[ICOM] 756ProII: Remote On/Off Help Needed

[Jan C. Robbins]

Use an X10 controller, Rich.  There is a similar X10 device that emits 
the proper X10 code when closed by a relay.  I use them with Kachinas 
all the time.  Jan

Richard Thorne wrote:

> Blank
> 
> Hello Group:
> 
> I have a 756ProII which I'm running in a remote controlled environment.
> 
> Unfortunately, the ProII does not have a software command to turn the
> rig on and off, as far as I know.  If a command exists, I sure would
> like to know the command.
> 
> So I'm looking for ways/ideas to turn the rig on/off remotely.  I have
> access to remote controlled relays so I will have the capability.  Heres
> a few ideas I've bounced around:
> 
> 1: install a relay between the power supply and rig.  I've confirmed
> that the rig will turn on and off with the power supply.  The rig must
> be turned on initially from the front pannel, but after that the rig
> will come on when the supply is turned on and will turn off when the
> power supply is turned off.
> 
> 2:  Figure out a way to bring a control lead from the power switch on
> the inside of the rig to the outside of the rig so I could connect a
> relay to it.  I'm not a real fan of modifying the rig, but I'm willing
> to do it if I can do it right.
> 
> Any ideas/thoughts would be welcomed.  I really don't want the rig left
> on all the time.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> 
> 
> Rich Thorne
> ARS: N5ZC
> AMA: N5ZC
> Amarillo, TX
> 
> 
> ----
> Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan K7VC, icom-owner at mailman.qth.net
> Icom Users Net: Sundays, 1700Z, 14.316 MHz
> Icom FAQ: http://www.qsl.net/icom/
> 
>