[Amps] Hi-G d'Italia relays

[Alex Eban]

...lengthen the existing cable!
Splice an additional length of Teflon based cable to the existing one. No
matter what slice you choose to do, it's VERY unlikely to cause you trouble
in the HF range. Shrink tubing does wonders in this area!
73:
Alex	4Z5KS


-----Original Message-----
From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Steve Flood
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 1:17 PM
To: Pete Smith; amps at contesting.com; rfamplifiers at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Amps] Hi-G d'Italia relays

N4ZR wrote...

>you and others might want to look into the small HiG d'Italia 
>RF-switching relays that Allen Bond sells at mgs4u.com on the President's 
>Page.  They are rated 75 watts RF hot switching and I've used them for 
>years on the input side of my SB-220.  They are tiny too - the only rub is 
>that they are 26.5 VDC.  See 

I bought a couple of these to try out.  I was preparing one for mounting in
the amp and found the attached coax was a little too short so needs to be
replaced.  I've attempted to disconnect the coax from the relay but all
three lenghs of coax (COM, NC, NO) are attached via the same shield
connector that has three solder connections to the relay.  I've tried
heating all three solder joints at once with a butane torch, but the relay
gets mighty hot and I think I may damage it. Any suggestions?

Also, are these considered "reed" relays? 

Thanks,
Steve KK7UV 
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