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To: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Lighting
From: "Ron W8RJL" <youngron@verizon.net>
Reply-to: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:19:02 -0400
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Our 800 MHz commercial site towers used solid state relays.  Low voltage 
control to a solid state relay block. Only had one failure in 10 years and 
that was due to a big  lightning hit.  I retired 2005 but might be able to 
get a schematic.  I didn't burn any bridges ;-) 73,  Ron W8RJL


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jimlux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
To: "Charlie Gallo" <Charlie@TheGallos.com>; "Tower and HF antenna 
construction topics." <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Lighting


> Charlie Gallo wrote:
>> On 4/21/2010 Mark Robinson wrote:
>>
>>>   Maybe try a beefier relay and
>>> see how much longer that will last.
>>
>> 30 Years ago, I'd just say "Use a Mercury wetted relay", but who knows if 
>> they are even made anymore
>>
>
> of course they are:
> http://www.mdius.com/relays.php
>
> They're also available surplus in various places, once you figure out
> the terms to search for.
>
> They're used for applications requiring quiet switching.
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