[Elecraft] Latest on the new home for my K3...

[Gary Peterson]

I never rely on patch panels for bonding.  They are simply, often a less expensive and more versatile substitute for coaxial switches.  Unless one can afford several Bird, series 74 type coax switches, a patch panel is hard to beat for signal routing.  The Bird  series 74 switches have very good port to port isolation.  So does a patch panel, if one uses good quality coax.  I have long wondered how many hams have damaged the front end of a  second receiver or transceiver, as a result of using coax switches with poor isolation.

Many thanks to you, Jim, for all your time taken to educate folks with all the great material you have made available online and your frequent posts on this list.

73,

Gary, K0CX

>Patch panels are fine for signal routing (I also come out of broadcast), 
>but they cannot be relied upon for bonding because the bonding path is 
>FAR too long.  Jim K9YC

>>On 4/23/2020 8:38 AM, Gary Peterson wrote:

>>I love patch panels.