Now that you mention it, I'm not sure... it'd be easier to do the latter.
The radio itself already has the hardware to switch the RF though (TX/RX), so it could
actually turn off the receive. Perhaps someone with service schematics could chime
in?

-Cory


Rob Cherney wrote:
: On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 11:10:23 +0000 (UTC),
: wrote:

: IIRC there's a "receive inhibit" on most radios. I had to add that wiring to
: my KLX-135 and KY-197 setup so transmitting on one wouldn't open the squelch on the
: other (probably 40 dB isolation between the separate antenna... enough for IMD).

: I knew that such a thing existed, but it appears that it's not a
: universal feature. My Apollo SL30 doesn't have it, even though it's a
: pretty modern radio. I'll look again, though.

: Are you sure it interrupts the RF input, rather than just squelching
: the audio?

: Rob-
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