Coax Switch To Switch One Antenna Lead Between Several HF Transceivers ?
 

Can anyone recommend a good coax switch that I could use to switch
between 2 or more HF transcievers ( 100 W ) to one antenna lead ? I've
got a friend that uses an old Heathkit coax switch to do as I've
described to switch between a TS-2000 a Corsair II and a TS-830 but
I'd like to make sure there's sufficient isolation or that the unused
inputs are grounded before I go and fry a front end.

Thanks in advance.

73 Gary K8IQ

A real problem with that setup is that you can very easily be transmitting
into the switch setting which has no antenna on it. Ask me how I know
this......

On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 21:07:16 -0600, "RB"
wrote:

A real problem with that setup is that you can very easily be transmitting
into the switch setting which has no antenna on it. Ask me how I know
this......

I get the idea, or I suppose if you're as absent minded as I am and
the unused inputs are grounded you could be transmitting into a dead
short. I think for me I'll just stick wih switching coax between the
two rigs, it sounds less expwnisive that way.

Thanks for the input.

73 Gary K8IQ

In that case what you need is a transfer switch, which someone makes, but I don't have a catalog number at hand. You
know, two inputs, two outputs, and you put the dummy load on the other output. What one should use for tuning up rigs
which need tuning anyway.

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On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 21:07:16 -0600, "RB"
wrote:

A real problem with that setup is that you can very easily be transmitting
into the switch setting which has no antenna on it. Ask me how I know
this......

I get the idea, or I suppose if you're as absent minded as I am and
the unused inputs are grounded you could be transmitting into a dead
short. I think for me I'll just stick wih switching coax between the
two rigs, it sounds less expwnisive that way.

Thanks for the input.

73 Gary K8IQ

Crazy George wrote:
In that case what you need is a transfer switch, which someone makes,
but I don't have a catalog number at hand. You
know, two inputs, two outputs, and you put the dummy load on the
other output. What one should use for tuning up rigs
which need tuning anyway.

I've got a B@W that will do that. It's the B@W 594.
I've got wood board with many switches on it, side by side. Alpha delta
2 way,
B@W 6 way, B@W 3 way, and the B@W 594, which can be used to switch
between two
different rigs. I'm about a switching fool, considering my tuner also
has a
switch...:/ Also, many quite a few other stand alone
switches..."daiwa,etc,"
You can never have too many switches... MK