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Mike Reublin NF4L

KRC2

My Ameritron RCS-12 automagic antenna switch is sulking, and not switching the remote RCS-10.

I'm thinking of replacing it with a KRC2 pre-built. Is anyone using it with a K3 and the Ameritron remote box? How difficult to configure it to work from the K3 ACC with the RCS-10?

The manual has the line "The ACC menu entry can be used to directly control the KRC2's accessory outputs.". I don't find any other reference. Whatsit mean?

73, Mike NF4L

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Jack Brindle-2

Re: KRC2

Mike, just how are you wanting to control the switch? If it is band-based, then just wire up the RCS-10 to the appropriate terminals in the KRC2, connect the KRC2 to the K3, and thing should start working. Are your needs more than this?

The best way to use the KRC2 with the K3 is using the Auxbus connection. Just two wires, Auxbus and ground, from the KRC2 to the K3. The KRC2 needs power, of course, and then the connections to the relay box.

Now, as for the ACC connectors, the K3 has entries in the KRC2 menu for Accessory switching. They directly control the ACC pins based on your menu selection.what can this be used for? Perhaps alternate antennas for a band, or other things.

It really is pretty simple. The large majority of users don’t even need to use the KRC2 utility to remap the output pins. Just hook things up and operate.

73!

- Jack B, W6FB

> On Jun 11, 2015, at 10:41 AM, Mike Reublin NF4L <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> My Ameritron RCS-12 automagic antenna switch is sulking, and not switching the remote RCS-10.
>
> I'm thinking of replacing it with a KRC2 pre-built. Is anyone using it with a K3 and the Ameritron remote box? How difficult to configure it to work from the K3 ACC with the RCS-10?
>
> The manual has the line "The ACC menu entry can be used to directly control the KRC2's accessory outputs.". I don't find any other reference. Whatsit mean?
>
> 73, Mike NF4L
>
>
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Mike Reublin NF4L

Re: KRC2

Thanks, Jack, sounds doable. Still dunno about this part "the K3 has entries in the KRC2 menu for Accessory switching".

73, Mike NF4L

> On Jun 11, 2015, at 2:30 PM, Jack Brindle <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Mike, just how are you wanting to control the switch? If it is band-based, then just wire up the RCS-10 to the appropriate terminals in the KRC2, connect the KRC2 to the K3, and thing should start working. Are your needs more than this?
>
> The best way to use the KRC2 with the K3 is using the Auxbus connection. Just two wires, Auxbus and ground, from the KRC2 to the K3. The KRC2 needs power, of course, and then the connections to the relay box.
>
> Now, as for the ACC connectors, the K3 has entries in the KRC2 menu for Accessory switching. They directly control the ACC pins based on your menu selection.what can this be used for? Perhaps alternate antennas for a band, or other things.
>
> It really is pretty simple. The large majority of users don’t even need to use the KRC2 utility to remap the output pins. Just hook things up and operate.
>
> 73!
>
> - Jack B, W6FB
>
>> On Jun 11, 2015, at 10:41 AM, Mike Reublin NF4L <[hidden email] <mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
>>
>> My Ameritron RCS-12 automagic antenna switch is sulking, and not switching the remote RCS-10.
>>
>> I'm thinking of replacing it with a KRC2 pre-built. Is anyone using it with a K3 and the Ameritron remote box? How difficult to configure it to work from the K3 ACC with the RCS-10?
>>
>> The manual has the line "The ACC menu entry can be used to directly control the KRC2's accessory outputs.". I don't find any other reference. Whatsit mean?
>>
>> 73, Mike NF4L
>>
>>
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Don Wilhelm-4

Re: KRC2

Mike,

Refer to the K3 manual page 57 - menu entry for KRC2, and also the KRC2
manual.
There is a bit of possible confusion between the two designations
"ACC". A standard KRC2 has 3 ACC outputs as well as the band outputs.
The KRC2ACC is a slightly different version of the KRC2 which has
features intended to assist unsighted amateurs - and the buttons in that
version serve a different purpose than for the standard version.
If you happen to have the KRC2ACC hardware, you can negate the changes
for the announciator functions by loading the non-ACC version of the
KRC2 firmware and it will function as the standard one.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 6/11/2015 3:03 PM, Mike Reublin NF4L wrote:
> Thanks, Jack, sounds doable. Still dunno about this part "the K3 has entries in the KRC2 menu for Accessory switching".
>
> 73, Mike NF4L
>
>

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Mike Reublin NF4L

Re: KRC2

AHA! Thanks Don. Having found it I'll have to figure out how to use it.
73, Mike NF4L

> On Jun 11, 2015, at 3:30 PM, Don Wilhelm <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> Refer to the K3 manual page 57 - menu entry for KRC2, and also the KRC2 manual.
> There is a bit of possible confusion between the two designations "ACC". A standard KRC2 has 3 ACC outputs as well as the band outputs.
> The KRC2ACC is a slightly different version of the KRC2 which has features intended to assist unsighted amateurs - and the buttons in that version serve a different purpose than for the standard version.
> If you happen to have the KRC2ACC hardware, you can negate the changes for the announciator functions by loading the non-ACC version of the KRC2 firmware and it will function as the standard one.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 6/11/2015 3:03 PM, Mike Reublin NF4L wrote:
>> Thanks, Jack, sounds doable. Still dunno about this part "the K3 has entries in the KRC2 menu for Accessory switching".
>>
>> 73, Mike NF4L
>>
>>
>