Re: Topband: [CQ-Contest] Wireless Remote Control Relays
Yep Gary that is the one I purchased. But it is no longer available. However, I have been sent information from another 'listener' by direct E-mail that the nearly identical item is now available in this package. It appears the relay board is the same with a repackaged control unit. http://www.goodluckbuy.com/12v-8-channel-wireless-rf-switch-relayremote-control-315mhz-for-light.html Good luck, and thanks for the assistance. de Milt, N5IA -Original Message- From: Gerry Hull Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 2:47 PM To: Milt -- N5IA Cc: topband@contesting.com ; cq-cont...@contesting.com ; anten...@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: Topband: [CQ-Contest] Wireless Remote Control Relays They are probably the nearly the same as this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/130545242235?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 A mau On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 7:19 PM, Milt -- N5IA n...@zia-connection.comwrote: A question to the informed masses. A year or so ago I purchased some wireless remote control, 8 relay, modules from some source on E-Bay. Obviously at the time the units appealed to me, and apparently the price was right because I purchased 10 of them. Well, they have sit in the USPS shipping box for this length of time and I am now trying to figure out what project I had in mind for them; and how to use them. SOOO Does anyone have any experience with these units which have a sole identifying mark, silk screened on the RX and relay board, of CDKZQ-8L. The manufacture date is 2011.10.04. These units apparently work on 310 MHz. The only result I get in a web search is a Linear Delta Remotes company. But nothing they show for products resembles these units. The tiny remote control transmitter has larger, red colored keys numbered 1 2, and 3-8 on smaller black colored keys. It has a small telescoping antenna. These units are very well constructed, operate at 12 VDC, and look to be SPDT relays with 3 connections per relay on the terminal boards. Does anyone out there know anything about this unit; in particular how to program the channels for control of the eight relays? For anyone wanting to see them, respond directly to me and I will send you a couple of jpeg images. Thanks in advance for any assistance that can be offered. 73 de Milt, N5IA - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2899 / Virus Database: 2639/6099 - Release Date: 02/12/13 ___ CQ-Contest mailing list cq-cont...@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest _ Topband Reflector - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2899 / Virus Database: 2639/6099 - Release Date: 02/12/13 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2899 / Virus Database: 2639/6099 - Release Date: 02/12/13 _ Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: [CQ-Contest] Wireless Remote Control Relays
Milt, This was posted March 1, 2012 by N4ZR. Hope it helps. :-) I have one, too. I never used it. 73, Mike www.w0btu.com ... I [apparently N4ZR] wrote it after a little reverse-engineering. *Programming the CDKZQ-8L* This unit is a very inexpensive 8-relay remote switch. It uses a 315-MHz radio link between the battery-powered controller and the receiver, and each of its 8 relays is rated to handle 20 amps at either 14 VDC or 125 VAC. The controller has 8 buttons. The first two are larger, but all appear to operate identically, except when programming (see below). You must take the receiver unit out of its plastic case to program it. Once you have done so, place the receiver unit so that the programming button and its associated LED are at the lower right. The eight relays are arranged like the pins on an IC, and their numbering follows this convention. Hence, relay 1 is at the upper left, relay 4 at the lower left, relay 5 at the lower right, and relay 8 at the upper right. Each relay is SPDT/normally open, and three terminals are available for the user, labeled A, B, and C. B is the common terminal, A is the normally open side of the relay, and C is the normally closed side. The receiver unit requires 12V DC. DC is supplied to the 2-terminal strip at the top center of the unit, when positioned as above. The strip is not marked, but the terminal nearest the large diode next to it is “+”; the diode will keep you from making a mistake, by blocking voltage from the unit if you connect it incorrectly. The current drawn depends on the operating mode and, in latching,/non-interlocked mode, on the number of relays activated simultaneously. With just the receiver operating, the unit draws 5.6 mA. A single relay raises that to approximately 56 mA, and each additional relay adds about 50 mA. *Programming* The receiver/relay unit can be programmed to operate in one of three modes: 1. Latching – press a button, and the corresponding relay is energized, and stays energized until the button is pressed again. 2. Non-latching (momentary) – press a button, and the corresponding relay is energized so long as the button is pressed. Release the button, and the relay is de-energized 3. Interlocking – press a button, and the corresponding relay is energized until another button is pushed. Programming is very simple. Momentarily press the programming button on the receiver unit. The LED next to it will light. Then press the button on the controller corresponding to the mode you want, as numbered above. The LED will flash quickly a number of times, indicating that the receiver has been programmed. To clear the programming and return the unit to its original state, press the programming button again. 73, Pete N4ZR On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 11:50 PM, Milt -- N5IA n...@zia-connection.comwrote: On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 7:19 PM, Milt -- N5IA n...@zia-connection.com wrote: A question to the informed masses. A year or so ago I purchased some wireless remote control, 8 relay, modules from some source on E-Bay. Does anyone have any experience with these units which have a sole identifying mark, silk screened on the RX and relay board, of CDKZQ-8L. The manufacture date is 2011.10.04. These units apparently work on 310 MHz. The only result I get in a web search is a Linear Delta Remotes company. But nothing they show for products resembles these units. The tiny remote control transmitter has larger, red colored keys numbered 1 2, and 3-8 on smaller black colored keys. It has a small telescoping antenna. These units are very well constructed, operate at 12 VDC, and look to be SPDT relays with 3 connections per relay on the terminal boards. Does anyone out there know anything about this unit; in particular how to program the channels for control of the eight relays? _ Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: [CQ-Contest] Wireless Remote Control Relays
Hi Milt - do you get NCJ? A few issues ago (May June 2012) I had an article in there about this. I'm sending you a copy. I am using these for an 8-way receiving antenna hub. There are some minor operational issues, but the port-to-port isolation appears to be ~30 dB, which is adequate for me My version is MS Word 2010 - let me know if you need an older one. I'm copying this to the topband reflector, but of course the attachment will be stripped off. If anyone needs one, please contact me directly. 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com. For spots, please go to your favorite ARC V6 or VE7CC DX cluster node. On 2/12/2013 7:19 PM, Milt -- N5IA wrote: A question to the informed masses. A year or so ago I purchased some wireless remote control, 8 relay, modules from some source on E-Bay. Obviously at the time the units appealed to me, and apparently the price was right because I purchased 10 of them. Well, they have sit in the USPS shipping box for this length of time and I am now trying to figure out what project I had in mind for them; and how to use them. SOOO Does anyone have any experience with these units which have a sole identifying mark, silk screened on the RX and relay board, of CDKZQ-8L. The manufacture date is 2011.10.04. These units apparently work on 310 MHz. The only result I get in a web search is a Linear Delta Remotes company. But nothing they show for products resembles these units. The tiny remote control transmitter has larger, red colored keys numbered 1 2, and 3-8 on smaller black colored keys. It has a small telescoping antenna. These units are very well constructed, operate at 12 VDC, and look to be SPDT relays with 3 connections per relay on the terminal boards. Does anyone out there know anything about this unit; in particular how to program the channels for control of the eight relays? For anyone wanting to see them, respond directly to me and I will send you a couple of jpeg images. Thanks in advance for any assistance that can be offered. 73 de Milt, N5IA - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2899 / Virus Database: 2639/6099 - Release Date: 02/12/13 ___ CQ-Contest mailing list cq-cont...@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest _ Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: [CQ-Contest] Wireless Remote Control Relays
They are probably the nearly the same as this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/130545242235?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 A mau On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 7:19 PM, Milt -- N5IA n...@zia-connection.comwrote: A question to the informed masses. A year or so ago I purchased some wireless remote control, 8 relay, modules from some source on E-Bay. Obviously at the time the units appealed to me, and apparently the price was right because I purchased 10 of them. Well, they have sit in the USPS shipping box for this length of time and I am now trying to figure out what project I had in mind for them; and how to use them. SOOO Does anyone have any experience with these units which have a sole identifying mark, silk screened on the RX and relay board, of CDKZQ-8L. The manufacture date is 2011.10.04. These units apparently work on 310 MHz. The only result I get in a web search is a Linear Delta Remotes company. But nothing they show for products resembles these units. The tiny remote control transmitter has larger, red colored keys numbered 1 2, and 3-8 on smaller black colored keys. It has a small telescoping antenna. These units are very well constructed, operate at 12 VDC, and look to be SPDT relays with 3 connections per relay on the terminal boards. Does anyone out there know anything about this unit; in particular how to program the channels for control of the eight relays? For anyone wanting to see them, respond directly to me and I will send you a couple of jpeg images. Thanks in advance for any assistance that can be offered. 73 de Milt, N5IA - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2899 / Virus Database: 2639/6099 - Release Date: 02/12/13 ___ CQ-Contest mailing list cq-cont...@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest _ Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: [CQ-Contest] Wireless Remote Control Relays
Thanks Gary for that information. It is the first of this kind I have seen. Pete, N4ZR has reverse engineered the board and has produced a similar instruction. From the info from the two sources, I can probably get something to work. The 8 relay board is not now available as you can see in the E-Bay notice. However, the 4 relay and 15 relay boards and remote controls made by the same company appear to be available for purchase. I can say that the boards and relays are high quality, and should be of use to lots of folks who might want to put a small amount of work into them. Pete has an article in the NCJ about one year ago that details what he has done to use his 8 relay board remotely, including inducing the 310 MHz RF signal onto his feed line to get more distance to his antenna selection location. Thanks again, and good luck to anyone who tackles the project. de Milt, n5Ia From: Gerry Hull Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 2:47 PM To: Milt -- N5IA Cc: topband@contesting.com ; cq-cont...@contesting.com ; anten...@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Wireless Remote Control Relays They are probably the nearly the same as this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/130545242235?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 A mau On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 7:19 PM, Milt -- N5IA n...@zia-connection.com wrote: A question to the informed masses. A year or so ago I purchased some wireless remote control, 8 relay, modules from some source on E-Bay. Obviously at the time the units appealed to me, and apparently the price was right because I purchased 10 of them. Well, they have sit in the USPS shipping box for this length of time and I am now trying to figure out what project I had in mind for them; and how to use them. SOOO Does anyone have any experience with these units which have a sole identifying mark, silk screened on the RX and relay board, of CDKZQ-8L. The manufacture date is 2011.10.04. These units apparently work on 310 MHz. The only result I get in a web search is a Linear Delta Remotes company. But nothing they show for products resembles these units. The tiny remote control transmitter has larger, red colored keys numbered 1 2, and 3-8 on smaller black colored keys. It has a small telescoping antenna. These units are very well constructed, operate at 12 VDC, and look to be SPDT relays with 3 connections per relay on the terminal boards. Does anyone out there know anything about this unit; in particular how to program the channels for control of the eight relays? For anyone wanting to see them, respond directly to me and I will send you a couple of jpeg images. Thanks in advance for any assistance that can be offered. 73 de Milt, N5IA - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2899 / Virus Database: 2639/6099 - Release Date: 02/12/13 ___ CQ-Contest mailing list cq-cont...@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2899 / Virus Database: 2639/6099 - Release Date: 02/12/13 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2899 / Virus Database: 2639/6099 - Release Date: 02/12/13 _ Topband Reflector
