PK-96 and TS-2000X
After some debugging and measurements, I finally got my PK-96 working with my Kenwood TS-2000X where I use the TS-2000X ACC2 connector. The problem was that when one uses pin 13 PTT the TX audio from the PK-96 is muted. This pin is normally used for a foot switch and not for an external modem. So after I switched pin 13 to pin 9 on the ACC2 connector everything was working. ISS packet here I come.
| Image | pin | function | remark |
 |
1 | TX | audio to radio |
| 2 | GND | ground | |
| 3 | PTT | push to talk | |
| 4 | RX | audio from radio | |
| 5 | SQ | squelch | |
| Image | pin | function | remark |
 |
1 | RX | audio sub radio |
| 2 | RTTY | key input | |
| 3 | RX | audio main radio | |
| 4 | GND | ground | |
| 5 | SQ | squelch main radio | |
| 6 | NC | not connected | |
| 7 | SQ | squelch sub radio | |
| 8 | GND | ground | |
| 9 | PTT | push to talk, audio not muted | |
| 10 | NC | not connected | |
| 11 | TX | audio in radio | |
| 12 | GND | ground | |
| 13 | PTT | push to talk audio is muted |
We would like to hereby thank you for supporting our work in the last almost three years by receiving packets of Masat-1 from space. Furthermore, we would like to call your attention to the upcoming deorbiting. Masat-1, the first Hungarian satellite is expected to end its successful mission by burning while entering the Earth’s atmosphere at the beginning of January (current forecast predicts 11 January). The last days and hours of the satellite are especially important for us, providing valuable data for our upcoming endeavours, therefore we would like to keep a close eye on the satellite during the final stage of the mission. For this, we need the help of all those who have already received Masat-1, as the last moments of the satellite’s life may happen anywhere around the Earth. Who will receive the last packets of Masat-1? Following the final moments we will provide an answer to this question, and we also plan to publish a statistics of those stations who received the highest number of packets during the last 168 hours of the mission.
Today, more than one year after launch, there will be a temporary end of operations caused by the end of funding.
