W2IIHY 3 4, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...H PLUS 3 x 1 CONTROLLER SWITCH and 1 x 4 ANTENNA SWITCH OPERATING MANUAL POWER TUNE UNKEY AMP AUX A B C 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 3 2 RF OUTPUT LOCAL REMOTE A B C REMOTE INPUT SELECT 3x4 Switch Plus BY W2IHY R F INPUT 2 ...

Page 2: ...OM Home Page http www w2ihy com c 2011 W2IHY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TECHNOLOGIES W2IHY TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 3 3 X 1 Controller Switch front panel Controls 4 5 3 X 1 Controller Switch rear panel Controls 6 11 1 X 4 Antenna Switch 12 13 Coax Switch Configurations 14 18 Coax Switch Quick Start 19 28 ...

Page 3: ...uipment may even be damaged The 3 X 4 Coax Switch Plus was designed by W2IHY to make connecting multiple radios to shared amplifiers tuners and other gear more simplistic Switching from one radio to another radio is as easy as turning a single knob Configuring the system is done by turning rotary switches There are no computer controlled menus to configure If you are looking for a easy way to swit...

Page 4: ... C connectors to the coax ALC amp keying and speaker output connectors When this switch is turned to select A the radio that is connected into RF input A will be connected to the 3 x 1 output The green RF input A LED will illuminate When this switch is turned to select B the radio that is connected into RF input B will be connected to the 3 x 1 output The green RF input B LED will illuminate When ...

Page 5: ...oax input of the 1X 4 Antenna Switch is connected to the AUXillary coax output of the switch The AUX green LED on the 3 x 1 Controller will illuminate when the AUX switch is on When the 1 X 4 Antenna Switch is connected to the 3 X 1 Controller via a DIN to DIN cable these LEDs indicate which 1X 4 Switch RF Output is being selected The 1 X 4 Switch also has LEDS on it that indicate which output is ...

Page 6: ... RF inputs is connected to the 3 x 1 RF Output This coax output is connected to one of three coax inputs see text above Which input is connected to the output is determined by the position of the front panel mounted Local Remote Input Switch This 6 pin DIN Connector is used to provide DC power to the unit Power requirements are 10 to 15 VDC at 1 AMP for Powering one Controller and one 1 X 4 Antenn...

Page 7: ...o the 1 X 4 Switch 5 pin DIN See Figure 12 This connection switches the coax input of the 1 X 4 Switch to one of the 4 coax outputs Below is a picture of the cable wiring INPUT SELECT OUT TO 1 X 4 SELECT 3 x 1 CONTROLLER SWITCH REAR PANEL CONTROLS C B A Gnd Din connectors shown on side to be soldered Din connectors shown on side to be soldered Connector active when Local Remote Input select is tur...

Page 8: ...red 14 This 5 Pin DIN is used to identify which of the 3 coax outputs 1 2 or 3 on the 1 X 4 Switch is active This DIN output can be connected to of a second switch when adding an additional level of switching is required Below is a picture defining the pins on this 5 Pin DIN connector POWER OUT OUTPUT SELECT Input Select 10 to 15VDC GND Shield Power 6 Pin Male DIN Din connectors shown on side to b...

Page 9: ...r stereo inputs from up to 3 radios or other sources The 3 x 4 Controller will send one of the three speaker RCA stereo inputs to the speaker RCA Stereo output The RCA speaker output may be connected to a single mono or stereo speaker system or recording device INPUT SELECT SPEAKER AUDIO The internal circuitry in the controller only allows a single coax input to be connected to the coax output eve...

Page 10: ...put AMP Keying Output 2 will be shorted If RF Output 3 is selected then Output AMP Keying Output 3 will be shorted These RCA connectors are used to connect ALC function between amplifiers and radios The radio connected to Input A should connect its ALC input into RCA ALC input A The radio connected to Input B should connect its ALC input into RCA ALC input B The radio connected to Input C should c...

Page 11: ...disable all three opens 3 amp keying relays rear accessible output Amp Keying RCA connectors See page 10 The Red LED above the front panel tune switch will illuminate whenever the When the SWR Out RCA connector is not shorted all 3 output Amp keying RCA connectors will be disabled Devices like a SWR meter which has circuitry to disable linear amplifier keying would connect here output amplifier Ke...

Page 12: ... the Input to the output is done using the control 5 Pin DIN connection see page 13 This unit is capable of handling up to 1500 watts PEP of RF These 4 coax RF connectors are used to connect antennas or other external devices to the Input Coax RF Connector Switching the input connector to one of 4 Output connectors is done using the control 5 Pin DIN connection see page 13 This unit is capable of ...

Page 13: ... 1 Controller Switch 1 X4 Select 5 pin DIN output See page 7 Below is a picture that defines the function of the pins on the 5 PIN DIN These LEDs are wired to indicate which coax output is connected to the coax input CONTROL CONNECTOR OUTPUT COAX LEDS Din connectors shown on side to be soldered Select Coax Output 1 Select Coax Output 2 Select Coax Output 3 12 Volts DC Select AUX Coax Output 13 ...

Page 14: ...d to be connected to up to four different outputs Configuration 2 This configurations connects up to 3 radios to a single linear amplifier tuner The amp tuner output s are connected to antennas antenna switches or other devices MULTIPLE RADIOS SINGLE AMP SINGLE TUNER MULTIPLE OUTPUTS MULTIPLE RADIOS SINGLE AMP SINGLE TUNER SINGLE OUTPUT 14 Radio A Output 1 Output Select out 1 x 4 select 3 x 1 Cont...

Page 15: ...ected to up to four different outputs Configuration 4 This configurations connects up to 3 radios each with a linear amplifier tuner The 1 X4 Antenna Switch can be configured to be connected to up to four different outputs MULTIPLE RADIOS WITH AMPS CONNECTED SINGLE TUNER MULTIPLE OUTPUTS MULTIPLE RADIOS WITH AMPLIFIERS AND TUNERS MULTIPLE OUTPUTS Radio Radio Radio Meter Meter Meter Tuner Tuner Tun...

Page 16: ...DIOS MULTIPLE AMPS SINGLE TUNER SINGLE OUTPUT Configuration 6 This configurations connects up to 3 radios to any one of 3 linear amplifiers with their own tuners The output s of each tuner is connected to an antenna antenna switches or other device MULTIPLE RADIOS MULTIPLE AMPS MULTIPLE TUNERS OUTPUTS CONNECTED TO TUNERS Radio A 1 control Output Select out 1 x 4 select 3 x 1 Controller Switch 1 X ...

Page 17: ...use a single tuner The output s of the tuner may be connected to antennas antenna switches or other devices MULTIPLE RADIOS MULTIPLE AMPS SINGLE TUNER MULTIPLE OUTPUTS MULTIPLE RADIOS MULTIPLE AMPS SINGLE TUNER SINGLE OUTPUT Radio A 1 control Output Select out 1 x 4 select 3 x 1 Controller Switch 1 X 4 Switch 2 3 A U X B C Radio Radio 1x4 3x1 Amp A Output 1 Output 2 Output 3 Output Aux Output Aux ...

Page 18: ...a tuner connected to it The selected amplifier tuner using a 3 x 1 controller may be connected to a single antenna antenna switches or other device MULTIPLE RADIOS MULTIPLE AMPS MULTIPLE TUNERS SINGLE OUTPUT Radio A Output Aux 1 control out 1 x 4 select Output Select 3 x 1 Controller Switch 1 X 4 Switch 2 3 A U X B C Radio Radio 1x4 3x1 Meter Meter Meter Tuner Tuner Tuner AMP AMP AMP A Output 1 Ou...

Page 19: ...witch Connect a cable between the 3 X1 Controller and 1 X 4 Switch This connection switches the coax input of the 1 X 4 Switch to one of the 4 coax outputs Below is a picture of the cable wiring 10 to 15VDC 1A GND Power 6 Pin Male DIN Din connectors shown on side to be soldered 10 15 volt DC Power cube or power supply 3 x 4 to 1X4 Control Cable Din connectors shown on side to be soldered Shield an...

Page 20: ... C B RADIO AMP RF OUTPUT RADIO AMP RF OUTPUT COAX SWITCH QUICK START RF CONNECTIONS Connect your radios RF devices as shown in the picture below A SWR watt meter RF amplifier and antenna tuner may be connected to the coax input of the 3 X 1 Controller If the 1X 4 Coax switch is to be used with the 3 X1 controller connect the appropriate length coax as shown below 20 ...

Page 21: ... V V V Speakers Stereo or mono audio sources from up to three different radios may be connected to the speaker inputs of the 3 X 1 Controller External stereo or mono speakers may be connected to the speaker output Connecting the above inputs and outputs is done using RCA shielded cables Below is a picture of the cable wiring 21 ...

Page 22: ...configurations1 and 2 shown on page 14 of the 3 x4 Switch Plus manual It is very important that the ALC output connectors are wired as shown in the diagram The 3 ALC connections are connected together with RCA cables It is also very important that the amp keying outputs are wired as shown in the diagram The 3 amp keying outputs are connected together with RCA cables It is very important that there...

Page 23: ... single antenna tuner single output Connect your radios RF devices as shown in the diagram below RADIO AMP RF OUTPUT GND GND GND A C B RADIO AMP RF OUTPUT RADIO AMP RF OUTPUT ANTENNA TUNER PTT RLY AMP Relay Control Output 3 Ant or other Output 3 Ant or other Output AUX Ant or other Output 2 Ant or other Output 1 Ant or other POWER SWR METER LINEAR AMPLIFIER LINEAR AMPLIFIER LINEAR AMPLIFIER 1 x 4 ...

Page 24: ...LINEAR AMPLIFIER LINEAR AMPLIFIER AMP KEY AMP KEY ALC ALC ALC AMP KEY LINEAR AMPLIFIER 1 x 4 Switch 1 RADIO A ALC and AMP KEYING RADIO A ALC and AMP KEYING RADIO A ALC and AMP KEYING Amp Key ALC ALC ALC Amp Key Amp Key COAX SWITCH QUICK START ALC AND AMP KEYING CONNECTIONS FOR CONFIGURATION 5 24 ...

Page 25: ...RADIO AMP RF OUTPUT COAX SWITCH QUICK START RF AND CONTROL CONNECTIONS FOR CONFIGURATION 6 25 The wiring diagram below shows how to wire the RF paths and 1 x 4 Switch control connection to support configuration 6 Multiple radios multiple amplifiers multiple antenna tuners multiple outputs Connect your radios RF devices as shown in the diagram below ...

Page 26: ...ER AMP KEY AMP KEY ALC ALC ALC AMP KEY LINEAR AMPLIFIER 1 x 4 Switch RADIO A ALC and AMP KEYING RADIO A ALC and AMP KEYING RADIO A ALC and AMP KEYING Amp Key ALC ALC ALC Amp Key Amp Key COAX SWITCH QUICK START ALC AND AMP KEYING CONNECTIONS FOR CONFIGURATION 6 26 METER Output 1 TUNER METER Output 2 TUNER METER Output 3 TUNER ...

Page 27: ...he iPlus may be used to connect one of up to three radios from the Input A B C connectors to the coax ALC amp keying and speaker output connectors This connector shorts the center pin to the shell of the connector Please note a male RCA connector shorting connector must be used as shown below AUDIO OUT 1 AUDIO OUT 2 AUDIO OUT 3 AUDIO INPUT AUX INPUT PTT RAD 1 RAD 2 INPUTS OUTPUTS RAD 3 AF L SPKR L...

Page 28: ...X 1 Controller to enable or disable amplifier keying Such devices are designed to protect linear amplifiers when high SWR is detected or in the case of an auto tuner when the tuner is tuning The pictures below show how two popular devices may be connected to the rear panel SWR IN SWR Out RCA connectors also se page 11 When an external device is unkeying amplifiers connected to the 3 X 1 controller...