[AMRadio] Switching ladder line...

[LEE BAHR]

If you were only going to use the feedline on two rigs,  I'd use a knife 
switch.  (I find them at swap meets from time to time).  However, if you are 
going to use this on more then two rigs, using a multi gang rotary switch is 
the way to go.  Vacuum relays are just too expensive if you need a bunch of 
them.

I am a little confused about your request.  In my shack I have open wire 
line going to my Johnson Matchbox.  From there it goes to a multi position 
Delta Coax Switch.  This switch then feeds the rigs.  If you have may rigs, 
use more then just one Delta coax Switch.  I don't understand why you would 
transfer open wire line to different rigs.  I transfer the coax input to the 
tuner to different 50 ohm unbalance outputs to my different rigs.  I don't 
have any open wire balanced output transmitters.  They are all 50 ohm 
unbalanced rigs.

Lee, w0vt



Subject: [AMRadio] Switching ladder line...


> I'm looking for suggestions on how to switch ladder line between three or
> four different rigs without having to unhook it. I would like a
> configuration similar to a four pole coax antenna switch, but using ladder
> line. I've thought of using knife switches, but would like to hear how
> others have accomplished this. I'd like to run ladder line directly to 
> each
> balanced tuner of each rig. Is anyone doing this and if so, how?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rick/K5IAR
>
>
>
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