[ARC5] 1ST QSO with my BC-454-B and T-19

[Mike Hanz]

Very nice, Mark - a clean implementation, to be sure.  But I'm still a 
little fuzzy on how your matching mystery was solved.  Was it cured by 
providing a solid ground, or did magic just happen when you added the 
jacks and relay?

Or shouldn't I ask...heh, heh... :-)

Happy New Year,
  - Mike

On 12/31/2012 9:30 AM, Mark K3MSB wrote:
> Hi Mike --
>
> Take a look at the PS.  It's composed of the commercial 28V 15A supply atop
> the main chassis, and the big HB chassis for B+, screen, and OSC voltages.
>
> On the very right of the HB chassis are 3 jacks,  ANT, TX and RX;  the ANT
> is the top jack which feeds the 200pf  capacitor.  The jacks go to an
> internal 28V DPST relay.   The relay is activated by the toggle switch on
> the front panel.
>
> The DPST relay controls the 200V OSC voltage as well as antenna switching.
> I wasn't too sure how this was going to work (RF so close to the OSC), but
> it seems to work OK.
>
> I have a T-22 and a BC-455-B sitting on the shelf which I plan on starting
> in January.
>
> Ultimately, I plan to house the antenna switching relay in a separate box
> with a switch for 80/40 meters that will select the 2 series capacitors,
> and also house the 4:1 UNUN.
>
> 73 Mark K3MSB
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 8:14 AM, Mike Hanz <aaf-radio-1 at aafradio.org> wrote:
>>   ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark K3MSB" <mark.k3msb at gmail.com>
>>
>>>> It works!!!!
>>>> http://www.k3msb.com/arc5/**K3MSB_BC454B_T19.jpg<http://www.k3msb.com/arc5/K3MSB_BC454B_T19.jpg>
>>> On 12/31/2012 8:01 AM, David Stinson wrote:
>>> A thing of beauty, indeed ;-)
>> Agreed!  How'd you solve the antenna matching problem, Mark?
>>
>>   - KC4TOS