[Amps] Is this relay suitable for 1kw+ RF?

[peter chadwick]

Those Leach relays were designed for switching RF. Depending on the impedance and thus the voltage, they're OK for over 1kW. I have picked up 24 volt DC ones for $2 a time in the Dayton flea market....For switching high voltages at RF with contacts that can handle many amps, look for the antenna relay from a WW2 Command transmitter. They are generally a dollar or two in flea markets, because a standard modification to use a Command tx in amateur service was to remove the relay..

Since coils are being switched, I don't see the need for coax relays.

vy 73


Peter G3RZP