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WebRelay |
We use an off the shelf web-relay to control
four items: Tansmitter fan, Antenna relay, Amplifier control and
Autotuner power |
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Here's a 4 channel network-controlled
relay marketed by Control by Web.com
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Anybody running a serious remote
station has to have some relays to control various electrical devices
around the shack
This isn't a work of art but it does feed station 12 Volts to various
important pieces of 12 volt gear. The best part is being able to turn on
and off the Elecraft KPA500 by shorting pins 8 &12 on the rear Accessory plug
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Here's a screenshot of the customized
menu
I bring it upon an adjacent laptop when owering up the remote station.
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Shot of the remote radio setup under the workbench in
the garage. Main parts are in the cabinet with a 4" fan on the back
pulling air through the closed box.
Right now the web relay sits on top
of everything waiting for a good out of the way
place to be found. It uses
dydndns to
maintain control over the internet. |
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This was our first web relay
It never worked after a major power spike in 2020
A new firmware load made it think it was a rotor remote control;
See a trouble sheet sent to the mfr
Nobody was interested in helping us so we just set it aside for now.
2021: Added a power conditioner to the whole AC side.
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Block diagram of the remote station.
This config uses six separate modules. The red line is a dry contact
closure used to switch the KPA500 amplifier on using a pair of pins in
the accessory plug |
Shot of the back of the main
station box
Note the small fuse for powering the station accessories
The whole 25 amp supply should not be connected to the accessory DC bus.
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Here we are setting up the switch on the network and connecting its
relays to the various items in he remote shack. Laptop sitting on top
of the radiobox. |
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Remote coax relay housed in an outdoor plastic
circuit breaker box
view a sketch of the remote antenna
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Relay box interior
Using this outdoor relay, we can switch between two antennas.
Currently two windowline dipoles high in trees |
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12/20/21 |
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