Hi Rolf et al,
My solution to this problem (or at least a very similar question) was to fit a sub-rx tap to my FT-847 - one of the HupRF PAT-V boards to be exact.
They are now being sold by sdr-kits I think, and involve about ten solder joints being made at the most. The result, for me certainly, wqs that I have a dedicated "SDR Port" on the back of my rig, presented as an SMA, and a short bridge lead from the rig to the Funcube Pro+. I don't know which rig you use, but it might be worth looking down this route?
73, and a firm left handshake, John (XLX)
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org On Behalf Of Rolf Krogstad Sent: 14 April 2018 22:18 To: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Antenna switching
In the shack I am finally starting to use my Funcube Dongle Pro Plus with SDR-Console 3 and really am liking the combo, especially for the linear birds.
The one downside is having to manually unscrew coax connectors to swap the antennas from receiver to transmitter and vice versa when going from V/U to U/V and U/V to V/U.
I don't want to use multiple antenna switches because if I or a guest op doesn't set them properly I could blow the front end of the receiver.
Does anyone have an idiot-proof solution for throwing one switch and having the two antennas swapped between rcvr and xmtr?
Tnx es 73 Rolf NR0T EN34it _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb