KC2UGV
05-13-2016, 07:40 AM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wireless-Amateur-Ham-Radio-Antenna-Switch-WIFI-controlled-w-free-iPhone-app-/121948435534?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT
I saw this posted in an ad in QST, and thought I'd check it out (Seemed interesting).
I noted from the pic, that the wifi module they are using is a ESP8266 module, which is fully programmable via the Arduino IDE (Via a small mod to the board files).
This would mean that you could buy this, reprogram the microcontroller with whatever code you like, to control the antenna switch in any fashion you desire (ie, a T/R switch over wifi control, for example, or a timed switchover).
This is pretty exciting, and I'm likely going to pick on up myself. Nice thing? You can swap out the ESP's, as it looks like they're just using the 8 Pin module that costs ~$6 on Amazon (Shipped), so you never even have to touch the original, if you choose not to.
I saw this posted in an ad in QST, and thought I'd check it out (Seemed interesting).
I noted from the pic, that the wifi module they are using is a ESP8266 module, which is fully programmable via the Arduino IDE (Via a small mod to the board files).
This would mean that you could buy this, reprogram the microcontroller with whatever code you like, to control the antenna switch in any fashion you desire (ie, a T/R switch over wifi control, for example, or a timed switchover).
This is pretty exciting, and I'm likely going to pick on up myself. Nice thing? You can swap out the ESP's, as it looks like they're just using the 8 Pin module that costs ~$6 on Amazon (Shipped), so you never even have to touch the original, if you choose not to.