Jepilot@aol.com wrote:
>
> After many years of faithful service my Heathkit remote, mast mounted antenna
> selction switch finally bit the dust. So I am in the market for a
> replacement. The MFJ unit is the most advertised and I believe it uses a set
> of relays to select the desired antenna unlike the Heathkit unit which uses a
> rotary switch driven by a step motor. What choices other than the MFJ unit
> are available? Any directions to web pages, etc. would be helpfuf. What is
> the experience of users of the MFJ switch? Thanks for all comments and
> advice. 73 Jan Rehler, W5KNZ, Corpus Christi, Tx.
Have a look at the Antenna Mart switches at
http://www.aaow.com/mgs/antenna.htm
I'm not sure what these cost today, but I do know that my original from
W0MLY is still working just as well today as it did 20 years ago when I
installed it. The Ledex rotary actuator and the heavy duty switch
wafers inside an evironmentally tight box make this sort of a
top-of-the-line switch.
73,
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Ken K4XL
grimm@lynchburg.net
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