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Subject: [TowerTalk] Remote antenna switch
From: Clint Talmadge <clinttalmadge@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2011 10:07:22 -0500
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I have used my RCS-4 for many years and the other night while switching from
20M to 40M, I flipped the switch from my LPDA to the trapped dipole and
heard very little difference.  I have decided that I have “listened to all
my antennas” long enough, as the RCS-4 has very poor isolation.   While the
DXEngineering & WX0B switches seem to have much better specs, they are a
little rich for my budget.  I wonder if anyone has checked the other
Ameritron offerings, the RCS-8 & 10.

Is the isolation any better or should I bite the bullet and go with the WX0B
(the less expensive of the high end ones)? Or are there any more I should
consider?

And it if the Ameritrons are acceptable, is the L version worth the extra?
They do not post the manuals for the L version so I cannot tell what they
are adding to give “Lightning Protection”.

Clint – W5CPT -
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