I use the IF output port of the FTdx5000 to drive a NetSDR box, which I use as a panadapter.
Yes, it's 9 MHz. Usable bandwidth seems to be about 400 KHz. I routinely use it at 300 KHz, with no sign of attenuation at the edges. I have also use a second, wide-band SDR. For that, I connect the RX Out port on the FT5K to a broadcast filter, then a pre-amp, then a 2:1 splitter. One output of the splitter goes back to the RX In port on the FT5K, and the other feeds the second SDR (a QS1R, which in turn feeds Skimmer Server). That approach costs 3 dB in the splitter, although I make some of that back with the pre-amp. You can also turn bypass the RX out port if you want to / need to. 73, Rick ZL2HAM -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lennart M Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 8:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Topband: Yeasu FT DX5000MP. A friend of mine has one of those. He wants to buy an Elecraft P3 Panadapter. On the back of this rig there is a RCA IF output. We believe it is the 2nd IF at 9 MHz. A relevant Q is: What is the bandwidth of this output, is that OK for a panadapter? 73 Len SM7BIC _________________ Topband Reflector _________________ Topband Reflector
