[Elecraft] Coaxial switch and two rigs

[Dr. Werner Furlan]

hi Pierre, 

Pierre Desjardins schrieb am 4 May 2006 um 8:54:

> Hi Elecrafters.. maybe that question has already been posted, but I ask it
> again. I plan to use an IC-706 MKIIG for SSB/VHF operations and a K2 for CW
> only. I have a Daiwa CS-201 coax switch. The ''output'' of the switch will
> go to an ATU (LDG AT-100Pro), and the inputs to each of the rig.
> 
> That switch shorts the unused output connector. If by distraction I use the
> K2 when the switch is at '706' position's, maybe I risk to damage the
> finals of the K2 (and same problem at inverse for the 706).
> 
> My question: Is the ''switch'' approach a relatively safe solution, or is
> is better to manually change the setup via coax permutation?
> 
> 73, de Pierre VE2PID
> 
> KX1 # 442
> K2/100 # 5170 

I have the same problem here, but I found a hardware solution that might be 
helpful. The MFJ safety switch 1703 crosses the lines from two radios to two 
output lines. You can connect a dummy load to one antenna port so there is 
always either the antenna or the dummy load connected to either radio.


73! de Werner OE9FWV

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