[TowerTalk] AC operated relays for ant switching

[Tom Osborne]

"w8ji.tom" wrote:

> IMO 120 v  control lines are not safe or desirable in this >application, no matter how they are designed. Sooner or later someone >will get their fingers across the lines, or the 120 v will get into something it shouldn't. It's nicer being able to just route the >control leads with low voltage wiring, 

HI All.

A friend of mine was using 120 VAC for his relays, and he got the
leads mixed up and switched the relays with the TR switch in his
transceiver and blew up the switching circuit.  You have to be
careful there!!  73
Tom W7WHY

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