[Elecraft] "Remoting" at T1

[Brian Broggie]

Hi, Ken!

It's very easy to "remote" a T1.  There already exists a 3.5mm stereo 
jack on the side of the T1's case.  Get a 3.5mm Stereo phone plug and 
wire the normally open contacts of your relay across the "ring" and 
"ground" connection on the jack (no connection to the "tip").  This will 
duplicate the functionality of the "PWR/Tune" button on the front of the 
T1.

73,
Brian Broggie - W6FVI
Elecraft Parts



Ken Alexander wrote:

>Folks,
>
>My HF antenna consists of a 28 ft vertical with eight
>20-foot elevated radials.  I use an SGC autotuner at
>the feedpoint for multiband coverage and I'm very
>satisfied with the setup.  Coax from the shack to the
>antenna is buried.
>
>When my K2 is completed later this summer I will
>complete my conversion to 100% QRP by selling my Yaesu
>FT-857 and the SGC tuner, but this wasn't intended to
>be a For Sale message.
>
>I'll replace the SGC with an Elecraft T1 (I want to
>use it on an FT-817 as well).  I like the idea of
>installing the tuner at the antenna feedpoint, hence
>my question:  Has anyone "remoted" a T1 before?  I was
>thinking of doing this by bringing the Tune switch
>contacts to a small jack on the side of the case
>(assuming there's room) and plugging in a relay that I
>could energize from the shack, i.e., closing the relay
>contacts would replace pushing the Tune button.  
>
>I'll see the results on my SWR meter, so the LEDs on
>the T1 wouldn't be missed.  The T1 would be installed
>in a weatherproof cabinet, which could also house the
>relay...and the slick way to do the switching would be
>to send 12V down the coax.
>
>I assume that this configuration would work better
>than using the T1 in the shack for multiband
>operation, but maybe I'm wrong.
>
>Good idea?  Dumb idea?  Has it been done?
>
>Thanks and 73,
>
>Ken Alexander
>VE3HLS
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