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Re: [Amps] Pi Net Switch

To: "'Lee Buller'" <k0wa@swbell.net>, <amps@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Pi Net Switch
From: "Phil Clements" <philc@texascellnet.com>
Reply-to: philc@texascellnet.com
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:05:08 -0500
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> Some builders say a "shorting" band switch is better that an
"non-shorting" band
> switch.  My question is why?
[] It does not matter if you only have five bands; 80 through 10 meters. It
is when you add WARC and 160 meters that you need a shorting switch to
prevent the Tesla effect from burning up your switch. All unused coil taps
must be shorted together.

(((73)))
Phil, K5PC



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