Recessed mounting hole
Standard Connections
Connect the CAT port on your FT-897 transceiver to the CAT In port on the back of you AT-897 tuner
with the cable provided. The CAT Out port on the back of your AT-897 provides pass-through of all CAT
functions for connection to external systems. Connect any external CAT systems to the CAT Out jack on
the back of the tuner. If you don’t use external CAT systems, just leave this jack empty.
Connect the Y-ACC cable. Plug the red end marked “Radio” into the radio’s ACC port. Connect the black
end marked “Tuner” into the tuner’s interface jack marked “OTT”.
Connect the HF/50 MHz antenna jack on your FT-897 transceiver to the Radio jack on the back of our AT-
897 tuner using a coax jumper with standard PL-259 plugs. Attach your antenna lead-in coax to the
Antenna jack on the back of your AT-897 tuner.
Your AT-897 tuner is now ready to use!
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