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Submitted by Matt Krick K3MK
FluX Research
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The information herein was originally provided by WA1ZMS and NØNDP.

HARDWARE:

All necessary I/O signals can be found on the back-plane interface connectors as follows:

ConnPinFunction
P51+12V DC
P54DC Ground
P59Receiver Audio Low
P510 Receiver Volume/Squelch High (raw discriminator audio, NOT de-emphasized)
P517 CAS (Carrier Active Squelch, active HIGH) (i.e. COR)
P520 RUS (Receiver UnSquelched, active HIGH) (i.e. CTCSS & COR)
 
P28Transmit Audio High
P29Transmit Audio Low
P214Transmit PTT (active LOW)

The pin assignments for P5 are shown below.

The pin assignments for P2 are shown below.

On the T/R Interface board, set jumper J104 to short pins 2 and 3 and set jumper J105 to short pins 2 and 3. See the image below for their locations.

SOFTWARE:

Use the standard MASTR III programming software to set the following fields:

Align and tune the RF portion of the station as described in the installation/tuning instruction manual. de WA1ZMS Oct 1999.

Updated with service manual excerpts of P2, P5 and J104/105 added by NØNDP Dec 2005.

Acknowledgements and Credits:

The submitter takes no responsibility for any damage during the modification or for any wrong information made on this modification. Your results may vary.

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