[TowerTalk] Need Ideas for 2-band Dipole

[Jay Terleski]

Bob, 

Why not just install a big trap to auto switch the thing, and forget it.

You probably have a good reason, I just cant figure out why.

Jay

Bob Patten wrote:
> 
> On a fairly small lot, I managed to run a full size inverted vee off my
> tower for 160M.  To use it on 80M, I've installed insulators near the
> mid-points of each leg.  When I want to use it on 160M now, I simply
> install jumpers across the insulators.  I would prefer not to try to
> string seperate dipoles for each of the two bands (too much wire in the
> air already).
> I'm looking for a scheme to bandswitch the dipole from inside the shack.
> But, when running power on 80M, the voltage at the ends must be horrendous
> requiring switch contacts with very large spacing.
> All I've come up with so far is to try to find a couple of porcelin-base
> knife switches to mount across the insulators.  This would still require
> lowering the ends to get to the switches.
> Anyone have any better ideas?  Or a source for knife switches?
> 
> Bob Patten, N4BP        n4bp@shadow.net
>                         http://www.shadow.net/~n4bp/n4bp.htm
> 
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