Making a little antenna switcher... toggle/rocker/knife?
 

I'm putting together, as a quickie project, an antenna switcher. I
didn't have good results with an old rotary switch I had on hand so
I'd like to make it simple: one switch per antenna, and just have
clicked on the one I want and clicked off the one(s) I don't.

Are there certain types of switches that work well for this app?
Others to shy away from? Since RS is close I'd like to visit the Shack
and be done shopping if I can.

Thanks.

- My advice would be to look at the external antenna plug.

Then stroll down to Radio Shack, and look for switchable dual in - one out Hi
Fi
or VCR / DVD components.
- The staff may try to sell yo a Cell 'Phone or Sat dish;

Aside from that, Some of the gold plated stuff looked interesting..
Alligator clips, Duct tape, shielded wire
all should help

Dan



In article ,
(TommyBoy) writes:


I'm putting together, as a quickie project, an antenna switcher. I
didn't have good results with an old rotary switch I had on hand so
I'd like to make it simple: one switch per antenna, and just have
clicked on the one I want and clicked off the one(s) I don't.

Are there certain types of switches that work well for this app?
Others to shy away from? Since RS is close I'd like to visit the Shack
and be done shopping if I can.

Thanks.

Diverd4777 wrote:

- My advice would be to look at the external antenna plug.

Then stroll down to Radio Shack, and look for switchable dual in - one out Hi
Fi
or VCR / DVD components.
- The staff may try to sell yo a Cell 'Phone or Sat dish;

Aside from that, Some of the gold plated stuff looked interesting..
Alligator clips, Duct tape, shielded wire
all should help

Forget the gold plate stuff, waste of money.




Dan

In article ,
(TommyBoy) writes:


I'm putting together, as a quickie project, an antenna switcher. I
didn't have good results with an old rotary switch I had on hand so
I'd like to make it simple: one switch per antenna, and just have
clicked on the one I want and clicked off the one(s) I don't.

Are there certain types of switches that work well for this app?
Others to shy away from? Since RS is close I'd like to visit the Shack
and be done shopping if I can.

Thanks.

In article , N8KDV
writes:


Forget the gold plate stuff, waste of money.


- Looks really cool when you

put on your shades & just stand around . . . :)

Use what ever you have on hand, it really doesn't matter as long as you're not
worrying about handling power from a transmitter.

jw
wb9uai

INDEED! I've often wondered if the A-B Video selector switches would work
here...they are switchin HF video RF so they oughta work for out antennas

Yodar

"TommyBoy" wrote in message
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I'm putting together, as a quickie project, an antenna switcher.
Are there certain types of switches that work well for this app?
Others to shy away from? Since RS is close I'd like to visit the Shack
and be done shopping if I can.

Thanks.

With a little soldering ingenuity, a Ratio Shaq speaker selector should make an
adequate antenna router. An add-on hi-fi aux box could also be modded &
utilized.

Have a look under antennas at the AMANDX site...a switchlees switching
device
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73 and Best of DX
Shawn Axelrod

Visit the AMANDX DX site with info for the new or experienced listener:

http://www.angelfire.com/mb/amandx/index.html

REMEMBER ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN HEAR FOREVER

TommyBoy wrote:

I'm putting together, as a quickie project, an antenna switcher. I
didn't have good results with an old rotary switch I had on hand so
I'd like to make it simple: one switch per antenna, and just have
clicked on the one I want and clicked off the one(s) I don't.

Are there certain types of switches that work well for this app?
Others to shy away from? Since RS is close I'd like to visit the Shack
and be done shopping if I can.

Thanks.

--
73 and Best of DX
Shawn Axelrod

Visit the AMANDX DX site with info for the new or experienced listener:

http://www.angelfire.com/mb/amandx/index.html

REMEMBER ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN HEAR FOREVER

"Joe Strain" wrote in message
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INDEED! I've often wondered if the A-B Video selector switches would work
here..

They'll work just fine - I have a 4-input box I use.


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An RF A/B switch should work to TV channel 69, should it not?

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 08:36:07 -0400, starman wrote:

Joe Strain wrote:

INDEED! I've often wondered if the A-B Video selector switches would work
here...they are switchin HF video RF so they oughta work for out antennas

NTSC video extends from DC to 4.5-Mhz. The shortwave spectrum reaches
30-Mhz. A video switcher might attenuate the higher HF range.


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