[Elecraft] Multiple sensors with P3 transmit monitor

Don Wilhelm w3fpr at embarqmail.com
Mon Aug 3 09:53:34 EDT 2015


Jobst,

The person who suggested the 4 port switch was none other than Alan 
Bloom N1AL - who is the principle P3 designer.
If the power is a problem, I would think he would have mentioned it.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 8/3/2015 9:15 AM, Jobst Vandrey wrote:
> FYI
>
> When I was a volunteer at the Elecraft booth in Dayton, the question of
> multiple sensors was raised a number of times.  During one such discussion,
> an individual from Elecraft seemed to indicate that if a switch was to be
> built, each sensor in the chain needed to have continuous power.
>
> His take was to switch the signal lines only and leave power to all sensors
> at all times.  For this reason, he did not recommend a simple off the shelf
> switch that transferred all 8 lines.
>
>



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