Re: [Elecraft] KCR2 versus Bandmaster III
I have several of the original six band Top Ten Band Decoders. I rewired my old Yaesu cables to accommodate the K3S and it works great for automatically switching bandpass filters and antennas. John KK9A Rick Tavan rick at tavan.com Sun Jan 10 13:33:27 EST 2016 Another nice solution, especially for more complex stations, is the new Band Aide band decoder from Top Ten Devices. The optional K3 ACC cable provides clean integration or you can build your own. You can do "wire ORing" internally to let multiple bands select the same multi-band antenna. The box provides front panel LEDs for 160-6 band selection including 60 and WARC. It has a rotary switch that offers manual selection of an antenna other than the one normally selected for a band and five optional positions that leave the default selection active but also activate a separate output line that can drive an external relay to select among alternate antennas on a band. It's simple to use in basic stations and flexible to use in more complex situations. I have two in my SO2R station and like them very much. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KCR2 versus Bandmaster III
I have two bandmaster with sixpack and two K3 and all work perfect with automatic bands switching 73, Jorge CX6VM/CW5W Enviado desde mi iPhone > El 10 ene. 2016, a las 11:39, Lewis Phelpsescribió: > > Does anyone have experience with the Bandmaster III station control unit > offered by Array Solutions? I’m interested how it stacks up against the > Elecraft KCR2. Looking to mate one or the other to my K3. > > thanks, > > Lew > > > Lew Phelps N6LEW > Pasadena, CA DM04wd > Elecraft K3-10 / KXV144 / XV432 > Yaesu FT-7800 > l...@n6lew.us > www.n6lew.us > > Generalized Law of Entropy: Sooner or later, everything that has been put > together will fall apart. > > > > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to cx6vm.jo...@gmail.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KCR2 versus Bandmaster III
I use KRC2s, SixPak and FL-1/W3NQN BP filters at home. In Aruba, we have the BandMaster III, SixPak and FilterMax BP filters. Both systems work great. I like them equally well. The cabling is simpler between the BandMaster and FilterMax, which is convenient. Ed W0YK -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Lewis Phelps Sent: 10 January, 2016 08:40 To: Elecraft Subject: [Elecraft] KCR2 versus Bandmaster III Does anyone have experience with the Bandmaster III station control unit offered by Array Solutions? I'm interested how it stacks up against the Elecraft KCR2. Looking to mate one or the other to my K3. thanks, Lew Lew Phelps N6LEW Pasadena, CA DM04wd Elecraft K3-10 / KXV144 / XV432 Yaesu FT-7800 l...@n6lew.us www.n6lew.us Generalized Law of Entropy: Sooner or later, everything that has been put together will fall apart. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to e...@w0yk.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] KCR2 versus Bandmaster III
Does anyone have experience with the Bandmaster III station control unit offered by Array Solutions? I’m interested how it stacks up against the Elecraft KCR2. Looking to mate one or the other to my K3. thanks, Lew Lew Phelps N6LEW Pasadena, CA DM04wd Elecraft K3-10 / KXV144 / XV432 Yaesu FT-7800 l...@n6lew.us www.n6lew.us Generalized Law of Entropy: Sooner or later, everything that has been put together will fall apart. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KCR2 versus Bandmaster III
Another alternative is Station Master from microHAM. It uses CAT/RS-232 interface and provides completely flexible configuration for both bandpass filters *and* antenna switching plus support for automatic amplifiers (Icom or Yaesu interface), support for SteppIR controller and/or support for antenna rotator. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 1/10/2016 11:39 AM, Lewis Phelps wrote: Does anyone have experience with the Bandmaster III station control unit offered by Array Solutions? I’m interested how it stacks up against the Elecraft KCR2. Looking to mate one or the other to my K3. thanks, Lew Lew Phelps N6LEW Pasadena, CA DM04wd Elecraft K3-10 / KXV144 / XV432 Yaesu FT-7800 l...@n6lew.us www.n6lew.us Generalized Law of Entropy: Sooner or later, everything that has been put together will fall apart. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] KCR2 versus Bandmaster III
Another nice solution, especially for more complex stations, is the new Band Aide band decoder from Top Ten Devices. The optional K3 ACC cable provides clean integration or you can build your own. You can do "wire ORing" internally to let multiple bands select the same multi-band antenna. The box provides front panel LEDs for 160-6 band selection including 60 and WARC. It has a rotary switch that offers manual selection of an antenna other than the one normally selected for a band and five optional positions that leave the default selection active but also activate a separate output line that can drive an external relay to select among alternate antennas on a band. It's simple to use in basic stations and flexible to use in more complex situations. I have two in my SO2R station and like them very much. On Sun, Jan 10, 2016 at 10:13 AM, Ed Muns <e...@w0yk.com> wrote: > I use KRC2s, SixPak and FL-1/W3NQN BP filters at home. In Aruba, we have > the BandMaster III, SixPak and FilterMax BP filters. Both systems work > great. I like them equally well. The cabling is simpler between the > BandMaster and FilterMax, which is convenient. > > Ed W0YK > > > > -Original Message- > From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of > Lewis > Phelps > Sent: 10 January, 2016 08:40 > To: Elecraft > Subject: [Elecraft] KCR2 versus Bandmaster III > > Does anyone have experience with the Bandmaster III station control unit > offered by Array Solutions? I'm interested how it stacks up against the > Elecraft KCR2. Looking to mate one or the other to my K3. > > thanks, > > Lew > > > Lew Phelps N6LEW > Pasadena, CA DM04wd > Elecraft K3-10 / KXV144 / XV432 > Yaesu FT-7800 > l...@n6lew.us > www.n6lew.us > > Generalized Law of Entropy: Sooner or later, everything that has been put > together will fall apart. > > > > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to e...@w0yk.com > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to rta...@gmail.com > -- Rick Tavan Truckee, CA __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com