[Amps] Relays

[W7RY]

Take a look at the WD7S site. A great discussion and actual timing of vacuum relays. http://home.earthlink.net/~wd7s/updates.htm

If your vacuum relays are failing, perhaps they were defective to start with?

73
Jim  W7RY



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David Cutter 
  To: Jan Erik Holm 
  Cc: 'Amps' 
  Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 12:09 PM
  Subject: Re: [Amps] Relays


  Not a nice thing to do in the middle of a contest, though.

  David
  G3UNA

  > On the other hand, it is no big deal, we are talking about a
  > relay that costs around 30 dollars. Just pop another in there
  > and go fly again.
  >
  > 73 Jim SM2EKM
  > --------------------------
  > David Cutter wrote:
  >> Sorry to labour the point, but, how do you guarantee that?  Is it a 
  >> question
  >> of operator training?
  >>
  >> David
  >> G3UNA
  >>
  >>> Yes, we use foot switches on SSB. This has not been a problem for hot
  >>> switching for us. There is a small delay from when PTT is actuated in 
  >>> the
  >>> radio and when RF production starts, so we are all OK.
  >>>
  >>> 73,
  >>> Tim K3LR
  >>> http://www.k3lr.com
  >>>
  >>>
  >
  >
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