Re: [Elecraft] P3/TX Mon Coupler Switching Idea

2016-06-18 Thread Dr. William J. Schmidt, II
One of the guys at Elecraft (Mike?) did this with a cheap switch box available off Amazon. I took that box and added some video analog switches and a band decoder to do it automagically and basis power level. Its a simple matter to do. Just get creative. Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ

Re: [Elecraft] P3/TX Mon Coupler Switching Idea

2016-06-18 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
tra sensor cable with male RJ45 connectors to attach the switch box to the P3. A suitable 6-foot W2 Sensor Cable available from Elecraft (Order E850638). 73, Ron AC7AC -Original Message- Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3/TX Mon Coupler Switching Idea > I am thinking of getting a 2nd DCHF C

Re: [Elecraft] P3/TX Mon Coupler Switching Idea

2016-06-18 Thread Clay Autery
To make sure I have truly beat this horse to death... Go here: *http://www.elecraft.com/manual/P3%20Xmit%20Mon%20FAQ-ver-A-7.pdf * This is a Tx Mon FAQ... Page 6, 3c. "These 2 items will be connected with CAT5/CAT6 cable plugging into RJ45 jacks." "RJ8" in the Tx Mon Installation Manual is a

Re: [Elecraft] P3/TX Mon Coupler Switching Idea

2016-06-18 Thread Clay Autery
Followup: Looking in the manual, the picture of the TXMON board clearly shows that the modular jack has 8 conductors. I'm almost certain that is an RJ-45 8P8C jack... But from what I can see, they are using AT LEAST conductors 2,4,6, and 8... (the solid wires for both 568A and 568B). You can see

Re: [Elecraft] P3/TX Mon Coupler Switching Idea

2016-06-18 Thread Clay Autery
FYI, an RJ-8 modular plug will plug right in to an RJ-45 modular jack The retention key on the connector centers it in the RJ-45 jack so that the 4 center conductors are lined up. The key to making this work is to verify: 1) How are the jacks wired on the switch: 568A or 568B. 2) Match up

Re: [Elecraft] P3/TX Mon Coupler Switching Idea

2016-06-18 Thread Mike VE3YF
Hi Alan: Tnx for the info, good to see someone else has done it. Question though, does the Coupler cable use RJ45 connectors, reason I ask I see on the Elecraft site it says RJ8, and I am not finding too much info on the Internet ref RJ8 Connectors. Perhaps I am reading too much into it. 73

Re: [Elecraft] P3/TX Mon Coupler Switching Idea

2016-06-17 Thread Alan Bloom
> I am thinking of getting a 2nd DCHF Coupler for my P3 TX Monitor > Setup. This way I could Monitor 2 Outputs from the same P3. ... > Does anyone know of a switch that could handle this job. Here's the one I use. It allows switching up to four 8P8C (RJ-45) connectors. $10 from Amazon: