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Flex 8600 Remote On Jack

hochocke
hochocke Member ✭✭
in Peripherals & Station Integration

I have my Flex 8600, PGXL, and TGXL located a few feet away from my operating location on the other side of a wall. If I short the 8600's Remote On jack with an RCA plug, is it safe and acceptable to power up or power down these three pieces of equipment by turning my 12-volt power supply on and off?

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  • KD0RC
    KD0RC Member, Super Elmer Moderator
    Answer ✓

    I know that people do it that way, but it is like pulling the plug on your computer instead of powering it down gracefully. The risk is that the radio won't be done writing data to storage when the power drops. An additional WiFi controlled switch is cheap insurance.

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  • hochocke
    hochocke Member ✭✭

    Len, thanks for your advice.

    Howard N8HO

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