[Towertalk] Relay Summary

[brewerj@squared.com]

jirka@jimaz.cz mentions:

>How much current you have there from 1mikroV signal into 50Ohms from the
>antenna. !?!?!?!?!? On transmit the nonconducting layer which develops
>on the contacts will brake through and no problem but on receive of tiny
>signals ?

Just about every old high power used a dow key relay , or some type
of open frame DPDT relay, and I doubt those were gold plated. I certainly
have not noticed any deterioration in signal with those rigs that are still
connected via a dow-key (or similar) KW relays with standard contacts!

73
john wb5oau/4