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How to Program a Plug for a Yaesu FT-2000

The Yaesu FT-2000 features 100 Watts of power for amateur radio operation. Extensive DSP filtering, adjustable variable-transmit bandwidth, and a 3-band parametric microphone equalizer add to the package. Sometimes you will want to create cables for ham applications like the microphone, power, an antenna rotator, or RTTY. The cable requires a plug at the end which needs to be matched to the jack on the Yaesu. For example, on a microphone cable, the ground pin on the plug must match the ground on the Yaesu's connector. You can identify and map the pins so that you can create the cable.

Instructions

- 1
  View the microphone jack from the front panel. It's labeled "Mic." The "1" pin is at eleven o'clock and is the "Up" pin. Pin "2" is at ten o'clock and is the "+5V" pin. The pins map counter-clockwise with "Down" next; then "Fast;" then "Ground" at four o'clock followed by "PTT" at two o'clock. "Mic Ground" is at one'clock and "Mic" is at twelve o'clock.
- 2
  Look at the "DC In" jack on the rear panel. The two negative connectors are on the left and the two positive connectors are on the right.
- 3
  Check the "Rot" or rotator jack on the rear panel. "CW Rotation" is at eleven o'clock; "CCW Rotation" is at one o'clock; "Speed" is at nine o'clock; "Direction" is at three o'clock; "Ground" is at seven o'clock; and "NC" is at four o'clock.
- 4
  View the "RTTY" jack from the rear panel. "Shift" is at eight o'clock; "RX Out" is at ten o'clock; "Ground" is at four o'clock and "PTT" is at two o'clock.

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