[Elecraft] Need coax relay to switch ant between K2 & K3

Alan D. Wilcox alan at wilcoxengineering.com
Thu Jul 29 21:09:52 EDT 2010


Hello,

The saga of my K2 in the upstairs office and the K3 downstairs in the 
shop continues.

Solution:
1. Run coax from the K2 into the attic; run some red/blk zip cord up too.
2. Chop the K3 coax going to the antenna and run the K3 end into the attic.
3. Run the remaining end of the coax from the antenna into the attic.
4. PL-259s to the 3 wires in the attic.
5. Connect K2, K3, ant to coax relay.
6. Zip cord to relay (12 vdc or 110 ac); other end gets power when I 
turn on the K2 supply.

I had a Dow-Key coax relay (just what I want) on my Viking II. Both long 
gone.

Anyone have one or something that'll do the trick? Any extra PL-259's 
with sleeve for smaller coax?

Many thanks!
Alan

Alan D. Wilcox, W3DVX (K2-5373, K3-40)
570-321-1516
http://WilcoxEngineering.com	
Williamsport, PA 17701 



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