[TowerTalk] Relay Specs - Coax switch

[Gary Schafer]

1500 watts into 50 ohms = 274 volts rms if the line is flat.
Current would be 5.5 amps, again if the line is flat.

73
Gary

Keith Dutson wrote:
> I am home brewing a coax switch for the shack.  I want it to handle 1500
> watts of power, but not to "hot" switch.  I am looking at PCB relays and
> found many that handle 10 amps, but only a few that specify a high
> dielectric voltage.  What kind of voltage should be expected out of a
> legal-limit amplifier such as an Alpha or Ameritron?  TIA
> 
> Keith NM5G
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