Swapping 2 slices including ANT

Andy - KU7T · April 2019

Hi,

Is there a way to swap slice A and B? Including Frequency, mode, filters, RIT, ANT, AGC-T? I would like to improve N1MM+'s Alt+F5 that swaps both frequencies and modes and typed callsign. Maybe with a CAT command? Or OTRSP command? Or two CAT commands (swap slices, swap ANT)? Or would I have to write my own client to do it? Any ideas?

Thanks and 73
Andy
KU7T

Joe N3HEE · April 2019

I just tested my N1MM+ setup in CW mode and found that ALT+F5 swapped slices, antennas, filters, etc. I have N1MM configured for SO2R. I have Smart CAT configured to use a COM port for each slice and OTRSP. I use a USB controlled relay connected to my 6600M to do antenna switching. I can send you screen shots if you like. -Joe

Andy - KU7T · April 2019

Since you have your antenna switch integrated with the Flex, I guess you get it to do everything (I assume your ANT inputs do not move with Alt+F5 but your actual antennas follow on the external antenna switch).

I have not integrated my antenna switch as I do have a few multi band antennas, also sometimes more than one antenna for a band. I manually switch my Green Heron client on the desktop. I do not need/want any automatic switching. All I would be happy with would be to swap VFOs (which it does) AND swap VFOs receive ANT and transmit ANT. Basically, I want everying from slice 1 to move over to slice 2 and vice versa. Maybe this may need to be a custom client that I somehow integrate into a N1MM+ macro. Thinking...

73
Andy
KU7T

Joe N3HEE · April 2019

Everything moves when I do ALT-F5. It works just like you want it to. What was on slice A is now on slice B. Ant inputs move and my antennas switch moves. Give it a try.

Andy - KU7T · April 2019

I did try. Slice 1 kept ANT1/ANT1 and Slice 2 stayed with ANT2/ANT2. I know that N1MM+ does not instruct the radio to change antennas. Could this be your profiles doing an implicit switch? 73 Andy KU7T

Joe N3HEE · April 2019

N1MM has the ability to switch antennas. See the Antennas tab in the configurer. Maybe I have that configured. I will check my config tonight and let you know how my antennas are being switched.

http://n1mm.hamdocs.com/tiki-index.php?page=Configurer#Configurer_REAL_GT_Antennas_Tab

Lee - N2LEE · July 2019

Andy I have been trying to figure how to do this with just the Flex as well. I have tried every combination and setting on the USB Cable setup and unfortuntely nothing does what we want.

I also use N1MM and will give ALT-F5 a try but I would prefer to handle the switching handled by the Flex not N1MM.

We have things Active Slice and TX Active, maybe we need NOT Active or RX Active

Mike VE3CKO · July 2019

FRstack also has a swap feature. Simply right click on the slice in FRstack, select "Swap with" and a side menu opens of all other open slices for you to choose from. You can even setup hotkeys for this.
I would prefer SmartSDR and Maestro to have a SWAP button in the slice similar to the SPIT button.

Lee - N2LEE · August 2019

I am trying to setup a SO2R using the SPE Expert 1.3k Amp. I won't go into how it works but I need to be able to swap Antennas as well. I did a little investigating and what is interesting is there is actually a CAT command called "FR" that reports which slice is Receiving and NOT in TX mode.

I wish there was a way under the USB Cables interface to query and/or send CAT commands. This might allow me to do what I need programatically without using additional hardware or software.

(page 117 of the 2.x SmartSDR for Windows Software User’s Guide)

Swapping 2 slices including ANT

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