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Quantar/Quantro Wildcard interfacing questions

Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 2:14 pm
by radioman450
I have a quantro repeater and the wildcard options (basic) are able to be enabled via the software. Right now I am able to enable (key the radio) using the PTT via the Telco connector but I cannot get a COR/COS signal from the Telco connector. Is it possible that the relay/optocoupler is dead? If so, how do I enable both the PTT and the COS/COR via the telco connector using wildcards? When I go from wildcards disabled to enabled in the software and do nothing else, I lose the PTT input on the telco. How can i re-enable the PTT and also enable a COR output? New to the entire idea of wildcards on the repeater. I have read the guide that comes with the software and it still seems confusing. Thanks in advance for the help.

Re: Quantar/Quantro Wildcard interfacing questions

Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 6:38 am
by 515
Looking at the manual, it mentions that Telco connector pins 18 & 43 can be used as relay closure output for "Carrier Indication". That is, you should see continuity between 18 and 43 when the station receives a valid signal. From what I remember, the default wildcard configuration triggered a relay on reception of a signal. You can easily hear the relay click when the station receives a valid signal, and when the signal disappears.

It also mentions the wildcard tables may be edited to provide the carrier indication signal on Telco pin 38 as a transistor-buffered output instead of a relay closure.

Re: Quantar/Quantro Wildcard interfacing questions

Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 5:58 pm
by dsheli
Looks like we figured it out, switching the repeater from mixed mode to Analog conventional fixed the COR activation issue on the telco connector.