[Boatanchors] Antenna Relays & T-R Switches

[Peter Markavage]

The real problem with electronic T/R switches is that they have no
personality. For boatanchors, you really need the loud "clang" or metal
slapping of a relay to give you the antenna switching confidence, less
you wonder under the quiet operating conditions of an electronic switch,
"am I pumping some or all of my RF back into my receiver".

Pete, wa2cwa

On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 16:38:56 -0600 "Ed - K9EW" <k9ew57 at gmail.com> writes:
> Hi Mike,
> 
> I have used a PIN diode T/R switch with good results using a DX-60 
> and
> a 2-B receiver.  The power is not at the Valiant level, but that 
> just
> means a higher "off" voltage for the diodes.  The information for 
> this
> BAQSK (Boat Anchor QSK) is on my website at www.k9ew.us under
> Projects.
> 
> 73,
> ed - k9ew
> www.k9ew.us
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