[RTTY] Yaesu FT-920 setup - HELP!!

[wa4pgm at kinex.net]

You are correct Ian, I have not shorted from the opto-isolator perhaps I
should give it a try. When shorted at the data plug the tone is changed.
The Buxcomm works great on my 1000 Field, but it's back in the states.
Perhaps the 920 is a bit more stubborn, thanks for your suggestion.
73,
Kyle


> Chen wrote:
>>>Maybe W7AY would care to comment?
>>
>>Hah, you'd read my mind, John.  I had just 10 minutes ago sent Kyle a
>>private email suggesting that he monitor the rig while grounding and
>>ungrounding the SHIFT key in the 4-pin DIN connector (I assume the
>>connector is the same one used on my FT-990 and FT-1000MP) to first
>>make sure his rig is set up correctly. (Yeah, I did mention a dummy
>>load, HI.)
>>
>>I then mentioned to Kyle that a Darlington transistor would not be able
>>to drive a Yaesu.  I have no idea what a Buxcomm is, though.   Does it
>>use a optoisolator with a Darlington output?  A normal optoisolator
>>should work if you hit the LED with a large enough current, but
>>probably not from the wimpy RS-232c signals.
>>
> Unless I missed something, it wasn't clear that Kyle had checked that
> the 920 will actually shift frequency when the FSK input is keyed
> manually.
>
> The best way to check that would be to identify the opto-isolator that
> is connected to the FSK output, and simply short across pins 4 and 5
> with a small screwdriver blade. If the rig shifts frequency, that will
> confirm everything downstream of the opto is working OK: the 920, the
> connectors, and the wiring.
>
> My money is still on a wiring/connector fault.
>
> To repeat a previous message, I've had no problems with two - no, make
> that three - different types of regular non-Darlington opto-isolators
> keying the PTT, CW and FSK inputs of an MP. It would be very surprising
> if the 920 required different levels, since all that generation of Yaesu
> HF rigs are re-using a lot of the same circuit technology.
>
>
> --
> 73 from Ian G3SEK
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