[Yaesu] Controll external equipment with a FT-8900.

Wed, 18 Dec 2002 13:11:52 +0100 (CET)

citerar "Hernbrode, Richard A (MED)" <[email protected]>:
check out http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/2551 there you can find 27 
reviews of the 8900.

/Anders

> PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT U THINK OF THE FT8900. I AM LOOKING AT GETTING
> ONE FIRST QTR, 03 AND AM LOOKING FOR FEED BACK FROM USERS.... IS A NEW
> RADIO AND NOT MANY PEOPLE OWN THEM YET.....
> RICK HERNBRODE           KB9WJH
> NEOSHO, WI                                EN53 rh
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anders Janis [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 04:54
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Yaesu] Controll external equipment with a FT-8900.
>
>
> Have just ordered a FT-8900. I wonder if anyone have tried using the
> packet connector to activate other equipment?
>
> Do the "ground-to-TX-pin" in the packet connector stay hi even when 
the
> PTT is pushed? If yes, how much current drawn from the "ground-to-TX-
> pin" to ground is needed to shift the radio into TX?
>
> The thing I want to do is to use the voltage in the "ground-to-TX-pin"
> to drive a hi ohmic amp (without using so much current that the radio
> goes into TX) to switch on other equipment as GPS, modems or a PA.
>
> The system must be fully atomatic. If I controll the extras with a
> switch, I will sooner och later forget it switched on and drain the
> battery. If this is possible it would be so neat!
>
> It's a bit sad that thy haven put a ACC-connector on the ft-8900 with
> on-off info, main band data and so on. Would have improved the
> flexibility a lot I think.
>
> What do you think? If not, any other ideas?
>
> /Anders
>
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