The remote switch needs 12-18V DC to energize the relays. Doesn't the band
data jack close a contact to ground for the selected band?
Jim N7US
-----Original Message-----
Jim,
I am kind of curious as to why you needed the Top Ten band decoder with the
Orion?
When I had a Yausu FT-1000D and then a Mark V, I also had one of the Top
Ten decoders to do the same thing you were doing. Only difference is I am
using three Ameritron RCS-4's and two MFJ 4712's spread out rather than one
(like the DX Engineering unit).
In any case, when I purchased the Orion, I sold the Top Ten unit because
the Orion has the bands already decoded on the Band Data connector, and I no
longer needed the top ten decoder.
----- Original Message -----
>I sold my Orion a couple of years ago but still have the Top Ten Devices
> Band Decoder. It was originally a Yaesu band decoder with the source
> driver
> option, and I added the $35 Orion mod kit and bought a $30 Orion cable for
> it. It works fine (was checked out by N2RD of Top Ten Devices since I
> don't
> have the Orion). I still have the couple of parts removed in the
> conversion, in case you want to convert it back to a Yaesu,
>
> I used it with a DX Engineering remote antenna switch on the tower.
> Changing
> bands on the radio changes the antenna switch automatically.
>
> Top Ten Devices no longer sells the Orion or the Yaesu-to-Orion mod kit.
> My
> cost was $155 for the unit, $35 for the mod kit, and $30 for the cable,
> for
> a total of $220. I'd like to sell the package for $175 plus shipping from
> near Chicago.
>
> The Top Ten Devices web site is http://www.qth.com/topten/bdecoder.htm.
>
>
> Jim N7US
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