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wb6uqa
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Kiato 1103 has a recording jack. Radio Shack had a cable with a resistor in it for this purpose.
radioshane
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It records onto a cassette dictaphone
Is the chap at nevada right is the af a recording jack ?
Is the chap at nevada right is the af a recording jack ?
Token
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Hmmmm, I am the only one who mentioned the AF jack on the DXR8T, so I assume you meant me. I am not in Nevada, but rather California.
The AF (Audio Frequency) jack on the back of the DXR8T is a fixed level (not affected by front panel volume control) detector output, at about 50 mV pp. This is often rather ideal for recording.
T!
radioshane
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Well In the manual the back diagram is number 3 and it says RCA connector and the chap at nevada radio said it is a phono connector so would a phone to 3.5 mm lead do ?
Well In the manual the back diagram is number 3 and it says RCA connector and the chap at nevada radio said it is a phono connector so would a phone to 3.5 mm lead do ?
majoco
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Token...
"Nevada" is a radio distributor in the UK! It got me a bit confused until I saw the QTH was "York"
Radioshane - the connector is a phono connector originally called an RCA connector - nothing to do with a phone. It's in the pic here marked "AF"....
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/commrxvr/0084rear.jpg
"Nevada" is a radio distributor in the UK! It got me a bit confused until I saw the QTH was "York"
Radioshane - the connector is a phono connector originally called an RCA connector - nothing to do with a phone. It's in the pic here marked "AF"....
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/commrxvr/0084rear.jpg
radioshane
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Yes I know it's a phono cheers for the advice mate i got a RCA. Phono to phono lead and put a phono to 3.mm adaptor on it and put the the 3.5 mm bit onto my dictaphone put the phono bit to the af jack at the back of the alinco but voice operated doesn't work so it doesn't stop if no action
Marvelous Reciever if only could get the cable to work
Marvelous Reciever if only could get the cable to work
majoco
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The AF output might not be squelched when no signal.
radioshane
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does anyone know can you get a lead for the af jack ?
Token
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It is going to depend on what you are going to. Obviously the audio on the back of the radio is a Phono or RCA jack, but what needs to be on the other end? 3.5 mm stereo? 3.5 mm mono? Something else?
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radioshane
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Other end 3.5 mm
Token
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As I asked before, what specifically? 3.5 mono or 3.5 stereo? They are different.
Look on this page:
3.5mm RCA Adapters - Monoprice.com
If you need 3.5 mono you could select part number 7146.
If you need 3.5 stereo you could select part number 7147.
A simple RCA to RCA cable would then come from the back of the Alinco to this adapter.
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radioshane
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Token I've bought a phone to phono lead and put a 3. 5 mm adaptor on one end to the dictaphone
But it still won't work with the alinco DX r8e
Do you know of any lead that will work with it ?
But it still won't work with the alinco DX r8e
Do you know of any lead that will work with it ?
ka3jjz
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Why would you use the dictaphone when there are many very good recording programs out there (some free) that take their input from the soundcard?
All you would need would be a lead from the R8E Phone jack to your soundcard. You may need to play with the soundcard settings in Windows, since the phone jack could be a bit too hot. But it's far and away better than using some old 80s technology...
Mike
radioshane
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There's nothing with cassette dictaphones it works perfectly on the aor 8600 on VHF
majoco
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Aha.
The Alinco DX8RE is an HF radio - not many HF radios have squelch as it just doesn't work well, the background noise comes up with no signal and keeps your dictaphone running. Your option would be to reduce the RF gain when no signal until the dictaphone stops and hope that it starts again when the signal returns.
There's probably nothing wrong with your recording lead.
I see that the DX8 doesn't have an RF gain control - you may have to try different settings of the RF Attenuator.
Of course it does, the 8600 is a VHF radio with squelch - when there is no signal the radio goes quiet and the dictaphone switches off.
The Alinco DX8RE is an HF radio - not many HF radios have squelch as it just doesn't work well, the background noise comes up with no signal and keeps your dictaphone running. Your option would be to reduce the RF gain when no signal until the dictaphone stops and hope that it starts again when the signal returns.
There's probably nothing wrong with your recording lead.
I see that the DX8 doesn't have an RF gain control - you may have to try different settings of the RF Attenuator.
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radioshane
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Majoco I've tried what you said but still doesn't work is there any digital dictaphones that would definatley
Work with it ?
Work with it ?
ka3jjz
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I doubt it - this is because HF, as a rule, is a noisy band. Any increase in the noise level - either due to some weather event or someone turning on an appliance - is going to trip whatever you want to use to record. It's the nature of the beast.
This is a very similar argument against the use of 'scanning' like you can on bands higher than 30 Mhz. It's really not practical Mike
This is a very similar argument against the use of 'scanning' like you can on bands higher than 30 Mhz. It's really not practical Mike
riverrat373
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I believe that the Yaesu FRG-7 has a recording jack on the front. There are a couple of them for sale on U.S. Ebay right now.
majoco
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It doesn't matter which radio you have - HF radio just does not work as the squelch does not recognise the difference between noise and voice - unless you can find a piece of software to do the job or a DSP receiver that has voice recognition. Not in any receiver that I've seen under a couple of grand anyway.
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