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W2IIHY 3 x 4 SWITCH PLUS Operating Manual

Manual is about: 3 x 1 CONTROLLER / SWITCH and 1 x 4 ANTENNA SWITCH

Summary of 3 x 4 SWITCH PLUS

  • Page 1

    3 x 4 switch plus 3 x 1 controller / switch and 1 x 4 antenna switch operating manual power tune unkey amp aux a b c 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 3 2 rf output local / remote a b c remote input select 3x4 switch plus by w2ihy r f input 2.

  • Page 2: December 2011

    -2- december 2011 julius d. Jones 19 vanessa lane staatsburg, n.Y. (12580) (845) 889-4253 e-mail: julius@w2ihy.Com home page: http:// www.W2ihy.Com c 2011 w2ihy, all rights reserved technologies w2ihy table of contents introduction..........................................................3 3 x 1 con...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    -3- introduction 3 x 4 switch plus by w2ihy you asked for it, we listened, and here it is! The 3 x 4 coax switch plus from w2ihy. W2ihy technologies has made it a priority to develop products for the amateur radio community that not only make your operating experience more enjoyable but also are eas...

  • Page 4: Front Panel Controls

    Power tune unkey amp aux a b c 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 3 2 rf output local / remote a b c remote input select 3x4 switch plus by w2ihy r f input 2 3 x 1 controller/switch front panel controls 1 2 3 -4- (1) (2) (3) power on/off switch tune switch local/remote input select switch and leds this switch turn...

  • Page 5: (4)

    Power tune unkey amp aux a b c 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 3 2 rf output local / remote a b c remote input select 3x4 switch plus by w2ihy r f input 2 5 6 4 these switches direct coax (rf) inputs a, b and c to the output of the 3 x 1 controller / switch. When a 1x4 antenna switch (see page 12) is connected ...

  • Page 6: Rear Panel Controls

    3 x 1 controller/switch rear panel controls 9 7 8 10 (7) (8) 3 x 1 (9) (10) ground connector coax rf inputs 3 x 1 coax rf output power in station ground should be connected here. These three coax inputs are used to connect rf devices such as transceivers or rf linear amplifiers to the controller / s...

  • Page 7: (11

    12 11 (11 (12 ) this 5 pin din is used when the local / remote input select switch is in the remote position. It allows the selection of the a, b, c coax inputs to be selected remotely. When the local / remote input select switch is in the remote position this 5 pin din is active (see page 4).The fo...

  • Page 8: Rear Panel Controls

    13 14 3 x 1 controller/switch rear panel controls (13) this 6 pin din connector is used to provide dc power to another 3 x 1 controller / switcher and 1 x 4 switch. To provide power for a second controller and second 1 x 4 switch a cable must be connected from the power out of the 3 x 1 controller p...

  • Page 9: Rear Panel Controls

    L l l l r r r r spkr input a spkr input b spkr input c spkr output 3 x 1 controller/switch rear panel controls a b c input select these rca connectors are used to remotely replace the function of the local / remote select switch. These rca connectors are active when the local / remote input select s...

  • Page 10: Rear Panel Controls

    Input amp keying output amp keying a b c 1 2 3 3 x 1 controller/switch rear panel controls these (rca) amplifier keying inputs accept linear amplifier keying connections from up to 3 radios. The output amplifier keying connectors support keying up to 3 amplifiers. Each 3 x 1 controller amplifier key...

  • Page 11: Rear Panel Controls

    -11- 3 x 1 controller/switch rear panel controls swr in swr out the swr in rca must be connected to the swr out rca if no external device is connected to disable amplifier keying. Amplifier key line these rca connectors are used to disable all three (opens 3 amp keying relays), rear accessible, outp...

  • Page 12: (15

    1 x 4 antenna switch 15 16 17 (15 (16) (17) ) station ground should be connected to this connector. Grounding this point grounds any of the four coax connectors that are not connected to the input coax connector. This input coax rf connector may be connected to one of 4 output coax rf connectors. Co...

  • Page 13: (18

    1 x 4 antenna switch 19 19 18 (18 (19) ) this 5 pin din switches the coax input of the 1 x 4 switch to one of the 4 coax outputs. The 1 x 4 antenna switch control connector may be connected to the 3 x 1 controller / switch 1 x4 select 5 pin din output. (see page 7). Below is a picture that defines t...

  • Page 14: Multiple Outputs

    Coax switch configurations using one or more w2ihy 3 x 4 controllers will greatly simplify operating amateur radio stations with multiple radios, one or more linear amplifiers and multiple antennas. The w2ihy 3 x 4 coax switch may be configured in many ways. The following are 9 typical configuration...

  • Page 15: 1X4

    Coax switch configurations a output 1 output 2 output 3 output aux 1 control out1x4 select output select 3 x 1 controller/switch 1 x 4 switch 2 3 a u x b c 1x4 3x1 meter t uner radio amp radio amp radio amp configuration 3 this configurations connects up to 3 radios each with a linear amplifier to a...

  • Page 16: Configuration 5

    Coax switch configurations configuration 5 the front panel aux switch may not be used, in this configuration, to connect an external antenna or dummy load to the aux aux output for use by the connected amplifiers. This configuration requires one 3 x1 controllers and two 1 x4 coax switches. This conf...

  • Page 17: Multiple Outputs

    Coax switch configurations configuration 7 this configuration requires two 3 x1 controllers and two 1 x4 coax switches. This configuration supports connecting any one up to 3 radios to any one of 3 amplifiers. Any of the 3 amplifiers may be configured to use a single tuner. The tuner may be configur...

  • Page 18: Multiple Outputs

    Coax switch configurations configuration 9 this configuration requires two 3 x1 controllers and two 1 x4 antenna switches. This configuration supports connecting any one up to 3 radios to any one of 3 amplifiers where each may have a tuner connected to it. The selected amplifier / tuner may be conne...

  • Page 19: Cable Wiring.

    Coax switch quick start power and 1x4 control cable connections connect a 10-15 volt dc power source capable of 1 amp, to the 3x 1 controller. This power source will provide power for the 3 x1 controller and 1 x 4 switch. Connect a cable between the 3 x1 controller and 1 x 4 switch. This connection ...

  • Page 20: Output3

    Output3 antorother output aux antorother output2 antorother output1 antorother radio/ amp rfoutput power/ swr meter linear amplifier antenna tuner gnd gnd a c b radio/ amp rfoutput radio/ amp rfoutput coax switch quick start rf connections connect your radios/ rf devices as shown in the picture belo...

  • Page 21: Radio

    Coax switch quick start speaker audio connections radio a af(spkr) output radiob af(spkr) output radioc af(spkr) output v v v v v v v v speakers stereo or mono audio sources, from up to three different radios, may be connected to the speaker inputs of the 3 x 1 controller. External stereo or mono sp...

  • Page 22: Antenna

    -22- power/ swr meter linear amplifier antenna tuner alc alc radio a alcand amp keying radio a alcand amp keying radio a alcand amp keying amp key alc alc alc amp key amp key amp key amp key coax switch quick start alc and amp. Keying connections for configurations 1 and 2 below is a diagram showing...

  • Page 23

    Coax switch quick start rf and control connections for configuration 5 the wiring diagram below shows how to wire the “rf paths and 1 x 4 switch control connection to support configuration 5 (multiple radios, multiple amplifiers single antenna tuner, single output.)connect your radios/ rf devices as...

  • Page 24: 1 X 4 Switch 1

    Gnd output3 antorother output aux antorother output2 antorother output1 antorother linear amplifier linear amplifier amp key amp key alc alc alc amp key linear amplifier 1 x 4 switch 1 radio a alcand amp keying radio a alcand amp keying radio a alcand amp keying amp key alc alc alc amp key amp key c...

  • Page 25: Output

    Output aux antorother t o amp/meter tuner t o amp/meter tuner t o amp/meter tuner controlcable radio/ amp rfoutput gnd gnd a c b radio/ amp rfoutput radio/ amp rfoutput coax switch quick start rf and control connections for configuration 6 -25 - the wiring diagram below shows how to wire the “rf pat...

  • Page 26

    Gnd output3 antorother output aux antorother output2 antorother output1 antorother linear amplifier linear amplifier amp key amp key alc alc alc amp key linear amplifier 1 x 4 switch radio a alcand amp keying radio a alcand amp keying radio a alcand amp keying amp key alc alc alc amp key amp key coa...

  • Page 27

    Coax switch quick start connecting iplus to the 3 x 1 contoller for remote switching below is a diagram that shows how to wire an iplus audio switch to the 3 x 1 controller. When the 3 x 1 controller front panel local / remote switch is in the remote position the iplus may be used to connect one of ...

  • Page 28: Palster At Auto Antenna

    Coax switch quick start connecting remote devices to swr in / out for amplifier unkeying palster at auto antenna tuner rear view power master digital rf power and v.S.W.R indicator rear view external devises that control linear amplifier keying may be connected to the 3 x 1 controller to enable or d...