[TowerTalk] NCJ Sept-Oct 1996 Stub Switching

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To: cq-contest at tgv.com (CQ CONTEST)
Subject: Fw: Auto Switching Stubs.
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 96 23:28:26 GMT
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From: w2vjn at rosenet.net (George Cutsogeorge)
Reply-To: w2vjn at rosenet.net (George Cutsogeorge)
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A number of people asked for more information on automatic stub switching.
The 
system referred to was built for a west coast contester who uses it in his 
single op, two transmitter station.

A short length of RG214 (needs to have good shielding, length not important)

connects to a tee fitting which is mounted on the input of a six way relay
box. 
The antenna line connects to the other side of the tee.  The six outputs of
the 
relay box each connect to a stub.  The stubs are defined as follows:

    A = 1/4 wave shorted 80 meter
    B = 1/2 wave open 40 meter
    C = 1/4 wave shorted 40 meter (which is also 3/4 wave shorted 15 meter)
    F = 1/2 wave open 20 meter (which is also 1 wave open 10 meter)
    G = 1/4 wave shorted 20 meter
    J = 1/2 wave open 10 meter

One or two stubs are selected with a band decoder and some simple diode
logic 
as follows:

    160 = none
     80 = A, nulls 40,20,15,10
     40 = B & C, nulls 80,20,10
     20 = F & G, nulls 40,15,10
     15 = C, nulls 20,10
     10 = F & J, nulls 40,20,15

All stubs for one system were RG213 and were coiled up together in a NEMA
box 
with the six way switch.

Later, more attenuation was required on 40 meters so an additional box was 
added that nulled 80,20 and 10.  It was connected to the original tee with a

1/8 wave line.  The input of the box has a 1/4 wave shorted 40 meter stub.  
>From there a 3/8 wave line connects to the output which also has a 1/2 wave

open stub.  A DPDT relay selects this box when the band in use is 40 meters
and 
bypasses it on the other bands.  Forty meter performance was:

    Unit          80      20      10

    Original    -28dB   -28dB   -24dB

    W/added     -64dB   -65dB   -41dB

There are many ways to do this type of thing.  Other combinations could null

the 15 meter harmonic of 40 meters for example, etc.  The relay box was used

while cutting the stub lengths to include it's effect.  Performance was 
essentially the same as individual stubs.
  
----
George Cutsogeorge,  W2VJN
Umpqua, OR.


David Robbins, K1TTT K1TTT at arrl.net 

-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim
W7RY
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 10:04 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] NCJ Sept-Oct 1996 Stub Switching

Does anyone have a copy of NCJ Sept-Oct 1996? I'm looking for the article by
W2VJN that covers SO2R stub switching.

Anyone else have any info to share how they built a SO2R stub switching
system?  I'm using 2 tribanders for 20-15-10 meter antennas.

Thanks!
73
Jim W7RY

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