Is anyone using a Green Heron Select-8 WiFi Antenna Switch with a Flex-6xxx?

JohnK2CIB

I just received this switch and can't figure out how to get band data to it for automatic antenna selections based on the band. I would like to use the GHE Rotator program already running at the remote if possible, but am also using PSTRotator for the second tower.

73, John, K2CIB

David Decoons, wo2x

Do you have a GHE server running? I wrote a Node Red flow to interface the ARRL W1HQ Flex station to a 12x4 antenna switch running in the GHE environment.

73 Dave wo2x

JohnK2CIB

Yes, we (Mark, WC3W, and I) have a GHE server running for our RT-21 rotator on tower 1, which is fed from a USB port on the shack computer. We were only sold the new 8-position switch for the antennas on the mast and a DC injection device, but I see in the discussions that I may need a 68 mW "base" inside the shed (the shed is wood, and the distance to the switch box is about 100 feet). I thought the switch ran on WiFi, which we have. I'll have to call Jeff on that. I am aware of Node-Red, but may not be ready for that! Does it run on Windows? I am not good with Rasberry-Pi or Linux.

Presently, our antenna switching for tower 1 is done automatically. I use the BCD output from the Flex, buffer the levels, and drive a band decoder board which selects one of four relays to dummy up the turning of the knob on a manual Ameritron 4-pos remote antenna switch. This has worked well since 2016, but since none of it is supported and the tower switch is getting old, it is time to go with something new.

Ideally, the flex communication with the GHE server would include band data, which would be communicated to the switch box "base". But I see discussions of using FRStack or DDUtil. All of it would be better using internal ports.

Maybe it is time to go with Node-Red! Please send me the flow.

73, John, K2CIB