[Premium-Rx] Q: HF-2050 RX with HF-8014 exciter

[Dr. William J. Schmidt, II]

Me thinks it works (tracks) through the 8054 controller.....

Sincerely,

Dr. William J. Schmidt, II  K9HZ
Trustee of the North American QRO - Central Division Club - K9ZC

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rodney Bunt" <rodney_bunt at yahoo.com>
To: "David McGinnis" <dmcginni at co.missoula.mt.us>;
<premium-rx at ml.skirrow.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 11:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] Q: HF-2050 RX with HF-8014 exciter


> David,
>
> If you have the interface for the tracking preselector, there is a line
for every decade in the
> frequency that is tuned on the HF-2050 (my rig does NOT have this
interface fitted, just a
> blanking plate).
>
> You could do some smart programing, where you ask the HF-2050 the
frequency as in 'FR'
> and then pipe this to the exciter...Do you have a RS-422 interface ?
>
> Have a look at ergo4 program at http://swldx.com/ergo4.htm
>
> Rodney
>
> --- David McGinnis <dmcginni at co.missoula.mt.us> wrote:
> > Its fairly common for a receiver to control an associated exciter so
> > that the frequency of the exciter tracks the frequency of the receiver.
> > I am putting together a station based on the Collins HF80 equipment.
> > *Somewhere* I recall reading the frequency of the 8014 exciter can be
> > set by a 2050 receiver.  Like things usually are when you read about
> > them *somewhere*, you dont remember where it was you got that
> > information and if it was true.
> >
> > Question to the group:  Is it possible to have the 2050 receiver set
> > the frequency of the 8014 exciter so that the exciter tracks the
> > receiver as the receiver is tuned?  If so, has anybody done this, and
> > what cards, options, etc are requried?  How does it work?  Through the
> > remote?
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > David McGinnis
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