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Vevtor Wattmeter Sharing Device

Ed Johnson
Ed Johnson Member ✭✭
edited April 2020 in New Ideas
I am working on a 4 port antenna selection device that works with SmartSDR using a Flex Smart USB cable and automatically switches your LP100A/500/700,PowerMaster or any other high end SWR bridge/vector analyzer betweenn any one of up to 4 antenna ports on your HF Amplifier.  This allows you to make use of the high end analyzer without having to manually switch antenna cables.  It takes bcd instructions from the Flex and places the analyzer into the correct antenna path.  I am curious to see what the interest level is.  I am deploying it at my station now.  It supports full legal power.  Let me know if there is interest.  It will be priced reasonably.

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] ✭✭
    edited April 2020
  • WK2Y
    WK2Y Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
  • Mark_WS7M
    Mark_WS7M Member ✭✭✭
    edited April 2019
  • Steven WA8Y
    Steven WA8Y Member ✭✭
    edited February 2019
    Yes, I'm interested.
  • Ed Johnson
    Ed Johnson Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
    To all those interested.  This is intended to be a simple to use device and relatively inexpensive compared to the alternatives.  Please email me the number of feedlines you would need to use for your wattmeter and the bands used on each feedline. (Keep in mind that I am focused primarily on 160-6m to keep the number of ports to something manageable while looking to support as many different applications as possible.  My goal is to do this with only  a small 12VDC source and one usb cable to the rear of the Flex.  No Cat, no Ethernet.... all configured from within the SmartSDR as it exists today. (At least that is my goal)  Please email to ed@w2ph.com  
  • Chuck
    Chuck Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
    If you are using an LP-500 or LP-700, they have four (4) inputs for up to four power/SWR couplers and can be set to auto-switch to the coupler that is active.  Of course, you need to purchase the additional couplers, but they can then be optimally placed wherever needed in the shack using CAT6 cable from the couplers to the LP-500/700.
  • Ed Johnson
    Ed Johnson Member ✭✭
    edited February 2019
    Yes, Bob, it will work on a Flex barefoot or with any amp.
  • Ed Johnson
    Ed Johnson Member ✭✭
    edited February 2019
    Mark, It should work in the application you describe.  At this time we are not looking at anything network based. 
  • Ed Johnson
    Ed Johnson Member ✭✭
    edited February 2019
    If you want to buy all those couplers..... :-)
  • Ed Johnson
    Ed Johnson Member ✭✭
    edited April 2019
  • Kari Gustafsson SM0HRP
    Kari Gustafsson SM0HRP Member ✭✭
    edited February 2019
    Hi, great idea. I am ON. I need to monitor 4 feed lines from a 4x8 antenna switch. 73s kari@sm0hrp.se

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