At-microham Station Master & Six Switch

摘要

Three black boxes arrived at GOBPS for evaluation. These were the main Station Master unit, the Antenna switch unit (micro SIX SWITCH) and the third box with the CAT cable for my rig.rnEquipment on review. The MicroHam SIX SWITCH is a high performing, high power rated and rugged remotely controlled antenna switch. This switch can handle six antennas from one exciter - or rig. It can be fitted inside the shack or outside on the tower. It is provided with SO239 ports (standard 'N' type are an extra €56).rnBut first the MicroHam Station Master, thernmanufacturers claim that it, "Provides radio control, antenna switch control, band pass filters switching, selective SteppIR tuning, computer controlled rotator interface, automatic power amplifiers interface, sequencer for receiving antennas and many additional features". After unpacking the units, it became clear that they were very well built and finished with care. The manual was supplied on CD, which was loaded onto my main computer as I wanted to use the laptop as the main controller for the units. The software includes the MicroHAM USB Device Router software and full, and I mean full, instructions on how to set it all up.