My satellite antenna system passes DC along the coax to a preamplifier.
In some configurations, a coaxial switch that grounds inactive ports is
undesireable. For example if the switch were to be used to select one
antenna between several transceivers.
Dick Flanagan wrote:
>
> I am in the process of mounting an Ameritron remote coax switch at the top
> of my tower to select one of three antennas. One of the pre-installations
> options is to have unselected antenna outputs grounded. As shipped, they
> float.
>
> Grounding seems like such a logical choice, I am surprised they are shipped
> floating. Am I missing something? Is floating unselected antennas better
> than grounding them?!
>
> 73, Dick
>
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> Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (South of Reno)
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