[Towertalk] ameritron rcs-8v

[k4oj]

the back of the control box has 1,2,3,4,5 AND GROUND (note just because 
it is a nit and not a screw doesn't mean it won't be a placwe to attach 
a wire!)  Also note that when no power is applied the RCS8V is useless 
as far as antenna selection - unlike some competitors coax switches 
which when they are un-enrgized default to position one, etc.  You need 
12VDC to get a selection.

k4oj



Charley Schwartz wrote:

>The RCS-8V uses a control cable as the original poster stated. The RCS-4 uses
>the coax between the control box and the remote box and superimposes a rectified
>AC signal on the center conductor of the coax.
>
>I believe you have the common misconnected to one of the relays. You should be
>able to verify this by connecting an ohm meter between the relay control lines
>to the remote box and the coax ground to the box. Verify on the instruction
>sheet that the common on the controls is also the common on the coax. (On a
>spare box I have the common control line is common to the metal panel/coax
>shields). The other lines are several tens of ohms. Note that between relay
>control lien to relay control line you will see two relay coils and the control
>cable resistance. The resistance will not just double between the relay control
>lines and the relay control line to ground.
>
>I have used at least a dozen of these RCS-8V boxes and several RCS-4 boxes
>without problem. I would assume it to be a wiring error.
>
>Charley W1TE
>
>
>
>Steve Katz wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Joe, the RCS-8V gets its ground, normally, by the coaxial cable shield on
>>the main feedline between the shack (station) and the RCS-8V relay switch
>>box.  You can add your own supplemental ground if you wish, but if you don't
>>have a grounded coaxial cable running from station to switch box, the box is
>>floating and the relays won't operate.
>>
>>WB2WIK/6
>>
>>"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." -
>>Mario Andretti
>>
>>    
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Joe Barnes [SMTP:n4jbk@bellsouth.net]
>>>Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 7:46 AM
>>>To:   towertalk@contesting.com
>>>Subject:      [Towertalk] ameritron rcs-8v
>>>
>>>This past saturday I put an ameritron rcs-8v up on the tower, I am using 5
>>>conductor #18 wire as the control wire. When I tried to use the antennas I
>>>found that the switch was not selecting any of the antennas connected to
>>>it. Checking the back of the control box I found that all of the terminals
>>>had about 15.8 volts on them. When I disconnected the control box from the
>>>wire there was voltage only on the terminal selected. I checked the
>>>resistance between the wires and found it to be 250 ohms. When I first
>>>hooked up the switch the tower was not grounded ( just put the tower up
>>>the day before) . Does anyone w\know if this switch gets ground via the
>>>tower? and does anyone have an idea of what is wrong with my brand new
>>>ameritron switch?
>>>
>>>Thank you , Joe N4JBK
>>>
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