In the 1996 WRTC, N2IC and I used a 250 ma fast-acting fuse from
Radio Shack, with stubs, but no BPF's. The fuse was on the antenna
side of the stubs and never blew.
Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ
K6LL@juno.com
On Tue, 06 Nov 2001 15:40:26 -0500 Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>
writes:
>
> I don't know if this fits in Towertalk, but don't see any other
> likely forum.
>
> I'm contemplating a fairly minimal SO2R arrangement, relying on
> antenna
> separation rather than stubs or bandpass filters. To avoid an
> expensive
> mistake through putting too much RF into one or the other receiver,
> I'm
> thinking about building up some little RX protector boxes that would
> put a
> small incandescent bulb in series with each transceiver's antenna on
> RX,
> and bypass it on transmit. It's easy to control such a device from
> my SO2R
> box, but I'm whether this would be adequate protection, and if so,
> wondering what size bulb would be appropriate. Any guidance?
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
>
>
>
>
>
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