2.3 PTB/BCD Connector Pinout
PTB input – A 5 to 15 volt DC signal applied to one of the pins described in the following table selects a band
and the appropriate filter. The pins are optoisolated. Pin 15 is the signal ground.
Pin
Band
Frequency
1
160m
1.8 – 2.0 MHz
2
80m
3.5 – 4.0 MHz
3
40m
7.0 – 7.3 MHz
4
30m
10.10 – 10.15 MHz
5
20m
14.00 – 14.35 MHz
6
17m
18.068 – 18.168 MHz
7
15m
21.00 – 21.45 MHz
8
12m
24.89 – 24.99 MHz
9
10m
28.0 – 29.7 MHz
10
6m
50.0 – 54.0 MHz
15
Signal Ground
i – The 60-meter band cannot be selected with this method.
BCD input – A 4 bit BCD signal (5 to 15 volt DC) selects a band and its filter. The pins are optoisolated. Pin 15 is
the signal ground.
The BCD inputs are designed to be driven by a direct connection to a band decoder output provided by radios
such as Yaesu and Elecraft.
Filter
1
Band
160m
Frequency
1.8
Pin 11
H
Pin 12
L
Pin 13
L
Pin 14
L
Hex Value
1
i – The 60-meter band cannot be selected with this method.
Filters – The amplifier engages output filters using a BCD value; the table above shows which filter is selected
for each value.
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Filter
1
2
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
2
3
4
80m
40m
30m
3.5
7
10
L
H
L
H
H
L
L
L
H
L
L
L
2
3
4
4
5
5
20m
17m
15m
14
18
21
H
L
H
L
H
H
H
H
H
L
L
L
5
6
7
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5
5
6
12m
10m
6m
24
28
50
L
H
L
L
L
H
L
L
L
H
H
H
8
9
A
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NA
None
NA
L
L
L
L
0
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