Topband: Single antenna port xcvr but want to employ separate receive antenna

[James Rodenkirch]

Ahhhhhhhhhhh...luv it when  K.I.S.S. idea passes by, Tim....I can do that!!  So simple, how come I didn't think that solution up!!
Much appreciated!  Jim R. K9JWV

> From: tshoppa at wmata.com
> To: rodenkirch_llc at msn.com; topband at contesting.com
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 13:48:11 +0000
> Subject: Re: Topband: Single antenna port xcvr but want to employ	separate	receive antenna
> 
> Traditionally a "T/R switch" means a switch to be used the other way, to allow you to move a single antenna between your separate transmitter and receiver. Ironic that here we are in the 21st century and some of use an external box to do the reverse function!
> 
> To switch between transmit and receive antennas on my rig, I use a small 12V relay keyed via my Ten-Tec Eagle's "amp key" output when I'm on 160.
> 
> Every transceiver made in the past 50 years has an amp key line of some kind. On the Jupiter it's a phono jack labeled "EXT T/R".
> 
> Tim N3QE
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of James Rodenkirch
> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 8:36 AM
> To: Top Band Contesting
> Subject: Topband: Single antenna port xcvr but want to employ separate receive antenna
> 
> Have my vertical working great and have a small Delta-loop low band receive antenna BUT the Ten Tec Jupiter doesn't have a separate receive antenna like a K2, for instance (I borrowed a K2 to try out but the buttons/controls are to small for me to operate as I have a severe case of peripheral neuropathy, courtesy of Agent Orange).So, I am up and running and will be in the CQ 160 contest at the end of January but have no means, currently, of switching rapidly 'tween the top loaded vertical and loop. A T/R switch won't "do it" for me....so looking at a DX Engineering RTR-1A but sure don't like the price!!http://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-rtr-1a
> Anyone have an RTR-1 or 1A that is excess to their needs and willing to sell OR have another idea of how I can employ a separate receive antenna when I have one antenna port?
> Thank you, in advance, for any replies....off line replies work for me.
> 72/73, Jim Rodenkirch K9JWV 		 	   		  
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