[Elecraft] Relay boards for remote control?

Tom tomb18 at videotron.ca
Wed Jul 17 11:41:59 EDT 2013


Yup same ones. Looks like the Ethernet ones are good for remote access. You can turn on whatever you want as long as the relay board is powered.
Thanks for all the replies.
Tom

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On 2013-07-17, at 10:34 AM, Greg <ab7r at cablespeed.com> wrote:

> I have heard very good reports on these...
> 
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-8-Relay-Switch-Output-Module-Board-Controller-12V-/180751494215?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a15a0ec47
> 
> 73
> Greg
> 
> 
> On 7/16/13, Hop - AC8NS <AC8NS at woh.rr.com> wrote:
>> There are others. I use a SERDO8R purchased from EasyDAQ.com. It has an
>> RS232 interface and eight DPDT relays on a PC104 stackable profile. Current
>> 
>> price is $81, which I think is a bit much, but it is a well-constructed
>> board and is supported by National Instruments LabVIEW drivers (which I why
>> 
>> I have it). For $97 you can order it with eight programmable digital inputs
>> 
>> or outputs that operate in parallel with the eight relays.
>> 
>> I think Denkovi has a broader range of products with more interfaces and
>> lower prices. If I needed another relay interface I would buy the Denkovi
>> USB Eight Channel Relay Board ForAutomation, currently selling for $41, but
>> 
>> I have no experience with them.
>> 
>> 73 de AC8NS
>> Hop
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tom" <tomb18 at videotron.ca>
>> To: "Elecraft" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 4:06 PM
>> Subject: [Elecraft] Relay boards for remote control?
>> 
>> 
>>> Hi
>>> Can anyone tell me what would be the most popular rs232 (or USB) relay
>>> board for use in computer control of a k3 setup? I use the canakit 4 relay
>>> 
>>> USB board. Are there others?
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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