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FT-817 Installation, With Amplifier
Connect the antenna jack on the FT-817 to the
TX
or
INPUT
jack on the back of the external
amplifier, using a 50 ohm coax jumper cable.
Connect the
ANT
or
OUTPUT
jack on the amplifier to the
TX
jack on the rear of the Z-
817H with a coax jumper.
Connect the antenna system feedline to the
ANT
jack on the back of the Z-817H.
Connect the round end of the supplied radio interface cable to the jack marked “ACC” on the
FT-817. Connect the opposite end to the jack marked “
Radio
” on the rear of the Z-817H.
If your amplifier interfaces directly with the FT-817’s
ACC
port, you may plug the
amplifier’s interface cable into the
PC
port on the rear of the Z-817H. Amplifiers such as the
Tokyo Hi-Power HL-45B use the ACC port to determine the radio’s band and also to send back
ALC data to the radio. The Z-817H is designed to allow such amplifiers to still work correctly
with the FT817.
Once the cables are all hooked up, turn on the FT-817 radio, then press and hold the “F”
button on the front panel for one second, to enter the extended menu. Rotate the SEL knob until
menu # 14, “CAT RATE” is showing. Rotate the tuning dial until “38400” is displayed. Now
press and hold the “F” button again to resume normal operation.
