Thanks to so many positive replies
regarding the Green Heron remote switch
and associated hardware I ordered the same
today including the 12V injector.
Looks like I'll have to locate the
injector outside, after the lightning
protector & figure how to best keep
lightning off of that, maybe a spare lead
acid 12V & charge it on good days so as to
not bring leads indoors. I'll have a week
to figure it out, before the components
arrive.
Thank you all for the helpful direct and
list replies.
73,
Gary
KA1J
> Folks,
>
> Thank you all for the replies, both direct
> and on the reflector. I do need, or should
> I say, best can use 5 or more positions,
> so a 4 terminal is an issue. That said, I
> could use one for a 2nd project using the
> hardline running to the rooftop 6M
> antenna, I could use a few dipoles for the
> WARC bands as I have to use my vertical
> wires for them as it is. 10M & 12M I use
> the 160M sloper, for 17M I use the 80M
> Inv-L. Although this works and I don't
> need a tuner, it would be nice to have
> these have their own dedicated antennas.
> The 4 position along with the 5 position
> at my radial plate would work well.
>
> I did try DXE last night but the 6
> position they offer requires control
> wires. I'm not aware of any rodent
> repelling wire other than the flooded 75
> ohm line I use for my HI-Z antennas. I've
> had too many rodent chew issues to keep
> doing as I have been, Chew proof
> wire/repellent wire would be a cheaper
> option than a new remote & controller but
> it would be really nice to have the
> antenna be automatically selected by the
> K3s (soon to be K4D).
>
> I have never operated SO2R, not really
> sure how I'd use it, never looked into it.
> I might enjoy what it offers but for the
> foreseeable future contests I'll just be
> me with the one radio.
>
> I'll check out the Green Heron option, I
> do use their new rotor controller and
> SPID, I didn't recall they also made a
> remote coax switch.
>
> It seems like GH is the only well known
> option for my requirements. I'll see if I
> can find one that is excess & if not, give
> them a call.
>
> Thank you all for the replies.
> 73,
>
> Gary
> KA1J
>
> > Rodents again found my control wire for my
> > Ameritron RCS-8V coax switch. I was
> > thinking this is the time to get a remote
> > switch that can send the signal through
> > the hardline and not worry about chipmunks
> > or whatever.
> >
> > I have a 375' distance between the shack
> > and the remote switch and need at least 5
> > positions, more would be used. Ameritron
> > sells one that does what I want except it
> > has 4 positions. DXE has nothing except
> > that one Ameritron, all the rest need
> > control wires.
> >
> > Anyone know of a coax switch that does
> > what I am looking for?
> >
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Gary
> > KA1J
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