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Remote Antenna Switch
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Rob, I actually like the relay clatter, it gives some feedback that something is actually happening...SmartSDR gives no clue whatsoever of either an antenna change, or which antenna is currently selected.
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Roberto,
Set pin 1 as frequency based from 14.000 to 29.999 (antenna A)
Set pin 2 as frequency based from 1.800 to 7.300 (antenna
Both active high0 -
Hello Steve and thanks for your help.
Sorry but it seems does not work anyway. In order to be more precise about my setting :
Pin 1--> Enabled , active high , Tx slice freq.range low 1800000000 , hi 7200000000
Pin 2 --> enable active high tx slice freq range low 14000000000 , hi 29900000000.
The only doubt is that active , would be stay on LOW as in this way I can hear and work with my antennas,.... but this is not THE problem . The problem is that remote switch does not change relay at band (freq..range) changing.
Please note that frequencies sintax has ben taken in "automatic" as I wrote 1.800 , 7.20 etc.
also please note that in case I set "BAND" instead of freq.range it work without problem (but as said I have not output enought to caver all of my band/antenna)
It could be a problem of revision ? Currently I'm under 1.10.16.174.
Thanks for your help and patience and
73 de IZ2ODM Roby
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Hello Bob!
i know your post was a long while back. but can you give me a little more on what relay board you used and how to wire to do what you described!, Im a show me guy, so if you had a pic that would be nice. thanks in advance for your time!0 -
Hi, I bought that board some 15-years ago. I've been looking for the past day or so but either I can't remember the name or it's no longer being sold. Just about any board with SPDT relay contacts will do. Couple it with an antenna switch that's got a wired remote switch with a common and one activation wire per relay. Wire it up like I described & it should work fine.0
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Thanks Bob I ordered both, the Denkovi's and the sainsmart, both on slow boats from China! Looking forward to see what I can destroy! Not fooled with many relays, I would assume the 12 volt go to common and use NO side for each relay0
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OK, got sainsmart board in, hooked up to flex. Recognized right off, have relay working, the way I see it is if I use a tri band beam I would have to use 3 relays, one for each band, be nice if you could have more than 1 selection on each relay in software. Any thoughts or suggestions. Thanks0
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Sorrry, I don't operate that way so my input won't be of any value. I switch mine by hand from a remote app on my phone or PC, not by output from the radio. Hopefully others with experience having the radio switch antennas will be of help to you.0
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That's OK, that's not a biggie, particularly interested in the suggestion you made about wiring and still have knob control if needed. Any pics? Thanks for your time in replying, not done a whole lot with relays in the past0
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I have a MFJ-4726. I am thinking of using Ham Radio Deluxe to change the frequency, change the antenna and rotate it with my Flex 6500. The MFJ-4726 has RJ45 connectors and the Flex can send a signal to it via a parallel connection from the PC to the MFJ-4726. What need is the pinout for the MFJ-4726 or a schematic. Can't find one on the MFJ site of searching on the internet. Can I just assume it is Pin1-to-pin 1 all down the line?
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