Hi Will,
> I wonder if you got a reply from someone that dont know what they're
> talking about by the sounds of it. Heck, a small 2N2222A will switch
> the load there with room to spare.
The transistor switch is what I use: I simply installed one in my
amplifier, so it pretty much doesn't care what the source of the T/R
switch signal is.
> Surely, they dont have the
> switching coming straight off an IC? I dont have a schematic of it
> here to look at and see what they've done, but that just dont sound
> right. Also, if it has an actual internal relay, even a small reed
> type at that, it sould switch that amount.
No, it's not an IC, it's a small relay. My (contesting) experience
was that the contacts would begin to stick, even when switching well
within their specified voltage & current.
> When they said "either" 16
> volts or 2 amps, but not both, is a bunch of hogwash. It just sounds
> to me like a ploy to get around warranty work no matter what!
I don't know. I've had nothing but good experiences with Icom. But
the T/R switch output is way happier seeing my 0.6v @ 2ma load than
it was seeing my 12V relay.
73,
George T. Daughters, K6GT
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