Operation Manual
Page 62 FT-897 OPERATING MANUAL
CAT
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COMPUTER AIDED TRANSCEIVER
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PERATION
Command Title Parameter Opcode Notes
LOCK ON/OFF CMD
CMD = 00 : LOCK ON
CMD = 80 : LOCK OFF
PTT ON/OFF CMD
CMD = 08 : PTT ON
CMD = 88 : PTT OFF
Set Frequency P1 P2 P3 P4 01
P1 ~ P4 : Frequency Digits
01, 42, 34, 56, [01] = 14.23456 MHz
P1 = 00 : LSB, P1 = 01 : USB, P1 = 02 : CW,
Operating Mode P1 07 P1 = 03 : CWR, P1 = 04 : AM, P1 = 08 : FM,
P1 = 0A : DIG, P1 = 0C : PKT P1 = 88 : FMN,
CLAR ON/OFF CMD
CMD = 05 : CLAR ON
CMD = 85 : CLAR OFF
CLAR Frequency P1 P3 P4 F5
P1 = 00 : “+” OFFSET P3, P4 : CLAR Frequency
P1 = 00 : “-” OFFSET 12, 34 = 12.34 kHz
VFO-A/B 81 Toggle
SPLIT ON/OFF CMD
CMD = 02 : SPLIT ON
CMD = 82 : SPLIT OFF
P1 = 09 : “-” SHIFT
Repeater Offset P1 09 P1 = 49 : “+” SHIFT
P1 = 89 : SIMPLEX
Repeater Offset Frequency P1 P2 P3 P4 F9
P1 ~ P4 : Frequency Digits
05, 43, 21, 00, [F9] = 5.4321 MHz
P1 = 0A : DCS ON
P1 = 0B : DCS DECODER ON
P1 = 0C : DCS ENCODER ON
CTCSS/DCS Mode P1 0A P1 = 2A : CTCSS ON
P1 = 3A : CTCSS DECODER ON
P1 = 4A : CTCSS ENCODER ON
P1 = 8A : OFF
CTCSS Tone P1 P2 P3 P4 0B
P1 ~ P2 : CTCSS Tone Frequency for TX (Note 1)
P3 ~ P4 : CTCSS Tone Frequency for RX (Note 1)
DCS Code P1 P2 P3 P4 0C
P1 ~ P2 : DCS Code for TX (Note 2)
P3 ~ P4 : DCS Code for RX (Note 2)
Read RX Status E7 (Note 3)
Read TX Status F7 (Note 4)
Read RX Status 03 (Note 5)
Note 1: CTCSS Tone
Example: Set the CTCSS Tone Frequncy to 88.5 Hz (TX)
and 100.0 Hz (RX)
P1 P2 P1 P2
08 85 10 00 = 88.5 Hz (TX), 100.0 Hz (RX)
Note 2: DCS Code
Example: Set the DCS Code to 023 (TX) and 371 (RX)
P1 P2 P1 P2
00 23 03 71 = 023 (TX), 371 (RX)
Note 3: Read RX Status
Opcode Command Chart
76543210
PO Meter DataPO Meter Data
HI SWR Status
0: HI SWR "OFF"
1: HI SWR "ON"
SPLIT Status
0: SPLIT "ON"
1: SPLIT "OFF”
Dummy Data
PTT
76543210
S Meter Data
Dummy Data
Squelch Status
0: Squelch "OFF" (Signal present)
1: Squelch "ON" (No signal)
CTCSS/DCS Code
0: CTCSS/DCS Code is Matched
1: CTCSS/DCS Code is Un-Matched
CTCSS/DCS OFF:0
Discriminator Centering
0: Discriminator is Centered
1: Discriminator is Off-Center
SSB/CW/AM mode:0
Note 4: Read TX Status
DATA 1 DATA 2 DATA 3 DATA 4 DATA 5
MODE
100/10MHz
1MHz/100kHz 100/10Hz
10/1kHz
43 97 00 00
00=LSB, 01=USB
02=CW, 03=CWR
04=AM,
06=WFM, 08=FM
0A=DIG, 0C=PKT
Note 5: Read Frequency & Mode Status










