Every time this comes up everyone seems to forget about the KRC2, it speaks auxbus leaving the BCD outputs available for other things and is a very flexible device It does need 6m support to be properly sorted out but other than that it does a superb job of controlling just about any remote antenna switch you can come up with.
On Tue, 2011-07-12 at 12:30 -0400, Edward Dickinson III wrote: > It's been said that the KPA500 might be either desktop or remote. > > > > If this is the case, I would suppose a similar, add-on antenna switch could > be offered. > > > > > > 73, > > Dick - KA5KKT > > > > _____ > > The other thing that seems to be missing. The K3 ought to be switching > > the antenna switchbox, not the computer or some other device. > > > > The reason is obvious, the proper antenna will always be connected > > quickly. The same cannot be said for other approaches. > > > > I used to use computer switching with a transceiver that had no BCD > > output via a logging program. Pouncing on a spot and transmitting often > > resulted in the wrong antenna still being attached and then hot > > switching of the correct on in line. Not nice with an amp attached. > > > > If some other slower device has to be used, some kind of inhibit signal > > should be applied to the K3 until switching or switching + tuning is > > complete. > > > > 73 de Brian/K3KO > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 -- 73 Brendan EI6IZ ______________________________________________________________ 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
