[TenTec] 318 and qsk-5

[Gary Smith]

I still have my old Johnson TR switch and it worked beautifully! Dead 
silent and wonderful QSK.

Gary
KA1J

> The reason that the amp had no T/R relay is, there were no
> transceivers back
> then.
> We had separate receivers and transceivers.
> Antenna switching was always done external to the transmitter.
> Transmitters had no T/R relay.
> The transmitter was simply connected to the input of the amp.
> 
> Many people used an external T/R relay to switch the antenna between
> the
> transmitter and the receiver.
> If you used an amp, you just used the same switching circuit but
> connected
> it to the amp's RF out.
> 
> Even cooler was the "Johnson Viking TR Switch."
> This was an external device with two vacuum tubes that
> automatically
> switched the antenna between the RX or TX (instantly) whenever it
> was
> activated.
> 
> I guess we can say the Ameritron QSK-5 is the descendant of the old
> Johnson
> Viking TR Switch.
> 
> 73
> Rick, DJ0IP
> 
> 
> 
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