Yaesu FT-2DR - Restoring to Defaults (All Reset)

Restoring to Defaults (All Reset)

To restore all transceiver settings and memory content to the defaults.

1.)  Press and hold [Power] for over one second, then turn off the transceiver.  "POWER OFF"

2.)  While pressing  [Back]  [Disp]   [Band]   and press [Power]
The transceiver turns on and you hear the beep.

3.)  When the beep sounds, release the key.
"ALL RESET?" appears on the LCD.

4.)  Touch [OK]

Homemade Data Cable for Yaesu FT-2D

A while ago I bought a Yaesu FT-2D in order to try some YSF with MMDVMs. I discovered that German shops sell the data cable for nearly 90€ which seems quite expensive - especially after discovering that I just contains a pl2303 USB-RS232 adapter and a MAX3232 or similar level coverter. So the only difficulty left to clone this cable was the connector on the radio side. There is a longer thread on Twitter about this (see [1]). Sources for the plug seem to be [2] and [3].

Yaesu FT2DR dual-band digital Fusion portable radio

FT2DR C4FM/FM 144/430MHz Dual Band Digital Handheld Transceiver.

The advanced FT2DR is loaded with various new features including: 700 mW of clear loud audio, Built-in High Sensitivity 66 ch GPS with antenna, 1200 bps / 9600 bps APRS® function, Dual watch (V/V, U/U/, V/U), Dual Monitor (C4FM Digital/C4FM Digital), GPS Logging/Recording capabilities, Water resistant (IPX5 Rating), microSD Card Slot, 2200mAh high capacity Li-Ion battery and Battery charger included as a standard supplied accessory. 

The Yaesu FT2DR is the second portable radio to come out as part of Yaesu’s Fusion line of radios and the first to be touch screen enabled. This radio features dual-band VHF and UHF (2 m & 70 cm) operation and dual mode (FM & C4FM) analog and digital operation, a touch screen display, built in Automated Packet Reporting System (APRS) capability, 700 mW of audio output, plus much more.

Yaesu FT2D FUSION (FT2DR) Handheld

Yaesu FT2D FUSION (FT2DR) Handheld

EDIT: The lack of voice narration in this video is intentional guys. It's not necessary. The features I demonstrated are obvious in their function. If narration is needed, I will use subtitles in the future.

Yaesu Fusion FT2Dr quick demo.

This radio was made available about 3 weeks ago and I finally got one in-hand.

Here is a quick demo of some basic operation for anyone curious to see a US made video.

The video shows a 360 view of the radio and a basic menu operation.

If there is something specific you want to see, leave a comment and I will gladly make a video for you. It's not difficult.

openSPOT DMR to C4FM Yaesu System Fusion

openSPOT DMR to C4FM Yaesu System Fusion

Wires-X: how to connect from FT-2dr and FTM-400

Wires-X: how to connect from FT-2dr and FTM-400

Had the question come up in a comment from a previous video. Also if you ever find a 4feeter repeater let me know lol listen closely.

Yaesu FT2D fusion review

Yaesu FT2D fusion review

Yaesu FT2D | FT1D APRS Video Setup

A step-by-step guide to setting up a Yaesu FT1D handheld to send and receive APRS beacon packets. This video looks at every option within the APRS setup menu of the FT1D and explains how each one should be configured for basic APRS operation.

Comparing the Yaesu System Fusion FT1DR and FT2DR

Comparing the Yaesu System Fusion FT1DR and FT2DR

Yaesu FT1DR system fusion review

FT2DR Dual Band Screen SETUP

Dual Band Screen

A-band and B-band are displayed in a top-down fashion.
• Touching [F MW] displays the function menu screen.
• Touching [TX M] enables the communication mode to befixed on the transmission side.
• Touching [MODE] each time switches the operationmode.

FT2DR Setup BandScope

The band scope screen can be displayed by touching [SCOPE] from the function menu screen.

You can change the number of band scope channels by pressing and holding the DISP key for over one second to enter Set mode, then select [DISPLAY] → [3 BAND SCOPE] to select the desired number of channels

YaesuSystemFusion: New firmware update for FT2DR/DE available

I don't think they fixed anything that folks have been reporting. Here are the issues I reported in August - apparently, none were addressed in the new update. The text in red is the Yaesu rep's response back in August. The blue text are my notes after installing the firmware updates:

This one is very annoying - probably the most annoying of all. Even though APRS is set to mute, the audio of the transmitted status beacon comes through the speaker. It can be controlled with the volume control, but doing so lowers the volume of the Band A frequency. So essentially, if I want to quietly monitor my local repeater, I have to deal with listening to an annoying packet from the FT2DR that I should not have to hear. Others have commented on this as well. This has been confirmed and reported to the engineers for study.

No change. Audio of the transmitted beacon comes through the speaker at the level that the volume control is set to.

A/a (shift key) on the virtual keyboards does not work. If they couldn’t get it working, they should remove it. This has been confirmed and reported to the engineers for study.

No change. A/a shift key still does not function.

  
The WX Alert feature does not appear to function. The frequency is properly set, but it would not engage during the weekly Wednesday test this week, nor during another alert on Thursday. The weather alert does function, however the weather alert feature needs to be turned on and the radio in scan mode (either VFO or memory scan) to function.

FT2DR Tone Squelch Issues on B side only

I have been having problems with the tone squelch on the B side, only, and wonder if anyone else has seen the problem.

First, we have two YSF repeaters, one on 2M and one on 70cm, so I keep one on each side, both set for auto/auto mode.

I have tone squelch turned on, on both sides, so I won't hear the digital hash, if I'm working strictly FM analog.

The A side works as expected. The B side tone squelch doesn't open when the repeater transmits FM analog. It doesn't matter which band is on which side of the radio, the A side always works, the B side fails to open, except immediately after a reset.

However, if I set the mode to FM, it will work, it only fails in auto mode while receiving FM. If I do a full reset, it appears to work for a couple of times, then fails again. If I reload my backup, it fails immediately. If I reset and only reload memory, it appears to work briefly.

I'm still using the original software load. I thought I'd see if anyone else had seen this problem before I do the update.

[FT2DR] Alignment information

Does anyone have alignment procedure and info for the Yaesu FT2DR, such that the Yaesu mic gain base value can be equalized across modes?

FT2DR soft audio on fm mode
FT2DR booming loud audio in digital

Yaesu agrees that the mic gain on analog and digital are way off from each other, but then says that is normal for that radio.

Thank you for any assistance, google has brought me no results so far.

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[FT2DR] No Distance/Compass Display

While using the FT-2DR during a Fusion net last night I did not see any distance or compass data from stations I was receiving.  I believe they were seeing distances from me. 

I had a solid GPS lock so I don't believe that was the issue and the repeater I was using was 20 over.  The only thing changed was the new firmware update.

Has anyone run into this?  Am I doing something wrong?

FT-2DR Firmware Update Question

Anybody try to install the USB driver for the DSP update on Windows 10 ?

I keep getting a pop up window that tells me the usb device is not recognized

The com port never shows up and when I try to update the driver manually it just tells me the best driver is already installed.

stuck with the radio needing the DSP update - the main and sub update went well with no issues.



Worked for me so you can just try following the procedure again. Basically what I did is following the manual:
-disconnected the cable from pc
-installed the device driver following steps 1-5 (page 4)
-then performed steps 1-7 (page 15) -> only after putting the radio in DSP Write Mode it shows in the device list
-then performed steps 7-9 (page 5)
-then steps 8-22 (page 18)

I find that 'jumping' through pages a bit confusing as someone can easily miss a step but that's the price for having multiple Windows versions supported in a single document I guess.

Let us know if repeating the procedure solves the issue.

New firmware update for FT2DR DE available

New firmware/DSP update for FT2D is available for download:

Changes (taken from the Japanese page) are:

1. optimization of the backlight and the lighting timer settings
2. maximum display distance with C4FM digital and APRS communication partner station is up to 20,000km
3. optimized C4FM digital recovery under severe weak signal or multi-path reception
4. support C4FM digital narrow mode and the usual:
5. improved and optimized

Version Displayed ::  This is the KEY, if you are in DIG mode the DSP version is the correct.   If you are in FM, the DSP displays 0.00

Yaesu [FT2DR] APRS beaconing

[FT2DR] APRS beaconing

Just joined this group yesterday and I need some assistance with making the FT2DR beacon properly on APRS.  I plan on using this radio to track my progress as I hike in the mountains and send the info to the APRS system if possible. 

I've been trying to set the parameters to make this radio send a beacon but so far it doesn't seem to be doing so.  I am receiving APRS messages and such and they display on the screen but I cannot get it to smart beacon or manually beacon for some reason. 

I have set my GPS parameters for a fixed station and I've

[FT2DR] Radio failure

I also experienced the radio locking up. Nothing I did would get it out of the menu-couldn't even turn it off-required the removal of the battery for 10 seconds. The radio was NOT connected to the computer at the time. However, mine will turn on and function after replacing the battery. Provided I do not access the menu again. If I do, I'm back to removing the battery. The radio is stock except for the MARS/CAP mod.

I figure there is a software glitch or some type of improper manual programming I used that got me in this mess. I tried reloading my known good file with RT Systems programming software to reset it. It was then I noticed the radio was not getting programmed the way the software program should be programming it (or wants to program it). Bank linking was being ignored when scanning, allowing everything I had programmed to be scanned. (I have a bank I call NOAA WEATHER with the 162MHz freqs. It's not included in the linking but the radio scans and stops on my local NOAA freq.). Checking the radio's settings manually (no connection to the computer) shows that bank SHOULD be locked out. But it's not. I am further researching this issue.

My next steps are to first see if I can reprogram with Yeasu software. and then RT software. I want to see if either will correct. If not, move on to my next step which is to again attempt the same with both software packages after I check for and install any Firmware/Software updates that may be available. The results of these steps are attempts at isolating either software programming packages as the cause. If all fails, a hard reset, returning the radio to factory default settings and then reloading my known good file will be attempted. I will post these results here, hopefully later today.