Take a look at the WD7S site. A great discussion and actual timing of vacuum
relays. http://home.earthlink.net/~wd7s/updates.htm
If your vacuum relays are failing, perhaps they were defective to start with?
73
Jim W7RY
----- Original Message -----
From: David Cutter
To: Jan Erik Holm
Cc: 'Amps'
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Relays
Not a nice thing to do in the middle of a contest, though.
David
G3UNA
> On the other hand, it is no big deal, we are talking about a
> relay that costs around 30 dollars. Just pop another in there
> and go fly again.
>
> 73 Jim SM2EKM
> --------------------------
> David Cutter wrote:
>> Sorry to labour the point, but, how do you guarantee that? Is it a
>> question
>> of operator training?
>>
>> David
>> G3UNA
>>
>>> Yes, we use foot switches on SSB. This has not been a problem for hot
>>> switching for us. There is a small delay from when PTT is actuated in
>>> the
>>> radio and when RF production starts, so we are all OK.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Tim K3LR
>>> http://www.k3lr.com
>>>
>>>
>
>
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