[Elecraft] Selecting Antennas via Band Decoder
My K3 is connected to a TopTen Band Aide band decoder. It works great for selecting antennas based on the band. I would like to be able to select a different antenna depending on *where* in the band I am operating. To be specific, If I am operating at 3500-3600, I want to select a dipole tuned to the bottom of the 80 meter band. It needs to tell the TopTen to select 80 meters, which is what it does now. If I am operating in the range 3601-4000, I want the TopTen to be told to select a different dipole, one tuned to 3800. The K3 needs to tell the TopTen to select some unused band which I can then rig to select the relay for the dipole tuned to 3800. Is there a way to set up the K3 to do this? I have been able to accomplish this by selecting different antenna outputs at the KAT500, but what I really need is a way to tell the TopTen to select different relays at the base of my tower. Changing antenna outputs at the KAT500 requires a separate cable run to the tower. I am sure this must have been covered at one time, but I can't find the right thread. TNX and 73 de Brian W3BW *Brian F. Wruble, C.F.A. __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Selecting Antennas via Band Decoder
I would check with W4TV. I suspect microHAM's Station Master might be able do this. The band outputs from the K3 ACC connector are just enough to select the band. To split the band on your chosen frequency you will need something that reads the serial port output of the K3, and put the radio into AUTOINF which causes the K3 to send its frequency when you move the VFO. The SteppIR controller reads this. Good luck! 73 de Dick, K6KR Sent from my iPhone On Aug 1, 2015, at 11:12, Brian F. Wruble bwru...@gmail.com wrote: My K3 is connected to a TopTen Band Aide band decoder. It works great for selecting antennas based on the band. I would like to be able to select a different antenna depending on *where* in the band I am operating. To be specific, If I am operating at 3500-3600, I want to select a dipole tuned to the bottom of the 80 meter band. It needs to tell the TopTen to select 80 meters, which is what it does now. If I am operating in the range 3601-4000, I want the TopTen to be told to select a different dipole, one tuned to 3800. The K3 needs to tell the TopTen to select some unused band which I can then rig to select the relay for the dipole tuned to 3800. Is there a way to set up the K3 to do this? I have been able to accomplish this by selecting different antenna outputs at the KAT500, but what I really need is a way to tell the TopTen to select different relays at the base of my tower. Changing antenna outputs at the KAT500 requires a separate cable run to the tower. I am sure this must have been covered at one time, but I can't find the right thread. TNX and 73 de Brian W3BW *Brian F. Wruble, C.F.A. __ 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 Message delivered to d...@elecraft.com __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Selecting Antennas via Band Decoder
Thanks. I need it to be auto, because I operate remotely much of the time. Brian F. Wruble, C.F.A. Sent from my iPad Air 2 On Aug 1, 2015, at 8:24 PM, Rick Tavan rta...@gmail.com wrote: BandAide is pretty versatile itself. You can use position B to select an alternative 80M antenna. It's manual and requires some external steering but you probably don't switch between cw and Ssb all that often. Rick -- Rick Tavan iPhone On Aug 1, 2015, at 11:12 AM, Brian F. Wruble bwru...@gmail.com wrote: My K3 is connected to a TopTen Band Aide band decoder. It works great for selecting antennas based on the band. I would like to be able to select a different antenna depending on *where* in the band I am operating. To be specific, If I am operating at 3500-3600, I want to select a dipole tuned to the bottom of the 80 meter band. It needs to tell the TopTen to select 80 meters, which is what it does now. If I am operating in the range 3601-4000, I want the TopTen to be told to select a different dipole, one tuned to 3800. The K3 needs to tell the TopTen to select some unused band which I can then rig to select the relay for the dipole tuned to 3800. Is there a way to set up the K3 to do this? I have been able to accomplish this by selecting different antenna outputs at the KAT500, but what I really need is a way to tell the TopTen to select different relays at the base of my tower. Changing antenna outputs at the KAT500 requires a separate cable run to the tower. I am sure this must have been covered at one time, but I can't find the right thread. TNX and 73 de Brian W3BW *Brian F. Wruble, C.F.A. __ 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 Message delivered to rta...@gmail.com __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Selecting Antennas via Band Decoder
Station Master will do what you want. It is extremely versatile for selecting antennas etc, dependant on frequency... 73 Stewart G3RXQ On Sat, 1 Aug 2015 14:01:37 -0700, Dick Dievendorff wrote: I would check with W4TV. I suspect microHAM's Station Master might be able do this. The band outputs from the K3 ACC connector are just enough to select the band. To split the band on your chosen frequency you will need something that reads the serial port output of the K3, and put the radio into AUTOINF which causes the K3 to send its frequency when you move the VFO. The SteppIR controller reads this. Good luck! 73 de Dick, K6KR Sent from my iPhone On Aug 1, 2015, at 11:12, Brian F. Wruble bwru...@gmail.com wrote: My K3 is connected to a TopTen Band Aide band decoder. It works great for selecting antennas based on the band. I would like to be able to select a different antenna depending on *where* in the band I am operating. To be specific, If I am operating at 3500-3600, I want to select a dipole tuned to the bottom of the 80 meter band. It needs to tell the TopTen to select 80 meters, which is what it does now. If I am operating in the range 3601-4000, I want the TopTen to be told to select a different dipole, one tuned to 3800. The K3 needs to tell the TopTen to select some unused band which I can then rig to select the relay for the dipole tuned to 3800. Is there a way to set up the K3 to do this? I have been able to accomplish this by selecting different antenna outputs at the KAT500, but what I really need is a way to tell the TopTen to select different relays at the base of my tower. Changing antenna outputs at the KAT500 requires a separate cable run to the tower. I am sure this must have been covered at one time, but I can't find the right thread. TNX and 73 de Brian W3BW *Brian F. Wruble, C.F.A. __ 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 Message delivered to d...@elecraft.com __ 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 Message delivered to stew...@twinwood.me __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Selecting Antennas via Band Decoder
BandAide is pretty versatile itself. You can use position B to select an alternative 80M antenna. It's manual and requires some external steering but you probably don't switch between cw and Ssb all that often. Rick -- Rick Tavan iPhone On Aug 1, 2015, at 11:12 AM, Brian F. Wruble bwru...@gmail.com wrote: My K3 is connected to a TopTen Band Aide band decoder. It works great for selecting antennas based on the band. I would like to be able to select a different antenna depending on *where* in the band I am operating. To be specific, If I am operating at 3500-3600, I want to select a dipole tuned to the bottom of the 80 meter band. It needs to tell the TopTen to select 80 meters, which is what it does now. If I am operating in the range 3601-4000, I want the TopTen to be told to select a different dipole, one tuned to 3800. The K3 needs to tell the TopTen to select some unused band which I can then rig to select the relay for the dipole tuned to 3800. Is there a way to set up the K3 to do this? I have been able to accomplish this by selecting different antenna outputs at the KAT500, but what I really need is a way to tell the TopTen to select different relays at the base of my tower. Changing antenna outputs at the KAT500 requires a separate cable run to the tower. I am sure this must have been covered at one time, but I can't find the right thread. TNX and 73 de Brian W3BW *Brian F. Wruble, C.F.A. __ 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 Message delivered to rta...@gmail.com __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] Selecting Antennas via Band Decoder
Yes, Station Master allows the user to define custom bands based on frequency not the band definition (BPF selection) in the transceiver EPROM. There have been a few one off CAT Decoder projects (typically using an Aurdino, Raspberry PI, or custom PIC) that will do the same thing if you are so inclined to do a little research with Google. However, I know of no currently available off the shelf product that supports custom band definitions for in band antenna switching other than the microHAM Station Master. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2015-08-01 5:01 PM, Dick Dievendorff wrote: I would check with W4TV. I suspect microHAM's Station Master might be able do this. The band outputs from the K3 ACC connector are just enough to select the band. To split the band on your chosen frequency you will need something that reads the serial port output of the K3, and put the radio into AUTOINF which causes the K3 to send its frequency when you move the VFO. The SteppIR controller reads this. Good luck! 73 de Dick, K6KR Sent from my iPhone On Aug 1, 2015, at 11:12, Brian F. Wruble bwru...@gmail.com wrote: My K3 is connected to a TopTen Band Aide band decoder. It works great for selecting antennas based on the band. I would like to be able to select a different antenna depending on *where* in the band I am operating. To be specific, If I am operating at 3500-3600, I want to select a dipole tuned to the bottom of the 80 meter band. It needs to tell the TopTen to select 80 meters, which is what it does now. If I am operating in the range 3601-4000, I want the TopTen to be told to select a different dipole, one tuned to 3800. The K3 needs to tell the TopTen to select some unused band which I can then rig to select the relay for the dipole tuned to 3800. Is there a way to set up the K3 to do this? I have been able to accomplish this by selecting different antenna outputs at the KAT500, but what I really need is a way to tell the TopTen to select different relays at the base of my tower. Changing antenna outputs at the KAT500 requires a separate cable run to the tower. I am sure this must have been covered at one time, but I can't find the right thread. TNX and 73 de Brian W3BW *Brian F. Wruble, C.F.A. __ 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 Message delivered to d...@elecraft.com __ 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 Message delivered to li...@subich.com __ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
