and the FT-991. Rig control (CAT), PTT control and Audio In/Out pass on this single USB cable.
  • Page 2 In ‘TNC Setup…’ of the WL Express session, do select ‘USB Audio CODEC’ in the settings for the audio in/out devices. IF you want to use your FT-991(A) for VARA FM (‘1200’) or packet radio, two more items in the menu of the FT-991 have to be changed:...
  • Page 3 To use the built-in soundcard for UHF/VHF, you must manually set the FT-991 to Mode ‘FM DATA’. For VARA FM, the PTT setting is using CAT: 2019-08-20 / HB9AUR...

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