[CQ-Contest] Contest Station Design - cable management

[Bob Wolbert]

Rich (et. al.)

I've cut down the number of wires by utilizing the mic cable to carry
mic audio/GND (separate so the Kenwood is happy) and PTT (plus ground).
This one 3 or 4 conductor cable replaces three on your list, making the
switching setup cabling more managable. It functions because on all of my
rigs, the mic PTT works fine as a CW PTT. I do use TR-Log's PTT output
during CW contests to reduce relay cycling in the rigs.

Power is used for what? Your box uses relays, I guess?

73 de Bob, K6XX

On Wed, 24 Jan 2001 08:16:56 -0900 "kl7ra" <kl7ra at blizzard.gcgo.nasa.gov>
writes:
  >
  > Pete writes:
  >  > >  How do you manage the mess of  interconnecting wires and
  > cables
  >  >>  in your shack?  Do you try to cut each one to length to fit
  > your current
  >  >> setup (power cords excepted, maybe)?
  >
  > Dale reports:
  >  >>SO2R Control box (15 connectors on the back!!!!)) are a mess.
  >
  > This question came up last week when a visitor asked about my home
  > brew SO2R box and what was needed. If you have yet to face this,
  > mine has the following interconnects using a small 3 inch by 8 inch
  > box.
  >
  > CW out to radio 1
  > CW out to radio 2
  > PTT out to radio 1
  > PTT out to radio 2
  > AUDIO from radio 1
  > AUDIO from radio 2
  > MIC out to radio 1
  > MIC ptt to radio 1
  > MIC out to radio 2
  > MIC ptt to radio 2
  > MIC in from voice keyer interface
  > MIC ptt from voice keyer interface
  > headphones jack
  > foot switch input
  > paddle input
  > CW in from outboard keyer  (seldom used)
  > 12 VDC
  > 


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>From Jim Reisert AD1C" <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu  Sun Jan 28 18:17:04 2001
From: Jim Reisert AD1C" <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu (Jim Reisert AD1C)
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 13:17:04 -0500
Subject: [CQ-Contest] KH7K
In-Reply-To: <NEBBIFPCILGBHOIGIKMNKEINCEAA.miltj at aepnet.com>
Message-ID: <200101281817.f0SIH5S15424 at chmls05.mediaone.net>


He was in Hawaii.

Edit your CT country file to remove KH7K from the prefix list for Kure.
  Then read your log back in, and make sure that HI is entered as the
exchange.

On Sun, 28 Jan 2001 10:00:16 -0700, Milt Jensen,  ARS N5IA wrote:

 >KH7K was sending as part of his exchange that he was HI.  If he was on Kure,
 >then although Kure is a part of the Island state, in the DXCC world it is a
 >separate country entity.  CT wants to score it as a separate country.


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