>
>... ... ...
>I also chose the Ameritron QSK-5 to handle the QSK chores
>for me. It not only works mobile and fixed, but it also switches
>several other amps at my station. It is a "stand alone" unit; self-
>powered. It switches several times faster than the fastest vacuum
>relay. Tales of lightning susceptibility are highly exaggerated. I try
>not to operate QSK during thunderstorms, and I disconnect my
>antennas.
// A wise decision. A friend who lives in the lightning belt told me he
saw evidence of a several foot arc in a ham shack when lightning struck
the antenna and followed the feedline.
- R. L. Measures, 805.386.3734, AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures.
end
--
FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/amps
Submissions: amps@contesting.com
Administrative requests: amps-REQUEST@contesting.com
Problems: owner-amps@contesting.com
|