[TowerTalk] Terminate unused ports on remote antenna switch?

[K9MA]

Most antenna switches ground the inactive ports. If yours does, no termination is necessary, except perhaps to keep the rain and bugs out.

73,
Scott K9MA 

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Scott Ellington

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> On Aug 10, 2021, at 6:09 PM, Raymond Benny <rayn6vr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Yes, it would be great to have all four antennas up and ready to go. But
> until then your reply does not answer the question.
> 
> I'm in the same boat. Two of the four 80m verticals are up and functional
> individually. I am hoping to get the other two before winter arrives, but
> real time life situations seem to get in the way. Besides, I have several
> other antenna projects I have to trade off my time with.
> 
> For my situation, I am planning to install 1 kw dummy loads to the unused
> ports and see what happens. I was hoping that someone would provide some
> realistic input to this situation. And, of course, you are welcome come
> here and lend a hand....
> 
> I'm open for some real suggestions.
> 
> Ray,
> N6VR/W7YA
> 
>> On Tue, Aug 10, 2021, 3:34 PM Mark - N5OT <r-emails at n5ot.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Correct answer.
>> N5OT
>> 
>> 
>>> On 8/8/2021 6:54 AM, k1ttt.dave at gmail.com wrote:
>>> The proper thing to do is to add more antennas until you fill up all the
>> ports!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> David Robbins K1TTT
>>> e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
>>> web: http://wiki.k1ttt.net
>>> AR-Cluster node: telnet://k1ttt.net:7373
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of WW3S
>>> Sent: Saturday, August 7, 2021 19:57
>>> To: TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
>>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Terminate unused ports on remote antenna switch?
>>> 
>>> Have a 6 port antenna switch, outdoors, but in an enclosure…..whats the
>> thoughts on terminating the unused ports, terminate or just leave open ?
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
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