[TowerTalk] Remote switch

[Wes]

You need to read further. "This 4positionantenna switch can be used for 46 to 75 
ohm systems, plus handle 2000 watts SSB, 1500 watts CW.(Tested for extended 
periods with ACOM1500-power amplifier) " I have a KPA500 so for me this is not 
an issue.

With one exception, I'm not so concerned with the connectors since they're 
usually connected to once and left alone. The concern I have is that the 
connectors seem to be pretty close to each other and my main coax is 7/8" Heliax 
and once that is attached I'm not sure the adjacent connector is going to be usable.

Wes

On 10/26/2019 3:38 AM, Rob Atkinson wrote:
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/MS-S4A-WEB-controlled-REMOTE-ANTENNA-SWITCH-4-POSITIONS-2-KW-PEP-Ready-for-use/202778787695?hash=item2f368ebf6f:g:ec4AAOSwmxVceS5L
>
> I'd find something else.   Two red flags:  Power rating is in PEP.
> That usually means it's a cheap hammy radio item.  Look for a power
> rating given in 100% duty cycle CCS.  I'd take a switch rated for 1 KW
> 100% duty cycle continuous commercial service in a second over
> anything rated for PEP, unless the PEP power spec. is up around 5 KW.
> But even then you don't have a transmit time frame.   Most ham radio
> switches have tiny contact surfaces.  Not good.
>
> The other problem I see is the UHF jacks.  They're those awful jobs
> with the nut that threads down on the jack threads to hold the jack in
> place.  Those things are nothing but trouble because they eventually
> come loose and the whole jack twists around.  The nut is a flimsy thin
> ring that's hard to get to in a cluster of jacks -- you have to have a
> deep socket and crank it down but it will loosen up eventually.
> Always look for the square flange panel jacks held by two or more nuts
> and bolts.  They won't twist on you.  Only accept Amphenol, not
> off-shore knockoffs.
>
> 73
> Rob
> K5UJ
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