[TowerTalk] 6 x 2 unit...

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

 > I do NOT recommend the Microham unit

Jim has no basis on which to evaluate the microHAM unit since he could
not bully microHAM into giving him one.  The number of microHAM 6 x 2
and 6 x 10 units that have replaced other (failed) switches speaks for
the quality and reliability of the microHAM switches.

73,

   ... Joe, W4TV


On 4/18/2016 12:31 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> All good advice, and that's what I did for several years.  My antennas
> are NOT all in the same place, so I don't do REMOTE switching, but I DO
> use a relay box under the operating table to switch all the coax coming
> into the radios. Once you get into serious SO2R operation, you really
> want automatic antenna switching controlled by Band Decoders connected
> to your radio(s). And, as also noted, these 6x2 switches only matter if
> you have enough monoband antennas (or a triplexer) to make use of them.
> I did not until about 3 years ago. :)
>
> I see that Doug has separate 5B4AGN bandpass filters, but probably not
> the 6-band filter box (which includes a very nice band decoder and relay
> drivers).  So he will need either band decoders or a home-made switch
> box to control the relays.
>
> My recommendation for a 6X2 switch is the 4O3A unit. FAR better than the
> Array Solutions 6x2. I do NOT recommend the Microham unit or the Top Ten
> units.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
> On Mon,4/18/2016 3:47 AM, Earl Morse wrote:
>> For simple as possible, skip the remote switches.  Run all the coaxes
>> into the shack.  Have a 4 to 6 way coax switch on each radio.  Use 2
>> way switches to switch the more popular antennas between either
>> radio.  It is manual operation but you probably have everything laying
>> around the shack to put it together now.
>
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