A good start to home brewing this type of interface can be found at http://www.unifiedmicro.com/decoder.html
Provides opto isolated binary decodes. Mark n2qt Sent from my iPad On Aug 11, 2012, at 8:58 AM, "Joe Subich, W4TV" <li...@subich.com> wrote: > > On 8/11/2012 2:59 AM, w...@iw.net wrote: >> I would like to use my K3 as an IF radio for some VHF+ transverters. >> I have transverters for 8 bands, and it would be great if the set up >> included automatic bandswitching of the transverters, amps, PTT >> lines, etc. Is there anything out there that can handle this? > > A Google search shows one commercial decoder: > http://www.kuhne-electronic.de/en/products/transverter/tr-6-sw.html > It looks like it might be usable with generic transverters. > > There is also one home brew design that does not use PICs, etc.: > http://g4fre.com/k3vhf.pdf > > In addition, band decoders from Elecraft (KRC-2 - using Aux bus) and > microHAM (Station Master - using CAT data) will decode the transverter > bands but will require additional relay switching to select IF (In/Out) > and route PTT to the respective transverters. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > On 8/11/2012 2:59 AM, w...@iw.net wrote: >> I would like to use my K3 as an IF radio for >> some VHF+ transverters. I have transverters >> for 8 bands, and it would be great if the set >> up included automatic bandswitching of the >> transverters, amps, PTT lines, etc. Is there >> anything out there that can handle this? >> >> I spend over 300 hours per month at work, >> so I don't have time to learn how to program a >> PIC, etc. >> >> Thanks & 73, >> >> Arliss W7XU >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html