[Boatanchors] Fw: switching antennas

[Henry Mei'l's]

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From: Henry Mei'l's 
To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net 
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 6:04 PM
Subject: switching antennas


I use knife switches and coaxial switches for my end fed antennas, but I run a maximum of 90 Watts, usually just 40 Watts.
I also intend to build a jumper-lead patch-panel using, as already mentioned here, banana plug sockets mounted on a plastic,
or fiber board panel. This will feed to the output terminal of my one of my antenna tuners (which I may also rig up
in an input  switching arrangement.

Living up on the 4th floor, I also connect various combinations of ground connections often using very primitive alligator clip
leads; it works but  this is also going to be replaced by a combined knife switch / jumper patch-panel.
What I like about knife switches is that you're pretty certain that they are either open or closed and it takes a lot of
volts to jump across an open one. (Assuming you're not too lazy too swing the switch fully over to either position!)

Henry
OZ30 N2NR