Re: Topband: RX Antenna Switch

2014-11-21 Thread Ron Feutz
2014 8:54 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: RX Antenna Switch Gary, It will be great to see some of your other products again. I have owned a RAS-8x2 for a number of years. It makes switching Beverage antennas so easy plus it has a preamp. I put mine to good use in last week

Re: Topband: RX Antenna Switch

2014-11-21 Thread john
Gary, It will be great to see some of your other products again. I have owned a RAS-8x2 for a number of years. It makes switching Beverage antennas so easy plus it has a preamp. I put mine to good use in last weekend's Sweepstakes contest. GL, John KK9A From: "K9AY" Reply-to: K9AY Dat

Re: Topband: RX Antenna Switch

2014-11-21 Thread Doug Renwick
I would not care if it was a business advertising. No need to apologize. If I didn't want to read it, I would use my Delete key. Doug I wasn't born in Saskatchewan, but I got here as soon as I could. -Original Message- I recently delivered several RAS-8x2 Receive Antenna Switch units t

Topband: RX Antenna Switch

2014-11-21 Thread K9AY
I recently delivered several RAS-8x2 Receive Antenna Switch units to customers and made some extras -- I have three units boxed and ready to ship. Two with UHF connectors, the other with F connectors. E-mail me at: gary(at)aytechnologies(dot)com And I am getting ready to make more of my past p

Re: Topband: RX antenna switch

2012-01-02 Thread ZR
ent: Friday, December 30, 2011 4:00 PM Subject: Re: Topband: RX antenna switch > > Interlocked switches should not be necessary for receive applications. > If by interlocked you're looking for a way to deselect one antenna > when selecting the next, check K1TTT's web s

Re: Topband: RX antenna switch

2011-12-30 Thread Eric Tichansky NO3M
System similar to what you mentioned regarding the gain compensation/distribution, HPF/BPFs, RX overload, PTT, and additional signal path sources and output routing (incl. looping back): http://no3m.net/index.php?page=signal-processor Has an on-board embedded MPU, but a header can be used w/ s

Re: Topband: RX antenna switch

2011-12-30 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
Interlocked switches should not be necessary for receive applications. If by interlocked you're looking for a way to deselect one antenna when selecting the next, check K1TTT's web site. Dave had a push button controller that would release previously selected antennas when making a new selection.

Re: Topband: RX antenna switch

2011-12-30 Thread Dave G4GED
- Original Message - From: "Brian Moran" Here's one that works for TX & Rx. http://www.qsl.net/k5lxp/projects/CoaxSwitch/CoaxSwitch.html With lockout, etc. A homebrew version of the '6 pack' kind of box from array solutions. I have the Array Solutions one, and it works great. - Brian N

Re: Topband: RX antenna switch

2011-12-30 Thread Brian Moran
uot; ; TopBand Reflector Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 7:15 AM Subject: Re: Topband: RX antenna switch - Original Message - Got a note from Gary K9AY, he says no time to make the RAS8x2 switches, real work is too busy. So I suspect until Gary can make more they are not available. Dave Ande

Re: Topband: RX antenna switch

2011-12-30 Thread K9AY
Topbanders, Re: the recent discussion of antenna switches and the AY Technologies RAS-8x2 -- yes, production has been suspended while I work on my "real job" which now involves starting a new company (www.rfti.com for those who might be interested). I have only today started a conversation wit

Re: Topband: RX antenna switch

2011-12-30 Thread Bill Cromwell
On Fri, 2011-12-30 at 15:15 +, Dave G4GED wrote: > - Original Message - > Got a note from Gary K9AY, he says no time to make the RAS8x2 switches, real > work is too busy. So I suspect until Gary can make more they are not > available. > Dave Anderson, K4SV > ---

Re: Topband: RX antenna switch

2011-12-30 Thread Dave G4GED
- Original Message - Got a note from Gary K9AY, he says no time to make the RAS8x2 switches, real work is too busy. So I suspect until Gary can make more they are not available. Dave Anderson, K4SV -- That's a pity, I was just about

Topband: RX antenna switch

2011-12-28 Thread Dave Anderson, K4SV
Hi Guys, Got a note from Gary K9AY, he says no time to make the RAS8x2 switches, real work is too busy.  So I suspect until Gary can make more they are not available.   Dave Anderson, K4SV Tryon, NC  828 777-5088   www.K4SV.com   > ___ UR RST IS ... ..

Re: Topband: RX antenna switch

2011-12-28 Thread Herb Schoenbohm
The K9AY RAS 8x2 is very nicebut I wish it had an on screen GUI control. There is an interesting multiple RX antenna switch marketed at 4O3A.com that does allow for an on screen control and a multitude of RX antenna choices. This make it usable for remote operations which are growing in po

Re: Topband: RX antenna switch

2011-12-28 Thread Milt -- N5IA
s provided for my remote Beverage farm. It is so nice to have retired the old DTMF and basic CPU type controllers and control lines. 73, and good luck de Milt, N5IA -Original Message- From: W0UCE Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 8:29 AM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband:

Re: Topband: RX antenna switch

2011-12-28 Thread Thorvaldur Stefansson
The RAS 8x2 is the perfect solution. I have used mine for several years. I have 8 Beverage antenna directions going to two receivers in my K3, any combination of single/combined Beverage + Diversity. Just a very happy user. http://www.aytechnologies.com/Products/RAS8x2data.htm 73 Thor, TF4M O

Topband: RX antenna switch

2011-12-28 Thread W0UCE
A new computer controlled RX or TX Antenna switch will be on the market in about a month. It will control up to 10 antennas or any other contact closure selection device with the click of a mouse. Users will be able to assign GUI designators to each port. Example for beverage selection the user

Re: Topband: RX antenna switch

2011-12-28 Thread Joel Harrison
ght antennas > simultaneously. I have three of these systems in my station and they work > great! > > http://www.aytechnologies.com > > 73 > Frank > W3LPL > > Original message > >Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:35:04 -0500 > >From: Roger D Johnson > >Subje

Topband: RX antenna switch

2011-12-28 Thread Roger D Johnson
Many have suggested the K9AY switch. Unfortunately, I need more than two outputs. I have the two inputs to the K3, one to an auxiliary rx and one to a low freq converter...that's a minimum of 4. To cover possible expansion I'd like to have a 6x6, 8x6 or 8x8 matrix. I don't need any filters or pream

Re: Topband: RX antenna switch

2011-12-28 Thread donovanf
Original message >Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:35:04 -0500 >From: Roger D Johnson >Subject: Topband: RX antenna switch >To: topband@contesting.com > >I'm sure that I'm like a lot of Top Banders in that I have a bunch of >receiving antennas (5 at present) that I w

Topband: RX antenna switch

2011-12-28 Thread Roger D Johnson
I'm sure that I'm like a lot of Top Banders in that I have a bunch of receiving antennas (5 at present) that I would like to switch to several different receiver type inputs. At present, I have a patch panel but am looking for something quicker and more convenient. It occurred to me that some sort