Thanks, Jack, sounds doable. Still dunno about this part "the K3 has entries in the KRC2 menu for Accessory switching".
73, Mike NF4L > On Jun 11, 2015, at 2:30 PM, Jack Brindle <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mike, just how are you wanting to control the switch? If it is band-based, > then just wire up the RCS-10 to the appropriate terminals in the KRC2, > connect the KRC2 to the K3, and thing should start working. Are your needs > more than this? > > The best way to use the KRC2 with the K3 is using the Auxbus connection. Just > two wires, Auxbus and ground, from the KRC2 to the K3. The KRC2 needs power, > of course, and then the connections to the relay box. > > Now, as for the ACC connectors, the K3 has entries in the KRC2 menu for > Accessory switching. They directly control the ACC pins based on your menu > selection.what can this be used for? Perhaps alternate antennas for a band, > or other things. > > It really is pretty simple. The large majority of users don’t even need to > use the KRC2 utility to remap the output pins. Just hook things up and > operate. > > 73! > > - Jack B, W6FB > >> On Jun 11, 2015, at 10:41 AM, Mike Reublin NF4L <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> My Ameritron RCS-12 automagic antenna switch is sulking, and not switching >> the remote RCS-10. >> >> I'm thinking of replacing it with a KRC2 pre-built. Is anyone using it with >> a K3 and the Ameritron remote box? How difficult to configure it to work >> from the K3 ACC with the RCS-10? >> >> The manual has the line "The ACC menu entry can be used to directly control >> the KRC2's accessory outputs.". I don't find any other reference. Whatsit >> mean? >> >> 73, Mike NF4L >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft> >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm <http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> >> Post: mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net <http://www.qsl.net/> >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> <http://www.qsl.net/donate.html> >> Message delivered to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
