Added Band change command for Yaesu transceiver

[KoenVdH]

Using rig-bridge the frequency of my Yaesu transceiver can be changed.
However my band specific settings (like gain) are not switching because only the frequency is send.
I adapted the code to send a band change first, wait and than change frequency.

Here the code for protocol-yaesu.js :

'use strict';

/**

• protocol-yaesu.js — Yaesu CAT ASCII protocol
• Covers: FT-991A, FT-891, FT-710, FT-DX10, FT-DX101, FT-5000, etc.
• Commands are ASCII, semicolon-terminated.
• Pure functions — all I/O is injected via serialWrite / updateState.
  */

const MODES = {
1: 'LSB',
2: 'USB',
3: 'CW',
4: 'FM',
5: 'AM',
6: 'RTTY-LSB',
7: 'CW-R',
8: 'DATA-LSB',
9: 'RTTY-USB',
A: 'DATA-FM',
B: 'FM-N',
C: 'DATA-USB',
D: 'AM-N',
E: 'C4FM',
};

const MODE_REVERSE = {};
Object.entries(MODES).forEach(([k, v]) => {
MODE_REVERSE[v] = k;
});

const MODE_ALIASES = {
USB: '2',
LSB: '1',
CW: '3',
'CW-R': '7',
FM: '4',
AM: '5',
'DATA-USB': 'C',
'DATA-LSB': '8',
RTTY: '6',
'RTTY-R': '9',
FT8: 'C',
FT4: 'C',
DIGI: 'C',
SSB: '2',
PSK: 'C',
JT65: 'C',
};

function poll(serialWrite) {
// IF; returns frequency + mode + PTT + VFO state in a single response,
// universally supported across all FT-series radios (FT-991A, FT-891, FT-710,
// FT-DX10, etc.). Using a single command avoids the timing issues of sending
// FA; and MD0; separately and gives us PTT state for free too.
serialWrite('IF;');
}

/**

• parse()
• Incremental parser for Yaesu responses.
• Called with semicolon-terminated strings (e.g. "IF...;")
  */
  function parse(data, updateState, getState, debug) {
  if (debug) console.log([Yaesu/Proto] parse: ${data});
  if (!data || data.length < 2) return;
  const cmd = data.substring(0, 2);

switch (cmd) {
case 'IF': {
// IF response format verified against live FT-991A:
// Cross-checked: FA; returned 438700000 Hz, found at IF positions 5-13.
// Cross-checked: MD0; returned mode 4 (FM), found '4' at IF position 21.
//
// IF [2-char sub-band] [3-char ??] [9-char freq Hz] [1 RIT sign] [4 RIT val]
// [1 RIT on] [1 XIT on] [1 mode] [1 TX/RX] [rest...]
//
// pos 2-3 (2): sub-band / display prefix → "00"
// pos 4 (1): unknown → "2"
// pos 5-13(9): VFO A frequency in Hz → "438700000" ← FA; confirmed
// pos 14 (1): RIT/XIT sign → "+"
// pos 15-18(4): RIT/XIT offset → "0000"
// pos 19 (1): RIT on/off → "0"
// pos 20 (1): XIT on/off → "0"
// pos 21 (1): mode → "4" = FM ← MD0; confirmed
// pos 22 (1): TX/RX (0=RX, 1=TX) → "0"
// pos 23-25(3): memory channel → "100"
// pos 26 (1): VFO (0=A, 1=B) → "0"
if (data.length >= 22) {
const freqStr = data.substring(5, 14); // 9-digit frequency (confirmed by FA; cross-check)
const freq = parseInt(freqStr, 10);
if (freq > 0) updateState('freq', freq);

    const modeDigit = data.charAt(21); // mode confirmed by MD0; cross-check
    const mode = MODES[modeDigit] || getState('mode');
    updateState('mode', mode);

    // PTT is intentionally NOT parsed from IF; here.
    //
    // The IF; TX/RX flag is at position 22, but that position is only confirmed
    // on the FT-991A. On other models (FT-891, FT-710, FT-DX10, etc.) the
    // "unknown" byte at position 4 may be absent, shifting all subsequent fields
    // left by one — causing the memory channel digit ('1' for ch 100-199) to land
    // at position 22 and trigger a false PTT=TX.
    //
    // PTT state is instead read exclusively from TX;/RX; auto-info responses
    // (which use unambiguous 3-character format) and from explicit TX; queries
    // sent at startup and in the 30-second keepalive.
  }
  break;
}
case 'FA': {
  const freq = parseInt(data.substring(2), 10);
  if (freq > 0) updateState('freq', freq);
  break;
}
case 'MD': {
  const modeStr = data.substring(2);
  const modeDigit = modeStr.length >= 2 ? modeStr.charAt(1) : modeStr.charAt(0);
  const mode = MODES[modeDigit] || getState('mode');
  updateState('mode', mode);
  break;
}
case 'TX':
case 'RX': {
  // Handles both TX;/RX; (unsolicited) and TXn; (auto-info)
  // TX0 = RX, TX1 = PTT TX, TX2 = CAT/linear TX
  // A bare TX; (no digit) is ignored — don't infer TX state from absence of '0'.
  if (cmd === 'RX') {
    updateState('ptt', false);
  } else {
    const txDigit = data.length >= 3 ? data.charAt(2) : '';
    if (txDigit === '0') updateState('ptt', false);
    else if (txDigit === '1' || txDigit === '2') updateState('ptt', true);
    // else: no digit or unrecognised — leave PTT state unchanged
  }
  break;
}
default: {
  // Log unrecognised responses — e.g. '?' means the radio rejected the command
  // (wrong baud rate, CAT not enabled, or unsupported command for this model)
  if (data.trim() && debug) console.log(`[Yaesu] Unrecognised response: "${data.trim()}"`);
  break;
}

}
}

// Maps upper-edge frequency (Hz) to Yaesu BS band-select code.
// Frequencies above the last entry (70cm) are sent without a band-change first.
const BAND_MAP = [
{ max: 2_000_000, code: '00' }, // 160m
{ max: 4_000_000, code: '01' }, // 80m
{ max: 5_500_000, code: '02' }, // 60m
{ max: 7_300_000, code: '03' }, // 40m
{ max: 10_200_000, code: '04' }, // 30m
{ max: 14_350_000, code: '05' }, // 20m
{ max: 18_200_000, code: '06' }, // 17m
{ max: 21_450_000, code: '07' }, // 15m
{ max: 24_990_000, code: '08' }, // 12m
{ max: 29_700_000, code: '09' }, // 10m
{ max: 54_000_000, code: '10' }, // 6m
{ max: 148_000_000, code: '14' }, // 2m
{ max: 450_000_000, code: '15' }, // 70cm
];

function freqToBandCode(hz) {
for (const { max, code } of BAND_MAP) {
if (hz <= max) return code;
}
return null;
}

function setFreq(hz, serialWrite) {
const padded = String(Math.round(hz)).padStart(9, '0');
const bandCode = freqToBandCode(hz);
if (bandCode !== null) {
serialWrite(BS${bandCode};);
setTimeout(() => serialWrite(FA${padded};), 100);
} else {
serialWrite(FA${padded};);
}
}

function setMode(mode, serialWrite) {
let digit = MODE_REVERSE[mode];
if (!digit) digit = MODE_ALIASES[mode.toUpperCase()];
if (digit) serialWrite(MD0${digit};);
}

function setPTT(on, serialWrite) {
serialWrite(on ? 'TX1;' : 'TX0;');
}

module.exports = { poll, parse, setFreq, setMode, setPTT };

[accius]

This shipped in v26.6.0 — Yaesu rigs now band-switch properly when you click a spot (the band-select command work in #1160). If your radio still misbehaves on a specific model, open an issue with the model and what it does. 73, K0CJH