microHAM : Technical Support & Station project building

In these Application Notes you will find information on the typical use and special features of microHAM products. In addition, you may download the user manuals for all of our products from the DOWNLOADS section of our website.

If this information does not provide the answer for your problem, please contact support at: support@microham.com or support@microham-usa.com.

We will be happy to provide custom system recommendations using our products for projects ranging from basic antenna switching to solutions for full station automation.

micro KEYER
Audio Routing settings

micro USB Interfaces
Using Router with USB Interfaces

Antenna Switching and Stacking:

    microSIX SWITCH
           Setup and connection of micro SIXSWITCH with micro Band Decoder
           Manual antenna selection

    microTEN SWITCH
           Setup and configuration of micro TEN SWITCH with micro Band Decoder
           Manual antenna selection

    microDOUBLE SIX SWITCH
           Setup and configuration of micro DOUBLE SIX SWITCH with micro Band Decoders
           Manual antenna selection

    microDOUBLE TEN SWITCH
           Stacked multiband antennas in an SO2R station

    microSTACK MAX & microSTACK SWITCH
           Basic micro STACK MAX + micro STACK SWITCH
           Multiple Stacks for single radio stations
           Stacking configuration with "Aux" output for SO2R
           Multiple split stacks for SO2R

    Compatible Phasing/Stacking Units

    Suggested wire size for Antenna Switch control cables

microBAND DECODER
    Transceiver connections:
         Kenwood TS-450, 690, 859, 950 with serial port CW
         Kenwood TS-450, 690, 850, 950 with parallel port CW
         Kenwood TS-450, 690, 850, 859 with DSP-100 (requires RTS/CTS)

         Kenwood TS-570, 870, 2000 with serial port CW
         Kenwood TS-570, 870, 2000 with parallel port CW

         All Icom HF Models with serial port CW
         All Icom HF models with parallel port CW

         Yaesu (all models with standard 8-pin Band Data jack) and serial port CW
         Yaesu FT-1000MP, Mark V, Field with CAT data and serial port CW
         Yaesu FT-980, FT-990, FT-1000 with FIF-232 and DIN6 CAT jack
         Yaesu (all models with MINIDIN8 band data)
         Yaesu (all models with RS-232 and MINIDIN6 CAT jack)

         micro Band Decoder and PC-LPT for radios without computer interface

         Comparison of Parallel vs. Serial Band Decoding

    Power amplifier connections
         microBand Decoder, Yaesu FL-7000 or VL-1000 and Antenna Switch
         microBand Decoder and ICOM IC-PW1 using CI-V band data
         microBand Decoder, ICOM IC-2KL or IC-4KL using analog 0-8V band data

    Accessory connections
         Installing optional relay board into micro Band Decoder
         Using microBand Decoder and W5XD MK-1100 multi keyer™

    Compatible Antenna Switches:
        micro Band Decoder + Ameritron RCS8™
        micro Band Decoder + Ameritron RCS10™
        micro Band Decoder + Top Ten Devices 6 way™
        micro Band Decoder + WX0B Rat Pack™
        micro Band Decoder + WX0B Six Pack™

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