[TowerTalk] Ameritron RCS10 Remote Antenna Switch Failure

[jimlux]

Marinus Willemstijn wrote:
> Thanks this is problem solve din an instant and I feel rather stupid but
> here goes.
> 
> I did replace the control cable with another one but somehow every time the
> Ground Wire must not have made a good connection. When I tested the Unit in
> the shack it delivered the 12V but at the switch itself. So I traced it from
> there - the reason I am amazed is that the same error existed with a
> different control cable as well! Anyway its seems that the screw for the
> earth wire must have had some corrosion or something as I used another
> terminal and now it works 100%!
> 
> Thanks for the quick response and boring all to death with this stupidity -
> hi! Next time I will find a more challenging fault! 
> 
> Have a great day!
> 
> Marinus 
> ZS6MAW
> 
> 
glad it worked out.

Sure, you want something where it works only on the 4 days before the 
full moon, except when it rains before 5PM, or something really 
challenging...