T1 tuner questions

[Steve Jackson-5]

1.  will the T1 tuner ever be made available as a bare
board? (as in, no enclosure)

2.  does the T1 tuner go into "active" mode upon being
powered with DC, or, does it still require the 'power'
button to be activated?

Reason for asking:  I want to use this tuner remotely,
packaged by me.  It would have been great if it went
into autotune mode upon RF sense, but, if it would do
so when the DC comes up instead, I can just phantom
the DC up the coax and get the same effect.

If the tuner is only available in the case (or with,
in the kit version), then so be it:  I can accept
buying but not using the case.  

However, if the tuner can't be activated without
hitting (or remoting) the button, then, I will have to
find some other choice.


               
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[wayne burdick]

Hi Steve,

> 1.  will the T1 tuner ever be made available as a bare
> board? (as in, no enclosure)

No. Eliminating it wouldn't reduce the price much, and the case holds
all the pieces together nicely without any extra hardware.


> 2.  does the T1 tuner go into "active" mode upon being
> powered with DC, or, does it still require the 'power'
> button to be activated?

It must be manually activated with a switch closure. You can remote the
switch easily, even routing the signal through the coax (when isolated
by suitable RF chokes). This switch closure turns on the power and
activates tuning. There is zero current drain when not tuning, so a 9-V
battery will last a *very* long time in a remote application. A lithium
"ultralife" battery would probably last for several years at typical
tuning rates.

I'll be happy to answer any other technical questions.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


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