[Mldxcc] Ameritron RCS-4 and 6m

Richard Hill rehill at ix.netcom.com
Sat Jul 3 11:21:21 PDT 2010


Anyone using an  Ameritron RCS-4 antenna switch with 6m?  I'm trouble 
shooting a new antenna setup (Arrow 4 element up 25 feet) for high SWR 
problems.  The Ameritron web page lists it as ANT SWITCH, 1-30MHZ, 4 
POSITION, but goes on to say it has "VSWR: 1.25:1 from 1.5 to 60 MHz".

In the shack, I'm seeing 10:1 or so that the K3 tuner drops to 2.5:1 or 
so.  MFJ 259 seems to see 1.2:1 at 50.125 MHz.  I'll put a shorter coax 
on the antenna and redo the 259 readings to check and try a Field Day 
set up without the RCS-4, but wondering if others have used this setup 
with success?

Rich
NU6T


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