Herb,
I had a bad RCS-12 out of the box. Maybe yours is too. The replacement worked
as expected. I love it!
Good luck.
Mike NF4L
On Mar 16, 2014, at 6:23 PM, Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net> wrote:
> Joe, You are always so very helpful in solving problems....but in this case
> I must have read and re-read the skimpy Ameritron manual 10 or more times.
> The jumpers are in the right setting per the manual JMP1 is 1 of 8 and JMP4
> is "direct" as the manual suggests. Even on the bench on the "Relay
> Connection Jack" multiple votages appear on different wire in one setting of
> the switch in the manual mode. this is with both my RCS-12C one just
> purchased to see if I have a bad controller. As I mentioned the previously
> the RS-232 9 pin has individual voltage output 1-8 and no ambiguity. However
> this output is only 5 volts DC on either controller as it appears to be for
> the purpose of switching other external devices. Absent a detailed schematic
> my ability to troubleshoot the 8 higher current switching transistors is
> limited. Any suggestions?
>
>
> Herb, KV4FZ
>
>
>
>
>
> On 3/16/2014 6:03 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>>
>> Herb,
>>
>> Read the RCS-12 manual. The answer you need will be found on pages 4
>> and 5. See the 1 of 8 configuration for the "Relay Connection Jack"
>> and the appropriate setting for JMP 1.
>>
>> RTFM OM!
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> ... Joe, W4TV
>>
>>
>> On 3/16/2014 5:16 PM, Herb Schoenbohm wrote:
>>> I am trying to get my RCS-12C Ameritron antenna switch interface working
>>> with a DX-Engineering 8-Port Antenna Switch in a 1-8 configuration.
>>> However the Ameritron box outputs switching voltage on more than one
>>> wire simultaneously even in the manual setting via the 8 pin connection
>>> jack thus causing more than one relay to reference an antenna. The
>>> switching closures from the common main feed port to the various
>>> antennas are all over the place thus causing high VSWR on the selected
>>> antenna. One would think that Ameritron would have 12 VDC or what ever
>>> the switching voltage might be to only output one wire at a time but
>>> that is not the case. There is however on the RCS-12C an Auxiliary
>>> Output DB9 connector which provides a single voltage of 5 volts DC with
>>> respect to ground and these are all correct and non are duplicatd on
>>> other ports like the Din Relay box port Unfortunately the DX-Engineering
>>> box type RR8B-HP Remote Antenna Switch requires a control voltage of
>>> 10-14VDC, not 5 volts. The cable used is CAT 5 of very good quality and
>>> I have even made a new run with a new Din connection to the antenna
>>> control port on the RCS-12. All my setting inside the Ameritron are
>>> simple 1 through 8 switching. I have searched for solution and maybe
>>> the only way the RCS-12C will control the DX=Engineering Antenna Switch
>>> is by building a board of 8 five volt relays which then send 10-14 volts
>>> out to an external supply. Yes the Ameritron 12-RCSC has provision for
>>> inputing up to 30 volts and an internal jumper for a direct feed to the
>>> Din relay box connector. However there is enough voltage on non
>>> switched wires to cause the remote antenna switch to do all sorts of
>>> unfortunate things. Sometime the 20 meter antenna shows up on position
>>> 8 even though the coax is into port 5. Sometimes the 10 meter port and
>>> the 160 meter port are cross connected. This is all very strange and I
>>> would like to know if any other user of this configuration has had
>>> similar problems and discovered solutions. I have even purchased a new
>>> RCS-12C controller and this performs the same way. Again I have a BCD
>>> connection to my Icom but this is not the problem since the bad
>>> switching occurs in manual mode as well as auto mode.
>>>
>>> Please let me know if you have a solution to this. I would like to get
>>> it running before the CQ WPX contest or else try to switch this box with
>>> some clip leads and a 12VDC supply. This must be something simple to
>>> correct.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
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