[TowerTalk] Antenna Switching -- Top Ten vs. WX0B?

Pete Smith N4ZR n4zr at contesting.com
Fri Jul 27 14:07:50 PDT 2012


I've been using TopTen switches for years in contest service - never a 
hitch.

73, Pete N4ZR
The World Contest Station Database, at www.conteststations.com
The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com,
spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 and
arcluster.reversebeacon.net, port 7000

On 7/27/2012 4:15 PM, n8de at thepoint.net wrote:
> Jim,
>
> Why don't you homebrew your own?  They're quite easy and CHEAP that
> way.  I have hundreds of relays/caps/rfc/etc. needed for remote
> switching.
>
> Let me know what you need ... unfortunately, I'll be out of town for a
> while, so won't be able to hunt the parts and ship to you until after
> August 21st.
>
> 73 .... W8FNI de W8QHW
>
> Don
> N8DE
>
>
> Quoting Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>:
>
>> I think I'm going to need to buy some (perhaps as many as four) 6x1
>> relay boxes.  I'll mostly be switching stub matching networks for wire
>> antennas for 80/40/30M, so reliability is more important than isolation
>> or VHF SWR. I'd like to hear any experience from members about these
>> relay boxes and other potential alternatives, especially on the subject
>> of reliability.  They will be installed in the shack or directly outside
>> under the eaves, either way in a protected environment that's easily
>> accessible.
>>
>> Thanks and 73, Jim K9YC
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