[TowerTalk] Ameritron RCS10 Remote Antenna Switch Failure

[Mike]

Marinus Willemstijn wrote:
> Good Day
>
>  
>
> I wonder if there is anyone on this reflector who has experienced problems
> with this remote antenna switch. I have used one for the last 2 or 3 years
> which I purchased new. On Sunday I realized that it does not want to switch
> from the Antenna 1 position to any other position although the unit in the
> shack switches (LED's) Antenna 1 remains the selected antenna on the remote
> box irrespective of the position of the rotary switch. There was no
> lightning or any other obvious outside factors that could have damaged the
> unit - the last time I used it it worked (which was 4 days before Sunday).
>
>  
>
> My question is whether anyone has experienced this problem before or does
> anyone have some voltage or other tests I could follow to try and trace the
> fault. I cannot return it to MFJ as I imported it from the US and will cost
> more in shipping to return that buying a new one - hi.
>
>  
>
> Thanks for this very interesting reflector.
>
>  
>
> 73's
>
>  
>
> Marinus
>
> ZS6MAW
Hi Marinus -
I use the same unit and have no problems so far.
I'd start by checking that the 3 control lines are delivering the 
voltage and current necessary. Start at the back of the control unit, 
and if that passes, go out to the remote.

The wall-wart that came with mine is labeled 12V. The manual doesn't 
list the voltage delivered, but on page 5, does give the currents 
expected for the BCD coding. I'd expect the voltage to be close to 12V.

HTH

73, Mike NF4L