A bit off topic, but I'd like to show a project that started while I look for a cabinet for the BITX40 project.
It's a remote antenna switch.
Jack, W8TEE, inspired me to try my hand at Ardunio coding. I suck, but this is the result.
The board in the middle is the current limit and error board piggy backed to a switch board.
The board to the left is the antenna port voltage divider. It also serves as an interconnect to the remote antenna RF switch, and provided BCD output as well.
When you select an antenna, the Nano reads the resultant voltage and through a series of 8 (it's a 8 position switch) IF statements
finds the one that meets the IF statement. The result is displayed on the LCD.
I got inspired and added some more code that would display the rigs used on the LCD. I could switch up to 8 different transceivers/antennas.
Got way over my head on that one as the LCD would flicker. I narrowed it down to my use of LCD.clear statements.
So trashed the rig select and put in a RTC that on the very bottom line.
Sure wish I knew what I'm doing.
I'm Mike, WB8VGE
