Kenwood TS-480 SAT panadapter interface

A panadapter is a device that connects to a standard hardware radio and allows you to visually see the RF signals on a waterfall. Since SDR’s run on the PC, they naturally have the ability to display a panadapter screen, and most software like SDR#, HDSDR and SDR-Console already provide this. The RTL-SDR can also be used to add panadapter capabilities to a regular hardware radio.

First of all you have to find the IF out pin named CN152 on our rig, opening the case bottom side, near the front.

I have found that connector on an old radio, something related to audio/music cassette deck, however they are very common.

Coax cable go out of the rig through the grid on the front panel

Even if with the signal coming out the IF stage we can already feed an sdr, it is strongly recommended to use an adapter to:

• match impedence
• don't load the rig uselessly
• isolate the couple rig-pc

Personally i have bought this Panoramic Adapter Tap (PAT70M)  and put it in a Mentos box

adding a female jack to feed it with the required power, 13,8V , taken from the same power supply of the rtx.
It is not necessary to power off or isolate this board during tx.
On the other side of the box comes out the signal on a coax cable with MCX male plug that will feed our sdr, a NooElec Nano 3

Check here Kenwood TS-480 SAT panadapter interface - part 2 to see how to configure sdr-console.