{"id":634,"date":"2009-05-27T05:08:11","date_gmt":"2009-05-27T09:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?p=634"},"modified":"2009-05-27T06:23:47","modified_gmt":"2009-05-27T10:23:47","slug":"sixpak-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/w4kaz.com\/qth\/?p=634","title":{"rendered":"SixPak Online"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finished wiring up the control cables for the Array Solutions SixPak. There’s a mistake on one of the control cable assemblies that were too hastily assembled, a W4KAZ problem, not anything wrong with the SixPak. The work around was easier than re-wiring the cable, so I just re-connected the wires inside the control box to fix the problem.<\/p>\n

Using Cat5 cable, the color coding inside the KazShack “Should Be” as follows:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. 10m – orange<\/li>\n
  2. 15m – white\/orange stripe<\/li>\n
  3. 20m – green<\/li>\n
  4. 40m – white\/green stripe<\/li>\n
  5. 80m – blue<\/li>\n
  6. 160m-white\/blue stripe<\/li>\n
  7. 12v or gnd – brown and white with brown stripe<\/li>\n
  8. (tied to #7)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Note: The SixPak wiring block in the controlboxallows 12v+ to be sent down one cable and 12v gnd on the other cable. I could just have easily sent 12v+ down wire #7 and used wire # 8 for ground. That would allow the SixPak to function using either switch position alone with a single control cable. That’s also probably how most folks would wire the cables, since at leastone radiowill work when wired that way.<\/p>\n

    For quick connects, I used a set of 8-wire computer power cable extensions<\/a>(ATX power extensions). Each extension is 8 inches long, and cutting one in half gives a mating connector pair. Easy enough to splice on, but I obviously screwed one up somewhere. When testing, Radio B was found to have 10m\/40m and 15m\/20m pairs reversed. Again, rather than re work the cable, I just rewired the four appropriate wires inside the control box, and taped a sticky note inside the cover to remind me I dorked up that radio B cable assembly.<\/p>\n

    Now a bit more cable assembly will have most of the bits in place for some new operating fun.<\/p>\n

    Outstanding KazShack Issues:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. hoisting 15m loop<\/li>\n
    2. 10m antenna(???what to try???)(???and why bother???)<\/li>\n
    3. 160m antenna on ground<\/li>\n
    4. 40m antenna switch<\/li>\n
    5. 20m antenna switch<\/li>\n
    6. Tuning K2 for 80m\/160m<\/li>\n
    7. Shack layout redesign<\/li>\n
    8. Operate!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Finished wiring up the control cables for the Array Solutions SixPak. There’s a mistake on one of the control cable assemblies that were too hastily assembled, a W4KAZ problem, not anything wrong with the SixPak. The work around was easier than re-wiring the cable, so I just re-connected the wires inside the control box to fix the problem.<\/p>\n

      Using Cat5 cable, the color coding inside the KazShack “Should Be” as follows:<\/p>\n

      10m – orange 15m – white\/orange stripe 20m – green 40m – white\/green stripe 80m – blue 160m-white\/blue stripe 12v or gnd – brown and white with brown stripe (tied to #7) <\/p>\n

      Note: The SixPak wiring block in the controlboxallows 12v+ to be sent down one cable and 12v gnd on the other cable. I could just have easily sent 12v+ down wire #7 and used wire # 8 for ground. That would allow the SixPak to function using either switch position alone with a single control cable. That’s also probably how most folks would wire the cables, since at leastone radiowill work when wired that way.<\/p>\n

      For quick connects, I used a set of 8-wire computer power cable extensions(ATX power extensions). Each extension is 8 inches long, and cutting one in half gives a mating connector pair. Easy enough to splice on, but I obviously screwed one up somewhere. When testing, Radio B was found to have 10m\/40m and 15m\/20m pairs reversed. Again, rather than re work the cable, I just rewired the four appropriate wires inside the […]<\/p>\n

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