Hello Frank May I ask what relays you use? I imagine there are some high voltages under some conditions. Do you run high power?
Thanks David G3UNA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank R. Oppedijk" <[email protected]> To: "Elecraft_List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 5:12 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Cecil Moore's no-tuner ANT > Hi Duane, > > I do happen to use Cecil Moore's ladder network and switch it from > inside the shack. I didn't program a PIC but used a third-party > BCD-to-band decoder to decode the K3 band data that's available on > the AUX connector, followed by some diode logic driving the 1' to 16' > relays outside. Works like a charm! I use this ladder network for a > couple of months now. > > Just bagged my first VK on 80m Tuesday night, on my low (10m high) > 2x24m doublet at first try, so I'm not complaining. > > If there's serious interest in it, I can draw up some info on what I > did and make it available publicly. > > 73, > > Frank PA4N > > > At 00:41 18/03/2009, dw wrote: >>Hey Paul >>If one were to put a programmed PIC and some latching-relays together, >>one could switch that ladder network from inside the shack! :^] >>Wouldn't that be cool!! >>Duane > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
