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Reviews For: The Serial Box (S-BOX) by N6TV

Category: Interfaces, Radio to computer, amp, rotor, coax switch, internet

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Review Summary For : The Serial Box (S-BOX) by N6TV
Reviews: 25MSRP: 149
Description:
The "Swiss Army Knife" of interface boxes:
Serial Port Splitter / Amplifier Interface / FSK, CW, and PTT keying interface / Breakout Box

The Serial Box (or "S-BOX") makes it easy to connect multiple devices to any transceiver with a serial
port, including:

o Any control device with a serial port or USB-to-Serial adapter (PC, MAC, Linux, microHAM, RemoteRig)
o Any automatic amplifier designed to monitor serial port traffic (Elecraft, ACOM, SPE)
o Any automatic antenna controller that monitors serial port traffic (SteppIR, KRC2)
o Any other device designed to track frequency changes by monitoring the transceiver's serial port
(e.g. RFSpace SDR-IQ)
Product is in production
More Info: http://bit.ly/S-BOX
# last 180 days Avg. Rating last 180 days Total reviews Avg. overall rating
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NA6O Rating: 2018-10-15
Cleaned up my cabling Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
The S-BOX (in conjunction with Bob's Y-BOX) has really helped me clean up the cabling at the N6RO M/M station. It eliminates custom multi-headed harnesses that are a pain to fabricate. Special cables with odd pinouts are also a thing of the past because those interconnections are now all inside the S-BOX where they are exposed, verifiable, and easy to troubleshoot. Having FSK transistors inside eliminates yet another custom interface. A really cool feature he set up for us sequences the PTT keying on an ACOM-2000 during RTTY operation, where it's possible to hot-switch the amp. All it takes is a couple of jumpers. The product is well made, PC boards are well-marked, and the case is robust.

Most of all, Bob will help you through the configuration process and can provide custom schematics showing your particular wiring scheme.
W7ZR Rating: 2018-09-15
Great Accessory & Service Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
What a wonderful interface box. Made my life with my KPA-1500 much easier. Interfaced with TS-990S. Had a fairly complicated setup and Bob spent over an hour on the telephone working me through the fix. (The fix was at my end and nothing to do with his product.) You don't get that kind of service every day. Thanks Bob.
K4WI Rating: 2018-08-25
Works Great... just what the doctor ordered! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I just bought a new Elecraft KPA1500 amplifier and wanted to interface it with my FT5000 and microHam Keyer2 so that the amp and tuner would follow the radio. Just could not make any way to get the results until I saw Bob's ad for his S-box. Turned out to be just what I wanted/needed. I ordered it Thursday evening and got it Saturday morning... great 2 day service. Also ordered the needed cables.... set up was a snap. I would highly recommend this product/seller to anyone wanting to do as I have! 73's Cort K4WI
VE2BWL Rating: 2018-08-09
It solved my problem Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I run an SO2R contest station with a FTDX5000 and K3. I have 2 SDR-IQ units connected to each radio and to two separate shack computers. I have been trying for months to read the K3 frequency but was unable with Y cables or other means.
When I met Bob at the Dayton Hamvention and explained what I was trying to achieve, he suggested that new Serial box. I was probably one of the first purchaser; he modified the labelling to fit my situation and promptly shipped. He then followed up with several e-mails to insure everything was working OK. Great customer service.
N4QS Rating: 2018-08-01
Great product and service Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
The S-Box works as advertised and better! Bob personally developed a block diagram using the S-Box to solve my complicated cabling needs. He then customized the unit and shipped the same day the order was placed with all required cables. It was a snap to install. The S-Box allows me to share CAT control with an SM-8 band decoder. It also connects to the ACC port on the K3S for FSK keying and for powering on the K3 remotely using RemoteHams software. This little box solves several tricky cabling problems in one easy solution!