Yup. Joe's StationMaster solution is better if all-band switching is important to you.
I'm an "occasional driver" on the WARC bands and I can reach over to the PW-1 control head and move to 18 or 24 MHz manually. I really want the automatic switching for contest operations. Dick, K6KR -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerry Flanders Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 10:48 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 and Icom PW-1 IIRC, this method only works for the major bands. ICOM did not provide for the others. Jerry W4UK At 01:42 PM 6/2/2008, Dick Dievendorff wrote: >See also Top Ten Devices application note #3, >http://www.qth.com/topten/apnote3.htm > >Unfortunately the schematic doesn't seem to show up (on my browser), but >I've seen the schematic before. It's the BCD to voltage divider network >(with trimmer pots) that Joe mentions below. > >The schematic was once at http://www.qth.com/topten/icomencd.gif but the >file doesn't seem to be there now. > >I'll forward this to Dave Hawes of Top Ten Devices; maybe he can get the >image file restored. > >73 de Dick, K6KR > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV >Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 9:30 AM >To: 'Bob Serwy'; elecraft@mailman.qth.net >Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 and Icom PW-1 > > >Bob, > >There are two approaches that will work to do automatic >band switching with the K3 and PW-1. The first is to use >something like the microHAM Band Decoder (or new Station >Master which replaces Band Decoder) to convert the Elecraft >(Kenwood) "IF;" CAT data to Icom CI-V Transceive broadcasts. >The second would be to build a BCD to 1 of 10 decoder and >use that to drive a voltage divider to create the Icom >compatible "Band Select" voltage. > >The Station Master will be available off the shelf after >Friedrichshafen. I can supply notes on the BCD decoder >approach but have not built/tested any devices. That is a >"low tech" solution and not something microHAM is likely to >produce and I'm not inclined to get involved in building "one >off" units since that is a relatively high cost/low return >proposition. > >73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Serwy > > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 11:24 AM > > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > Subject: [Elecraft] K3 and Icom PW-1 > > > > > > Any one has a K3 and a PW-1 hooked up for automatic band > > switching of the PW-1? If so, how as it accomplished? > > > > Thanks > > > > Bob Serwy - N9RS _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
