Custom Products for the Digital Radio Amateur Enthusiast

Background - With the exception of the DRA-39, DRA-SR-RJ45, or DRA-100-RJ45, no other DRA's have a convenient way to connect to a radio that doesn't have a dedicated "DATA" port. On these radios, audio and PTT is connected to the radio's MIC & SPKR jacks. There are many radios like the ICOM ID-5100 that have their transmit and receive audio signals appear on different jacks. Prior to the DRA-39, DRA-SR-RJ45, or DRA-100-RJ45, connecting a DRA to radios like the ID-5100 was a good bit of work - using a custom split cable arrangement.

The DRA's listed here make connecting to radios like this easy, because they have a dedicated speaker jack for inputting receive audio. Additionally, they use pre-built SignaLink™ radio cables and Plug-&-Play jumper modules that are made for specific radios connecting to the available jacks.

Connecting one of these DRA's to a ICOM ID-5100 requires a SLCABRJ4 radio cable, a SLMODR4I jumper module, and a short double ended 3.5mm male-to-male speaker cable. The SignaLink radio cables are not available from Masters Communications, and will need to be sourced elsewhere. These items are available from eBay vendors and directly from Tigertronics. The speaker connection can be made with our SPKR-4 speaker cable.

Since you're only able to connect to the MIC and SPKR jacks of this radio, don't expect this set-up to work at higher transfer speeds. This radio will work on VARA FM Narrow, but is incapable of wide bandwidth and the highest throughputs of VARA FM Wide. This article explains why.

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