@dbemowsk
I just when back and changed it this time it looks like it took.
Thank everyone..
Schlog
@Schlog
I am retired and live in TN my hobby are,
Ham Radio NW4K.
Electronic, woodworking, astronomy .
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RE: Profile picture?
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RE: scanning 5 antenna input ports
@tbowmo
I ended up building a swr circuit and just send a 433mhz signal .
I know 433MHZ!!??
It was a small transmitter I have laying around Gives me a real nice
return single with an antenna on line and almost nothing with no antenna. Now I have to turn the return signal I can control.
Going to use the Arduino to analog read the signal and give my a digital output. This gives me the control points I need.
I can also use an external Analog to Digital convertor like the PCF 8591 but first going to use the Arduino to do the A/D conversion.
Thanks for your help Ed NW4K 73's
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RE: one Arduino with three door sensors and one buzzer sensor
@dbemowsk
Thank about using ESP8266 (wifi sensor ) hook to each sensor , you can easily use battery's for them. Then Just setup the Arduino with it own ESP8266 this way your Arduino can be powered for a wall plug and you sensor can send a single when the door or windows sensors are moved.
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RE: scanning 5 antenna input ports
@tbowmo
I ended up building a swr circuit and just send a 433mhz signal .
I know 433MHZ!!??
It was a small transmitter I have laying around Gives me a real nice
return single with an antenna on line and almost nothing with no antenna. Now I have to turn the return signal I can control.
Going to use the Arduino to analog read the signal and give my a digital output. This gives me the control points I need.
I can also use an external Analog to Digital convertor like the PCF 8591 but first going to use the Arduino to do the A/D conversion.
Thanks for your help Ed NW4K 73's -
RE: Profile picture?
@dbemowsk
I just when back and changed it this time it looks like it took.
Thank everyone.. -
RE: Using a sensor to sense the presence of copper wire.
@moparjay
how about an "S" shape input tube any size would have to touch the tube on the inside the "S" shape tube can be any size you like. -
RE: Using a sensor to sense the presence of copper wire.
@moparjay
what about when sliding the wire into the top hole you give it a + charge and the base a - charge with a circuit that will do when the 2 touch. -
RE: scanning 5 antenna input ports
@wallyllama
the modified SWR is a good idea I'll follow up on it.
Thanks
The scanning of the antenna input ports will show me if there is an antenna on that port or not.
Yes I will know were the antennas are connected at any one time but the scan will allow me to know if the antenna is up or shorted and if not move the transmitter to a dummy load on boot up of the system.
all the other auto tuners I have seen just move the antenna from one input to the next with no way of knowing if there is or is not an antenna on that input and what can happen is that you may end up keying to nothing.
And could damage the finals in the amp or transmitter.
With this scan on booting can move the transmitter to a safe spot .
This tuner will be total auto . I want to be able to boot up the tuner and transmitter and have the tuner not only tune to the frequency but check and correct any antenna problems from the start.
I still will be able to turn on or move any antenna on line that I want to use and I will be able to see from the from panel just witch input I have antenna on at that time.
If you do a search on You Tube for ZT-1000 auto tuner you will get an idea of what I am building,
I will be using most of his design but coding it myself, he is not letting the code of build out to the public.
I have figure out from his video just how he has build the tuner .
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RE: Using a sensor to sense the presence of copper wire.
@moparjay
How about a pressure switch .
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RE: Using a sensor to sense the presence of copper wire.
@yveaux That would not work because the case is all metal to block RF .
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RE: Using a sensor to sense the presence of copper wire.
@moparjay
I think I under stand now what you are doing now.
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RE: scanning 5 antenna input ports
@wallyllama
Yep !! I was looking at them as one way to do this and it may be the way to go.
I have two other circuits to look at before I go that way.
1 is an antenna noise bridge and the other is a static detector both should give me some kind of feedback.
But I feel you maybe be right and in the end I will just put in the analyzer.