[Elecraft] continuous relay click in RX ANT IN

Tom W8JI w8ji at w8ji.com
Mon Jul 12 09:37:21 EDT 2010


>I made an even more cost-effective one: I put a couple of diodes in 
>parallel (anode to
> cathode) across the connector in the old coax switch I use for receiving 
> antennas. I wrote
> "FOR RECEIVE ONLY!" on the switch in big letters.

I can't do that here Vic because on most of my antennas the net power from 
the antennas results in a peak voltage much greater than 0.5 volts.

.5 volts peak, which is the approximate conduction limit of a silicon 
rectifier like a 1N4007, is only 4 dBm!!!! That will turn your K3 into a 
Yaesu FT-101 for IM and even order performance.

73 Tom 



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