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wrote: Hi to everybody, I need schematic of an antenna switch witout control cable, for selection I must use coaxial cable. It will be placed on the mast. I found something interesting on ham newspapers but . . I lost it. via internet I try but if you use some search tool (ie. google) you are sure to find all but not what you are looking for. Thanks in advance. Nike What K7ITM suggests is using DC blocks to put a DC control voltage on the coax, and take it off again at the mast end. You can build your own with a choke and a capacitor (both components well chosen), or you can buy them already made. Depending on the company, they're called DC blocks, line isolators, or bias tees. These building blocks have three connections; a RF-only connection, a DC connection, and an RF-plus-DC connection. Key parameters include DC current carrying capability (which is also affected by the coaxial cable you use), and SWR/insertion loss on the RF side. For low frequencies, SGC (http://www.sgcworld.com) sells DC Coaxial Line Isolators (SGC catalog 54-70) good from 1.5 MHz to around 250 MHz, handling up tp 1.5 amps at 25 volts. At higher frequencies, Minicircuits makes Bias tees good from 1 MHz up to the GHz range. You can often find these on eBay. You can also find RF switches (relay and diode) on eBay. -- Namaste-- |
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