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Re: [TowerTalk] What relay do Ameritron and Array Solutions use intheir

To: K4SAV <RadioIR@charter.net>, towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] What relay do Ameritron and Array Solutions use intheir coax switchs?
From: Mike <k4gmh@arrl.net>
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 06:53:30 -0400
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The PB relays have been in usesuccessfully here for a number of years 
in homemade ant. switches, stub switching, stack matching etc, 
without a problem.  They handle the 1500 Watts RTTY okay.  Just 
remember to not "hot switch" them.

At 02:49 AM 5/12/2007, you wrote:
>This doesn't answer your question, but maybe it will be of some use.
>Last time I was at Ameritron I noticed some small relays they were using
>on many of the RF amp boards to switch RF, and I got the info on them
>because I know the manufacturer doesn't rate them for an RF environment
>(that doesn't mean they won't work for that purpose).  I think my RCS-10
>antenna switch uses them too.  It isn't the same relay you are asking
>about, it is a small sealed PC board mount relay.
>
>Potter & Brumfield
>RTE24012F
>RTD14012F
>
>Check Tyco Electronics.
>
>Jerry, K4SAV
>
>W7CE wrote:
>
> >I am designing a custom coax relay.  I own a couple of Ameritron RCS-8V
> >switchs and am pretty happy with them, especially since they are rated to
> >250+ MHz.  I recently looked inside an Array Solutions Ratpak and noticed
> >that it uses exactly the same relay as the Ameritron.  I've been trying to
> >figure out who is the manufacturer of this particular relay and after much
> >time with Google have hit a dead end.  Both switches use a form X (shorting
> >bar mounted on the two arms at the contacts) SPDT, 12V open-frame 
> relay with
> >the following marking: X99KP  12VDC  RSCO.  It appears the X99KP 
> is the part
> >number and RSCO is the vendor name or code.  Does anyone know who 
> makes this
> >relay?  You can see a picture of it at www.w7ce.com/relay.html.
> >
> >Thanks & 73,
> >Clay  W7CE
> >
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         73,
         Mike, K4GMH 
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