[TowerTalk] Controllable Coax Switch

[Dale Martin]

> The TopTen decoders are sink type, while the RCS8-V requires 
> source drivers, I believe - the difference is that TopTen 
> supplies power to the relay box, and the decoder decides 
> which relay gets ground; the RCS-8 supplies a common ground, 
> and switches power to the correct relay.  I think TopTen 
> makes a source driver board, and if you have the electronic 
> smarts you could build one yourself; in that case WX9T makes 
> a BCD-10 band decoder board that only costs $20, and emulates 
> the Top Ten very nicely.
> 

The Six-Pak remote antenna switch has the ability to be re-wired for sink or
source.  

Does the RCS8-V?  

If not, could one just wire up a 'sink/source' relay (or transistor) bank to
take what the decoder puts out and give the antenna switch what it needs?  

73,
Dale, kg5u