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FT-897D O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
L
INEAR
A
MPLIFIER
I
NTERFACING
The
FT-897D
provides the switching and drive-control lines
required for easy interfacing to most all commonly-avail-
able amplifiers sold today.
These include:
Ì
The Antenna Jacks (“HF/50MHz” and “144/430MHz”);
Ì
A T/R control line (open circuit on RX, closure to ground
on TX); and
Ì
A negative-going ALC jack (control voltage range: 0V
to –4V DC).
Ì
When interfacing to the
VL-1000
Solid State 1 KW Lin-
ear Amplifier, the optional CT-58 Interface Cable pro-
vides for easy interconnection (requires that the Menu
Mode
No-020
[
CAT
/
LIN
/
TUN
]
setting changes to “
LIN-
EAR
”).
The rear-panel
CAT
/
LINEAR
jack is an 8-pin, miniature
DIN type, with the “TX GND” pin providing a closure to
ground on transmit, for T/R control of your linear amplifier.
The
ACC
jack is a miniature stereo type, with external ALC
input capability on the tip connection. The main shaft is the
ground return. The ring connection of the
ACC
jack, when
closed to ground, places the
FT-897D
into the transmit mode,
and sends a steady CW carrier, for amplifier (or antenna
tuner) adjustment purposes.
Typical amplifier interface circuits are shown below.
Note that some amplifiers, particularly VHF or UHF “brick”
amplifiers, offer two methods of T/R switching: application
of +13V
or
a closure to ground.
Be sure to configure your amplifier so that it switches via a
closure to ground, as provided by your
FT-897D
’s
CAT
/
LINEAR
jack (“TX GND” pin). Alternatively, many of these
amplifiers use “RF Sensing” to control their relays; if yours
is in this category, you may then use the T/R control line
from the “TX GND” pin of the
CAT
/
LINEAR
jack for
control of your HF linear amplifier, and RF sensing for your
VHF or UHF amplifier.
The “TX GND” T/R control line is a transistor “open col-
lector” circuit, capable of handling positive amplifier relay
coil voltages of up to +50V DC and current of up to 400
mA. If you plan on using multiple linear amplifiers for dif-
ferent bands, you must provide external band-switching of
the “TX GND” relay control line from the
CAT
/
LINEAR
jack.
Important Note!
Do not exceed the maximum voltage or current ratings
for the “TX GND” line at the
CAT
/
LINEAR
jack. This
line is not compatible with negative DC voltages, nor
AC voltages of any magnitude.
Most amplifier control relay systems require only low
DC voltage/current switching capability (typically, +12V
DC at 25 ~ 75 mA), and the switching transistor in the
FT-897D
will easily accommodate such amplifiers.
I
NSTALLATION
ANT 1
ANT 2
REMOTE
ON
OFF
BAND DATA 1
BAND DATA 2
GND
ALC 2
ALC 1
PTT 2
PTT 1
INPUT 1
INPUT 2
CONTROL
DC48V IN
To
H
F
A
nt
enn
a
To
H
F
A
nt
enn
a
To
5
0 M
H
z
A
nt
en
na
IN
PUT 1
VL-1000
ANT
1
ANT
2
ANT
3
BAND-DA
TA
1
CA
T
/L
IN
EA
R
To
14
4
/ 4
30
M
H
z
A
nt
enn
a
AL
C 1
CT-58 BAND DATA Cable
CT-58 ALC Cable
GND
DC 4
8V
IN
CONT
ROL
*The “CT-58” consists of two separate cables: the BAND DATA cable (Part # T9101500) and the ALC Cable (T9101501).
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