For connecting to your TNC:
1 = Transmit audio (you may have to turn
it down at the TNC - it's a low level
input)
4 = PTT
5 = Ground
8 = Receive audio (it's push-pull and you'll
get half audio, but it's enough)
Power connections are to the bottom battery plate area. Be sure
to leave
the fuse in!!! By cutting up a dead battery and using it for
a power adaptor,
you can still use the radio as a portable tracker radio with the correct
battery,
as well as powering the TNC and GPS if you run a power lead out of
the
radio. I usually bring it out on pin 11.
If you remove the front cover, you'll find a small trimmer capacitor
under a hole
in the shield near the top of the radio. Watch the current on
the ammeter while
adjusting for 13 watts. If your current increases but the power
stays steady or
drops, you've gone too far. Use an insulated tuning tool to do
this!
I had one of these putting out 16 watts, but turned it down...it has
been in
continuous use at 13 watts for over a year with no problems, and draws
the usual 2 amps on transmit (considerably less on receive though -
about
50 mA squelched!!!) Just remember...turn DIGIPEAT off, and don't
try
to use it as a WIDE!