[Boatanchors] switching antennas

[Steve Ellington]

This place has some nice knife switches for high power.
http://www.filnor.com/html/products/knife-switch.php


Steve
N4LQ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Henry Mei'l's" <meils at get2net.dk>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 12:04 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] 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
> ______________________________________________________________
> Boatanchors mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchors
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>
> List Administrator: Duane Fischer, W8DBF
> ** For Assistance: dfischer at usol.com **
>
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html