
Page 1FT DX 1200 OPERATING MANUAL
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Congratulations on the purchase of your Yaesu amateur
transceiver,f this is your ¿rst rig, or if Yaesu eTuipment
is already the backbone of your station, rest assured
your transceiver will provide many hours of operating
pleasure for years to come.
The FTDX1200 is an elite-class HF transceiver provid-
ing exceptional performance both on transmit and re-
ceive. The FTDX1200 is designed for the most competi-
tive operating situations, whether you primarily operate
in contest, ';, or digital-mode environments.
Built on the foundation of the popular FTDX9000 trans-
ceiver, and carrying on the proud tradition of the FT-
1000 series, the FTDX1200 provides up to 100 Watts
of power output on 66B, CW, and F0 Watts $0
carrier. 'igital 6ignal 3rocessing '63 is utili]ed
throughout the design, providing leading-edge transmit-
ter and receiver performance.
For exceptional protection from strong signal interfer-
ence, the optional 5F Tuning .its may be connected
via the rear panel. The 5F Tuning .its provide extraor-
dinarily sharp selectivity and protect your receiver from
close-in interference on a crowded band.
,n the front end, you may select one of two 5F pream-
pli¿ers, or ,32 ,ntercept 3oint 2ptimi]ation, providing
direct feed to the ¿rst mixer. Three levels of 5F attenua-
tion are available in 6-dB steps.
The FTDX1200 receiver utili]es '63 ¿ltering, incorpo-
rating many of the features of the FTDX9000, such as
9ariable Bandwidth, ,F 6hift, and 3assband Contour
tuning. $lso provided are 'igital 1oise 5eduction, 'igi-
tal $uto-1otch Filtering and a manually tuned ,F 1otch
¿lter.
2n the transmit side, the Yaesu exclusive Three-Band
3arametric 0icrophone (Tuali]er allows precise and
flexible adjustment of the waveform created by your
voice and microphone. The audio $mplitude, Center
FreTuency, and Bandwidth are adjusted separately for
the low, mid-range, and high-freTuency audio spectrum.
The transmitted bandwidth may also be adjusted.
$dvanced features include'irect .eyboard FreTuency
(ntry and Band Change, 6peech 3rocessor, ,F 0onitor
for 9oice modes, CW 3itch control, CW 6pot switch,
Full CW 46., CW 0essage 0emory, adjustable ,F
1oise Blanker, and all mode 6Tuelch. Two T;5;
antenna ports are provided on the rear panel. Two key
jacks are provided one on the front and one on the rear
panel. The key jacks may be con¿gured independently
for paddle input, connection to a straight key, or com-
puter-driven keying interface.
FreTuency setup is straightforward on the FTDX1200.
(nter freTuency directly for 9F2-$. 6eparate keys are
available for band selection. (ach band key provides
three separate 9F2settings for three different parts of
each band. You may create three independent 9F2set-
tings of freTuency, mode, and ¿lter for each band.
,n addition, memories are provided to storeFreTuen-
cy, 0ode, ,F ¿lter selection, Clari¿er offset, and 6can-
skip status. What¶s more, five Tuick-recall “40B”
memories can instantly store operational settings at the
push of a button.
The built-in antenna tuner includes 100 memories that
automatically store antenna matching settings for rapid,
later automatic recall.
Interfacing for digital modes is extremely simple with
the FTDX1200, thanks to the dedicated 5TTY'$T$
connection jack on the rear panel. 2ptimi]ation of the
¿lter passband, '63 settings, carrier insertion point, and
display offset for digital modes, is possible via the 0enu
programming system.
$dvanced technology is only part of the FTDX1200
story. Yaesu stands behind our products with a world-
wide network of dealers and service centers. We greatly
appreciate your investment in the FTDX1200, and we
look forward to helping you get the most enjoyment
from your new transceiver. 3lease feel free to contact
your nearest dealer, or one of Yaesu¶s national headTuar-
ters of¿ces, for technical advice, interfacing assistance,
or accessory recommendation. Watch Yaesu 8.6.$.¶s
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3lease read this manual thoroughly, to gain maximum
understanding of the full capability of the FTDX1200.
We thank you again for your purchase!