# How to set up the Yaesu FTDX 3000 **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Tags:** yaesu-ftdx3000\ **Created:** [April 22, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/how-to-set-up-the-yaesu-ftdx-3000/1532 "2023-04-22T17:00:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Joe\_DiCastelnuovo](https://forum.digirig.net/user_avatar/forum.digirig.net/joe_dicastelnuovo/32/1226_2.png) [@Joe\_DiCastelnuovo](https://forum.digirig.net/u/Joe_DiCastelnuovo)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/how-to-set-up-the-yaesu-ftdx-3000/1532/1 "2023-04-22T17:00:13Z")
Can someone tell me how to set up the Digirig to my Yaesu FTDX 3000 Thank you in advance, Joe KD@RPD ---
**Author:** ![K0TX](https://forum.digirig.net/user_avatar/forum.digirig.net/k0tx/32/3_2.png) [@K0TX](https://forum.digirig.net/u/K0TX)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/how-to-set-up-the-yaesu-ftdx-3000/1532/2 "2023-04-22T17:33:54Z")
Joe, With Yaesu FTDX 3000, I’d go with the internal digital modes interface unless you have a good reason not to: ![image](https://forum.digirig.net/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b75683e3b0b917968091a45bb958240ff2fb4a73.png) I found [this doc](http://www.pa0gtb.net/Yaesu%20FTDX3000%20Sound%20card%20digital%20modes%20setup%20using%20internal%20USB%20interface.pdf) on the web. Related post: > [@Transceivers that do not require external sound card](https://forum.digirig.net/t/transceivers-that-do-not-require-external-sound-card/725): > > I’m regularly getting questions about Digirig cables/configuration for the transceivers that already have soundcard/CAT onboard and do not require any additional hardware for digital modes. The frequently mentioned models are: ICOM IC-705 ICOM IC-7100 ICOM IC-7200 ICOM IC-7300 ICOM IC-7600 Yaesu FT-991A Yaesu FT-710 Yaesu FTDX10 Yaesu FTDX3000 Xiegu X6100 Please suggest the additions to the list and I’ll maintain it. ---
**Author:** ![K0TX](https://forum.digirig.net/user_avatar/forum.digirig.net/k0tx/32/3_2.png) [@K0TX](https://forum.digirig.net/u/K0TX)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.digirig.net/t/how-to-set-up-the-yaesu-ftdx-3000/1532/3 "2026-05-27T17:45:43Z")
Will N5WBW reports successful use of Digirig Mobile with TS-480 cable kit to bypass failed internal interface in FTDX 3000: > I got my TS-480 Serial Digirig last night. It worked when absolutely nothing else did. So, thank you. Working on this radio has been a headache. If you’re interested, please read on below (it may help others in the same boat), if not, please accept my gratitude. > > I got a “deal” on an FTDX-3000 at a parking lot sale. The seller told me he didn’t know of anything that was wrong. The 3000 is a significant upgrade from my current radio. I was disappointed when I got home to discover the USB seemed dead. I tried 3 different cables on three different computers: 2 Windows machines (a Dell desktop and a workstation server) and one Mac laptop. None of the computers could see the radio or enumerate the USB device. > > So I tried several Serial to USB cables. I tried one cable that _said_ it had FTDI chipset and one that _said_ it had a Prolific PL2303 chipset. Neither worked. I assumed the Serial port was dead as well (based on Google-ing this happens sometimes; whatever takes out the USB also takes out the Serial port). So I ordered a Digirig as a last-ditch solution. My thinking was at the least, hopefully, I could use VOX and the audio from the Digirig. Surprisingly, at least to me, I was able to update the firmware _through_ the Digirig. I didn’t think it was going to work, but I’m glad I tried. So now I have a fully-functioning, fully up-to-date FTDX-3000, all through a working Serial connection. I’m not sure why the Serial to USB cables I tried didn’t work and the Digirig did. The USB port still appears to be dead. I had hoped that somehow the updated firmware would “fix” the dead USB, but no.