[Fox_Tango] Second Receiver with FT-902DM

[Dan W. Dooley]

Anyone ever tied a Drake receiver in as a second receiver with the 902?

My Drake transmitter is down and may be so for awhile and I've been thinking
of trying to use my Drake R-4B receiver as a second receiver.  I'm not sure
about a couple of the connections listed in the 902 manual.

Connector 11 (Tone) - page 8 - is listed as a sidetone output for a second
receiver.  That sounds like it would provide sidetone audio to the receiver
during CW transmission.

Connector 14 (A-Trip) is listed as the anti-trip (anti-vox?) feed from the
second receiver.

The problem is, that for the Drake receiver, there is one line serving as
both anti-vox and sidetone.  Sidetone from the xmtr during CW and anti-vox
audio from the receiver during voice transmission.

Also, in addition to a way of providing CW sidetone audio to the Drake
receiver from the 902, and anti-vox from the Drake to the 902 for voice
operation, I need a way to mute the Drake during transmit.  Normally this is
accomplished simply by breaking a connection through a length of cable from
the transmitter to the receiver during transmit mode.


Dan W. Dooley  WB5TKA  Bedford, Texas
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