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Interface cable for P4 Dragon modem ?

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edited July 2023 in Peripherals & Station Integration

I followed some old discussion about interfacing a Flex 6000 series transceiver to a Dragon P4 modem but some links are now dead . One link got me to a site about the interface cable but the information said

"FlexRadio 6000 9087 Y-cable No Control Radio control is via Firewire direct from PC. Requires PowerSDR 1.18.0 or greater."

Obviously, using Power SDR with a 6000 radio is wrong. I did inquire of a Dragon modem distributor in Canada and they were unaware of a cable that would work with a Flex 6000.

Andy K3UK

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  • Member ✭✭✭✭

    Hi Andy... I'm by far no expert in PACTOR, etc. but I'm pretty sure there is no way of directly connecting the modem to a Flex. I'm thinking you'll probably want a computer of some sort to run the Winlink (or whatever) interface, so the Dragon would be connected to the PC??

    There are lots of discussions/youtubes about how to run PACTOR on a Flex 6000 series.

    Or, am I missing something?

  • Member ✭✭✭

    Don, some old posts from Tim at Flex posted a link for a cable but that link is dead . I contacted the distrutor and they said they tried to contact Flex about a cable but received no reply. They are now seeking advice from SCS directly . I will check Youtube. You may be correct about not doing it directly, more research.


    Andy K3UK

  • Member ✭✭✭

    I think this is the cable that Tim mentioned a few years ago


    Farallon Electronics 415-331-1924


    Andy K3UK

  • Member ✭✭✭

    A message relayed to me from SCS staff today states that their Dragon modem "does not work very well " with Flex 6000 due to latency issues. They say that it will work "a little".

    Andy K3UK

  • Member ✭✭

    The link appears to be broken. I currently own a P4 Dragon Dr-7800 and am seeking guidance on integrating it with the Flex 8400M. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

  • Member ✭✭✭

    To make a cable is easy. Dragon manual shows pin assignment on the DIN socket and Flex manual shows

    pis assignment on AUX connector. You need a piece of screened cable , a DIN plus and a DB 15 pin plug.

    Note that DIN plug has two versions. Audio in and out and PTT connection is required.

    I have experimented with my F 6700 but returned to my Kenwood TS 480 due to latency problem.

    Tom

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