On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 20:36:14 GMT, Jaggy Taggy
wrote:

I am putting up folded dipoles, one for each band I want to use. So far I
have 3 and I need to think about a switch .

I want to run all these ladder lines to a switchbox outside my cabin and
then run one coax thru the wall.

The ARRL handbooks have had suggestions for antenna switches but they were
all for coax. Has anybody built this for ladder line, and what would be
different?

First what do I connect the ladder line to, something like a set of banana
plugs would work, but could those plugs be in a metal housing, how would the
proximity of the metal affect the ladder line?? And the switching??
Would a double throw relay work??


So many questions...

Thanks for any answers

Uwe

You might get some ideas looking at mfj's new balanced line
switchboxes -- the 1706 uses banana plugs -- the 1706H uses ceramic
feedthrough insulators.

bob
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