Icom IC-R8600 Instruction Manual - Page 19
Connecting an antenna, FSK (RTTY) connections, INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS, USB Front, USB Rear
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2 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS Connecting an antenna Antenna is a very important element in receiving signal. Use the antenna and coaxial cable of appropriate impedance. ANT 3 jack (RCA type) 0.01 MHz ~ 30 MHz (500 Ω) When you use a long wire antenna for short wave bands, use one as long as possible (at least 10 m, 1 32.8 ft). 2 GND terminal 3 4 Long wire antenna ANT 2 connector (SO-239) 0.01 MHz ~ 30 MHz (50 Ω) Grounding prevents 5 electrical shock and another problems. 6 7 ANT 1 connector (N type) 0.01 MHz ~ 3000 MHz (50 Ω) 8 9 Discone antenna 10 Wire dipole antenna Folded-dipole antenna (T2FD type) Yagi antenna 11 12 FSK (RTTY) connections 13 14 The receiver has a built-in FSK (RTTY) decoder. Connect the IC-R8600 and a PC that has an FSK (RTTY) software (user supplied) installed through the USB port, 15 to decode the FSK signal. Refer to the software application's instruction manual for setup details. LIcom does not guarantee performance of the application software, PC, network device or network settings. 16 IC-R8600 17 18 Type B To the USB port A USB cable (User supplied) To a USB port 19 20 PC with RTTY software installed 21 LLInformatio. ••You can change the FSK output port on the MENU screen. MENU » SET > Connectors > USB (Front) MENU » SET > Connectors > USB (Rear) ••You can download the USB driver and installation guide from the Icom website. https://www.icomjapan.com/support/ 2-2