[Boatanchors] WTB Knifeswitch

[Rob Atkinson]

Olaf,

You might be better off doing the following, which might be safer than
a knife switch and doesn't involve finding one:

At some point 10 or 15 feet outside away from the exterior wall of the
building housing your station, make a cut in the feedline and insert a
pair of banana plugs and jacks.  You can do this at a feedline
support.  Use brass hardware if you can find it.   When  storm is near
or when you are off the air simply unplug the feedline and move it
away several feet from the jacks.  You don't really need to ground it
and this will put a gap of several feet between the antenna line and
the line into the shack.   A lightning hit could easily jump a knife
switch.  I have  done this with my ladder line to my dipoles and it
has worked out well.

73

Rob
K5UJ


On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 5:34 PM, Olaf Madsen <olaf at carolina.rr.com> wrote:
> I am using an Antenna with an Open Wire Line for my Boatanchors and also.for
> my regular Station.
>
> Where can I find/buy/trade a Knife Switch,preferably,Double Pole,Double
> Throw (DPDT) to disconnect and ground the feedline when not in use.----Too
> many Thunderstorms of late causing havoc with the station.
>
> Tnx fr ur help---Olaf,KF4TP---
>
>