[Boatanchors] DX-60 T/R Relay?

[Harry Vaught, KT4AE]

I used a 12 volt relay and one of the points of the octal control jack, 
plus ground, on the back to connect a 12 vdc wall wart.  I believe there 
was a spare position on the jack, but I don't have the DX-60 any more.

Harry, KT4AE
Maryville, Tennessee


Bob Macklin wrote:
> Some time back I was advised not to use the 110VAC on the mode switch to activate a T/R relay.
> 
> How should one do it? I could make an adapter that used the switched 110VAC at low current through an optical isolator to activate the relay. Would that be better than using the mode switch directly?
> 
> Replacing the switch is not a desirable thing to have to do.
> 
> Bob Macklin
> K5MYJ
> Seattle, Wa,
> "Real Radios Glow in the Dark"
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