FT-991a Menu Configuration

(per N7TMS 2021-05-13)

These are the settings used everyday by N7TMS. There are other sources on the web that claim you need to change menu settings when you switch from SSB to data modes. If you use the settings as outlined here, you will not need to change them when you switch modes. See FLdigi and/or Winlink.

Rodrigo Freire has done a great job documenting what some of the menu options do. See his github page here: https://github.com/rfrht/FT991A-PAT/wiki/appendix-ft-991-a-menu-settings.

F M-List

Setting	Default	Suggested
VOX	Off	On
NAR/WIDE		W 3K
WIDTH		3000 Hz
AGC	Auto	Auto
All Filters		Off
SQL		0
DT GAIN	50	4
RF PWR	100	10

Menu Setup

Bolded values are NOT defaults.

Setting	Default	Suggested
001 AGC FAST DELAY	300msec	300msec
002 AGC MID DELAY	700msec	700msec
003 AGC SLOW DELAY	3000msec	3000msec
004 HOME FUNCTION	SCOPE	SCOPE
005 MY CALL INDICATION	1msec	2msec
006 DISPLAY COLOR	BLUE	SKY BLUE
007 DIMMER LED	2	1
008 DIMMER TFT	8	8
009 BAR MTR PEAK HOLD	OFF	OFF
010 DVS RX OUT LEVEL	50	50
011 DVS TX OUT LEVEL	50	50
012 KEYER TYPE	ELEKEY-B	ELEKEY-B
013 KEYER DOT/DASH	NOR	NOR
014 CW WEIGHT	3.0	3.0
015 BEACON INTERVAL	OFF	OFF
016 NUMBERS STYLE	1290	ANUO
017 CONTEST NUMBER	1	1
018 CW MEMORY 1	TEXT	TEXT
019 CW MEMORY 2	TEXT	TEXT
020 CW MEMORY 3	TEXT	TEXT
021 CW MEMORY 4	TEXT	TEXT
022 CW MEMORY 5	TEXT	TEXT
023 NB WIDTH	3msec	3msec
024 NB REJECTION	30dB	30dB
025 NB LEVEL	5	5
026 BEEP LEVEL	50	50
027 TIME ZONE	0	-7:00
028 GPS/232C SELECT	GPS1	GPS1
029 232C RATE	4800bps	4800bps ¹⁾
030 232C TOT	10msec	10msec
031 CAT RATE	4800bps	4800bps ²⁾
032 CAT TOT	10msec	10msec
033 CAT RTS	ENABLE	ENABLE
034 MEM GROUP	DISABLE	DISABLE
035 QUICK SPLIT FREQ	5kHz	5kHz
036 TX TOT	OFF	OFF
037 MIC SCAN	ENABLE	ENABLE
038 MIC SCAN RESUME	TIME	TIME
039 REG FREQ ADJ	0	0
040 CLAR MODE SELECT	RX	RX
041 AM LCUT FREQ	OFF	OFF
042 AM LCUT SLOPE	6dB/oct	6dB/oct
043 AM HCUT FREQ	OFF	OFF
044 AM HCUT SLOPE	6dB/oct	6dB/oct
045 AM MIC SELECT	MIC	MIC
046 AM OUT LEVEL	50	50
047 AM PTT SELECT	DAKY	DAKY
048 AM PORT SELECT	DATA	DATA
049 AM DATA GAIN	50	50
050 CW LCUT FREQ	250Hz	250Hz
051 CW LCUT SLOPE	18dB/oct	18dB/oct
052 CW HCUT FREQ	1200Hz	1200Hz
053 CW HCUT SLOPE	18dB/oct	18dB/oct
054 CW OUT LEVEL	50	50
055 CW AUTO MODE	OFF	OFF
056 CW BK-IN TYPE	SEMI	SEMI
057 CW BK-IN DELAY	200msec	200msec
058 CW WAVE SHAPE	4msec	4msec
059 CW FREQ DISPLAY	PITCH OFFSE	DIRECT FREQ
060 PC KEYING	OFF	DTR
061 QSK DELAY TIME	15msec	15msec
062 DATA MODE	PSK	OTHERS
063 PSK TONE	1000Hz	1000Hz
064 OTHER DISPL (SSB)	0Hz	1500Hz
065 OTHER SHIFT (SSB)	0Hz	1500Hz
066 DATA LCUT FREQ	300Hz	OFF
067 DATA LCUT SLOPE	18dB/oct	18dB/oct
068 DATA HCUT FREQ	3000Hz	OFF
069 DATA HCUT SLOPE	18dB/oct	18dB/oct
070 DATA IN SELECT	REAR	REAR
071 DATA PTT SELECT	DAKY	DAKY
072 DATA PORT SELECT	DATA	USB
073 DATA OUT LEVEL	50	30
074 FM MIC SELECT	MIC	MIC
075 FM OUT LEVEL	50	50
076 FM PKT PTT SELECT	DAKY	RTS
077 FM PKT PORT SELECT	DATA	USB
078 FM PKT TX GAIN	50	50
079 FM PKT MODE	1200	1200
080 RPT SHIFT 28MHz	100kHz	100kHz
081 RPT SHIFT 50MHz	500kHz	500kHz
082 RPT SHIFT 144MHz	600kHz	600kHz
083 RPT SHIFT 430MHz	5000kHz	5000kHz
084 ARS 144MHz	ON	ON
085 ARS 430MHz	ON	ON
086 DCS POLARITY	Tn-Rn	Tn-Rn
087 RADIO id	GOoVc	GOoVc ³⁾
088 GM DISPLAY	DISTANCE	DISTANCE
089 DISTANCE	mile	mile
090 AMS TX MODE	AUTO	AUTO
091 STANDBY BEEP	ON	ON
092 RTTY LCUT FREQ	300Hz	300Hz
093 RTTY LCUT SLOPE	18dB/oct	18dB/oct
094 RTTY HCUT FREQ	3000Hz	3000Hz
095 RTTY HCUT SLOPE	18dB/oct	18dB/oct
096 RTTY SHIFT PORT	SHIFT	RTS
097 RTTY POLARITY-RX	NOR	NOR
098 RTTY POLARITY-TX	NOR	NOR
099 RTTY OUT LEVEL	50	20
100 RTTY SHIFT FREQ	170Hz	170Hz
101 RTTY MARK FREQ	2125Hz	2125Hz
102 SSB LCUT FREQ	100Hz	100Hz
103 SSB LCUT SLOPE	6dB/oct	6dB/oct
104 SSB HCUT FREQ	3000Hz	3000Hz
105 SSB HCUT SLOPE	6dB/oct	6dB/oct
106 SSB MIC SELECT	MIC	MIC
107 SSB OUT LEVEL	50	20
108 SSB PPT SELECT	DAKY	DAKY
109 SSB PORT SELECT	DATA	USB
110 SSB TX BPF	300-2700	300-2700
111 APF WIDTH	MEDIUM	MEDIUM
112 CONTOUR LEVEL	-15	-15
113 CONTOUR WIDTH	10	10
114 IF NOTCH WIDTH	WIDE	WIDE
115 SCP DISPLAY MODE	SPECTRUM	WATER FALL
116 SCP SPAN FREQ	100kHz	50kHz
117 SPECTRUM COLOR	BLUE	ORANGE
118 WATER FALL COLOR	BLUE	BLUE
119 PRMTRC EQ1 FREQ	OFF	OFF
120 PRMTRC EQ1 LEVEL	5	5
121 PRMTRC EQ1 BWTH	10	10
122 PRMTRC EQ2 FREQ	OFF	OFF
123 PRMTRC EQ2 LEVEL	5	5
124 PRMTRC EQ2 BWTH	10	10
125 PRMTRC EQ3 FREQ	OFF	OFF
126 PRMTRC EQ3 LEVEL	5	5
127 PRMTRC EQ3 BWTH	10	10
128 P-PRMTRC EQ1 FREQ	200	200
129 P-PRMTRC EQ1 LEVEL	0	0
130 P-PRMTRC EQ1 BWTH	2	2
131 P-PRMTRC EQ2 FREQ	800	800
132 P-PRMTRC EQ2 LEVEL	0	0
133 P-PRMTRC EQ2 BWTH	1	1
134 P-PRMTRC EQ3 FREQ	2100	2100
135 P-PRMTRC EQ3 LEVEL	0	0
136 P-PRMTRC EQ3 BWTH	1	1
137 HF TX MAX POWER	100	100
138 50M TX MAX POWER	100	100
139 144M TX MAX POWER	50	50
140 430M TX MAX POWER	50	50
141 TUNER SELECT	INTERNAL	INTERNAL
142 VOX SELECT	MIC	DATA
143 VOX GAIN	50	10
144 VOX DELAY	100msec	30msec
145 ANTI VOX GAIN	50	50
146 DATA VOX GAIN	50	100
147 DATA BOX DELAY	100msec	100msec
148 ANTI DVOX GAIN	0	0
149 EMERGENCY FREQ TX	DISABLE	DISABLE
150 PRT/WIRES FREQ	MANUAL	MANUAL
151 PRESET FREQUENCY	146.550.00	146.550.00
152 SEARCH SETUP	HISTORY	HISTORY
153 WIRES DG-ID	AUTO	AUTO

¹⁾ , ²⁾

I have found 4800bps to be more stable in my environment, but I have also seen 38400 bps working just fine in other ham’s systems.

³⁾

This value cannot be modified.

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FT-991a Menu Configuration

(per N7TMS 2021-05-13)

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