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[AMPS] RJ-iA relay contact-life on CW?

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Subject: [AMPS] RJ-iA relay contact-life on CW?
From: W8JI@contesting.com (Tom Rauch)
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 11:59:03 -0400
Amazing how a little math debunks a statement like "you'll never 
wear one out unless you hot-switch it". 

> Altogether, that's well over 200,000 relay closures for one contest. Since
> I try to operate in the five big CW contests each year (Sweepstakes, CQWW,
> ARRL DX, CQWPX and IARU), an RJ1A relay is only going to last me about two
> years! Yikes.

 
73, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com

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