Hi Bob - you might look at
<http://pvrc.org/n4zr/Articles/Single%20Tower%20SO2R.pdf>, which was
published in NCJ for March 2006. The big departure was my use of
largely homebrew hardware (except for the Dunestar 600 bandswitched
band-pass filters). In particular, I used W9XT's band decoder boards,
at $20 each, which are a very flexible solution for a very nice price.
73, Pete N4ZR
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http://reversebeacon.net,
blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com.
For spots, please go to your favorite
ARC V6 or VE7CC DX cluster node.
In a message dated 11/26/2013 4:26:53 P.M. Central Standard Time,
kq2m@kq2m.com writes: Hi, I am using two FT1000MP’s for SO2R and would
like to use the band output from the radios to automatically
electronically switch all antennas, amps and filters every time I change
bands rather than the tiring/inefficient manual “switching by hand” that
I have been using for the past 26 years. I would appreciate hearing from
SO2R ops what amps, antenna switches, “ boxes” and /or other devices
that they use to accomplish this fully automatic switching which would
be necessary on both phone and cw. Also, if there is a particular
contest logging program that you have found to be especially useful and
well-integrated with all of this switching, please tell me as well.
Reliability and durability are of paramount importance to me as I do not
want failures occurring due to RF, cheap components and/or questionable
or short-sighted design issues. I would appreciate any thoughts and
experiences with products, vendors and station design either on or off
the reflector. Thanks in advance for your help. 73 Bob KQ2M
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