FT-920 Operating Manual
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Although the FT-920 does not have a dedicated
“Transverter” jack
per se
, the flexibility provided by
the multiple antenna ports and the Menu system will
generally provide easy interfacing to VHF and UHF
transverters.
The recommended interconnection points are de-
scribed below:
r For transceive converters (where both trans-
mit and receive converter circuits use a com-
mon RF input/output line), connect the coaxial
cable from the transverter to the [B] antenna
jack.
r For separate receive and transmit converter
units, connect the transmit converter’s coaxial
cable to the [B] antenna jack, and the receive
converter’s coaxial cable to the [R
X ANT IN] RCA
jack on the rear panel of the FT-920.
r Select Antenna-B by pressing the [ANTENNA A/
B] switch, if needed.
r Press VFO-A’s Orange “TX” LED/Switch for ½
second to activate the “TX Mute” mode, which
provides a maximum power output of 10 Watts.
r Now rotate the RF PWR control fully counter-
clockwise. At this setting, power output will be
essentially zero, and you may then adjust the
RF PWR control slightly clockwise so as to
Important Note:
Even though you might mis-
takenly assign a different band to Antenna B,
or forget to turn the RF PWR control fully
counter-clockwise, the maximum power which
will appear at the Antenna B port will be 10
watts. If you design an input protection attenu-
ator network correctly, you should easily be
able to provide “fail-safe” protection for your
VHF/UHF transverter.
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