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Allagator
Posted on Thursday, September 04, 2003 - 8:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Someone needs to build a switch box for 1 radio to 10 antennas just for someone like me that just has to have a antenna up and not laying around the barn or shed !!!!!
And how much signal loss would there be with a 40 amp toggle switch ????

Thanks !!!!!! Allagator CEF/115
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Tech808
Posted on Thursday, September 04, 2003 - 8:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

HEY GATOR,

How about one that will take 6 Radio's and 6 Antennas?

Like my MFJ 1700B

Lon
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Allagator
Posted on Thursday, September 04, 2003 - 9:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I dont have the money to buy somthing like that but i would to build something like a box with 10 40 amp or 50 amp to make a switch box so you can just flip a switch and have the antenna ya want !!!!
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Bigbob
Posted on Thursday, September 04, 2003 - 11:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I have a simple single pole rotory switch that I can switch to 7 antennas,got it used at a ham swap .3db insertion loss,I built a relay switch box from cheap rad shak stuff to switch from vert. to horiz. remotely just to see if I could do it,had to add some parallel capacitance to power supply leads to keep rf out,but it worked and increased swr only .2,neat,but I digress,yes you can buy coaxial relays,they start at about 100$ for single pole double throw to about 600$ for single pole multi-throw switches,they are broadcast quality fully sealed against weather and remotely controlled,there is many web sites just type key words coaxial relays,voila.