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Subject: [AMPS] Heathkit HA-10 Warrior
From: rakefet@rakefet.com (Vic Rosenthal)
Date: Sun, 05 Sep 1999 11:45:44 -0700
Bill Smith wrote:
> 
> Another dumb question.  My HA-10 does not have a T/R relay built into it.
> No real problem to add one but my question is "How large an ampere rating
> does the relay have to have in order not to be destroyed by the High Power.
>  I'd like to use a 12 volt 10 amp Plug In Type relay.  

A 10 amp relay should be big enough.  But I would remove the plug-in base and
connect the coax directly to the lugs attached to the contacts to reduce
impedance bumps.

73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA

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