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Re: [RTTY] MFJ Antenna Switches

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Subject: Re: [RTTY] MFJ Antenna Switches
From: Bill Turner <dezrat@copper.net>
Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:05:05 -0800
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On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 12:20:48 -0800, "GARY ELLIOT" <k7ox@msn.com> wrote:

>Has anyone in the group had any problems with the MFJ antenna switches running 
>full power 1500 Watts ? comments on these switches ?
>
>Gary K7OX

------------ REPLY FOLLOWS ------------

I had one of the older MFJ switches and it handled 1500 watts ok on the
switch part, but there is a small capacitor inside for reactance
compensation that burned up. As I recall it was about 10 or 15 pF. I
replaced it with a physically larger unit and had no problems after
that.

73, Bill W6WRT



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