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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi Jeff, </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>A few suggestions regarding interfacing Penelope to an
existing PA. You can use the open collector drivers on Penny J6 to select
the LPFs on a band-by-band basis in conjunction with PennyCrtl in
PowerSDR. Use the open drain FET on J6 pin 13 to control the T/R
relay. Place a snubber diode across any relay coils that your connect
to.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>If your PA needs 1/2w or so to drive it then a
direct connection to Penny will work fine. If you need much less power then
place an attenuator between the output of Penny and your PA rather than turning
the drive level right down. At low drive levels the S/N performance of
Penny will degrade - drive her to about 200mW and you will have a great sounding
signal. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>If you need drive in the mW region then remove JP2 and
take the drive from pins 1(signal) and 3 (ground) - you need 50ohms at the
destination to terminate the LPF correctly</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Good luck and be sure to let us know how you
go.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>73's Phil...VK6APH </FONT></DIV>
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