- 21. Re: [Amps] Relays (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Kelley N1BUG <paul.kelley.n1bug@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:09:43 -0400
- Thanks Tim, That is reassuring. I have been using RJ1A relays in my HF single 4CX1500B for some time and have yet to experience a failure. I run QSK CW frequently. I am also using them on my new 6m 4
- /archives//html/Amps/2008-03/msg00361.html (9,354 bytes)
- 22. Re: [Amps] Relays (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Duffy K3LR" <k3lr@k3lr.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:14:54 -0500
- Hello Paul! The rig delay of only 3 Ms could be a real problem. We never run QSK, so I am sure that helps prolong the life of the relays in use at K3LR. The K3LR Icom radios and computer CW keyers an
- /archives//html/Amps/2008-03/msg00362.html (10,602 bytes)
- 23. Re: [Amps] Relays (score: 1)
- Author: "David Cutter" <d.cutter@ntlworld.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:28:10 +0100
- Tim Do you ever use foot-operated PTT ? I am always a little suspicious that the brain gets the voice to start before the foot gets the switch to the floor. When ms count, the 11ms from brain to foot
- /archives//html/Amps/2008-03/msg00364.html (8,408 bytes)
- 24. Re: [Amps] Relays (score: 1)
- Author: "Tim Duffy K3LR" <k3lr@k3lr.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:42:45 -0500
- 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.
- /archives//html/Amps/2008-03/msg00365.html (9,378 bytes)
- 25. Re: [Amps] Relays (score: 1)
- Author: "David Cutter" <d.cutter@ntlworld.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:50:14 +0100
- Sorry to labour the point, but, how do you guarantee that? Is it a question of operator training? David G3UNA _______________________________________________ Amps mailing list Amps@contesting.com htt
- /archives//html/Amps/2008-03/msg00366.html (9,595 bytes)
- 26. Re: [Amps] Relays (score: 1)
- Author: Jan Erik Holm <sm2ekm@telia.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:59:02 +0200
- I also use VOX PTT anf foot switch PTT, never had a problem. I have a number of different amplifiers using RJ1A relays etc etc, however I never use QSK. As with everything in life some people will me
- /archives//html/Amps/2008-03/msg00367.html (8,838 bytes)
- 27. Re: [Amps] Relays (score: 1)
- Author: "David Cutter" <d.cutter@ntlworld.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:09:21 +0100
- Not a nice thing to do in the middle of a contest, though. David G3UNA _______________________________________________ Amps mailing list Amps@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listin
- /archives//html/Amps/2008-03/msg00368.html (9,410 bytes)
- 28. Re: [Amps] Relays (score: 1)
- Author: Jan Erik Holm <sm2ekm@telia.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:17:14 +0200
- True of course. However if we need 100% percent security we have to have backup units. Thatīs a decision we have to make, itīs a matter of how important we think it is. ______________________________
- /archives//html/Amps/2008-03/msg00369.html (9,162 bytes)
- 29. Re: [Amps] Relays (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Bondarev <mikebond@mosfirm.ru>
- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:51:08 +0400
- Hi group! I use RJ1A in my home made PA with GU-84B with 2+ KW out and I don't have had any fault since I start to use this amp more then one year ago. I don't use full QSK but only semi bk-in. I thi
- /archives//html/Amps/2008-03/msg00370.html (8,429 bytes)
- 30. Re: [Amps] Relays (score: 1)
- Author: "W7RY" <w7ry@arrl.net>
- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:09:02 -0700
- 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 star
- /archives//html/Amps/2008-03/msg00371.html (9,608 bytes)
- 31. Re: [Amps] Relays (score: 1)
- Author: "jeremy-ca" <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:25:58 -0400
- " As you point out, radio + amplifier "handshaking is important" That is what Ive suspected all along but havent verified the timing. Once replaced when time matters it sort of gets ignored for a few
- /archives//html/Amps/2008-03/msg00372.html (13,322 bytes)
- 32. Re: [Amps] Relays (score: 1)
- Author: "Dick Green WC1M" <wc1m@msn.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:32:20 -0400
- Some QSK amps increase the vacuum relay coil voltage to make it switch faster -- on the order of 1-2 ms. 73, Dick WC1M _______________________________________________ Amps mailing list Amps@contestin
- /archives//html/Amps/2008-03/msg00373.html (12,445 bytes)
- 33. Re: [Amps] Relays (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Benko <xxw0qe@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:17:02 -0600
- I was interested in the same topic a few years ago and I made a bunch of measurements on some Icom radios. Look at http://www.bnk.com/W0QE/Radio_Measurements/amplifier_timing.html Bottom line was for
- /archives//html/Amps/2008-03/msg00374.html (11,314 bytes)
- 34. Re: [Amps] Relays (score: 1)
- Author: "k7rdx" <k7rdx@charter.net>
- Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:36:30 -0700
- Very nice construction Mike..Very well thought out design and workmanship!73,Jim K7RDX.... -- Original Message -- From: "Mike Bondarev" <mikebond@mosfirm.ru> To: "'Amps'" <Amps@contesting.com> Sent:
- /archives//html/Amps/2008-03/msg00375.html (9,386 bytes)
- 35. Re: [Amps] Relays (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Hinson" <Gary@isect.com>
- Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:57:04 +1300
- Thanks all for the excellent advice and links on T/R relays and switching times. A wealth of knowledge. That fascinating thread has perhaps delayed the day when I either rig-up a test circuit to chec
- /archives//html/Amps/2008-03/msg00380.html (9,886 bytes)
- 36. Re: [Amps] Relays (score: 1)
- Author: "Han Higasa" <higasa@plum.ocn.ne.jp>
- Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:57:00 +0900
- Hi all, I am also using HC1s and RJ1As for a line-in relay of my amp. I am not using it for full break-in but it is working so reliable, without any trouble for many years. a few points: 1. Whatever
- /archives//html/Amps/2008-03/msg00381.html (10,122 bytes)
- 37. Re: [Amps] Relays (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Christensen" <w9ac@arrl.net>
- Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:15:36 -0400
- Gary, one root-cause of an R.F. vacuum relay's premature demise is related to hot-switching. Oftentimes, the operator doesn't know its occurring. About ten years ago, I downloaded a firmware upgrade
- /archives//html/Amps/2008-03/msg00382.html (9,333 bytes)
- 38. Re: [Amps] Relays (score: 1)
- Author: Rob Flory <robandpj@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:39:56 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
- At WW2Y/K2WI/N2NU contest stations, we found that the Titan 425 did not switch fast enough for the rigs we were using. We placed a speed-up diode from the keying output of the keyer to the PTT of the
- /archives//html/Amps/2008-03/msg00383.html (8,222 bytes)
- 39. Re: [Amps] Relays (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Kelley N1BUG <paul.kelley.n1bug@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:47:12 -0400
- Nice work Larry. I haven't personally tested enough radios to be sure but I have a strong hunch most of the newer radios are better than some of the older ones in this respect. The radio with 3 ms wa
- /archives//html/Amps/2008-03/msg00384.html (9,904 bytes)
- 40. Re: [Amps] Relays (score: 1)
- Author: Roger D Johnson <n1rj@roadrunner.com>
- Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:33:13 -0400
- My old TS-940 actuated the internal relay from a line that went positive 3ms after keydown. Add 2 ms for the relay to actuate and the relay pulled in about 5ms from keydown. The 940 produced RF 6ms a
- /archives//html/Amps/2008-03/msg00385.html (8,994 bytes)
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