[TowerTalk] Lightning GROUND switch wanted RE:DE K0FF

[Dick Flanagan]

>>I was asked by a nearby HAM to help him
>>lash up his station, using the MFJ remote (wired) relays,and was shocked to
>>see that both his brand new units do not ground ANYTHING when deactivated,.
>>The contacts are there, and wired in the X manner, but the ground plane is
>>not attached to it in any way.  Is this normal?
>
>That's by design.  I have a remote switch at the top of my tower for
>switching a common coax to various antennas.  When not connected, I
>want my yagis grounded and my wires floating.  So the first three
>switch contacts have the NC contacts to ground and the last two float.
>
>73, Dick

OOPS!  My remote switch is an Ameritron, not MFJ.  Sorry for any confusion.

73, Dick

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Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (South of Reno)
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