I am thinking about trying to use an Elecraft KRC2 Band Decoder to control the band switching on a Ameritron ALS-1300 (same remote control as the ALS-500 and ALS-600). The rig will be a Kenwood TS-480.
The KRC2 is capable of reading band data from the TS-480 and controlling relays, so this looks like a good fit. I also want to maintain full communication from a PC to the radio, so the KRC2 must just listen to the RS-232 line and not interfere. I think that this is possible from reading the manual. The Ameritron ARI-500 is not suitable as it continues to send status requests to the radio and does not listen (half duplex) while it is sending, causing strange band switching behavior on the amp. Has anyone controlled an Ameritron solid state amp with a KRC2? 73, - Craig, AE6RR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
