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Re: Topband: Freezing relays?

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Subject: Re: Topband: Freezing relays?
From: "Mike VE9AA ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:25:04 -0500 (EST)
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This doesn't exactly answer your question but it was -30*C here this morning (it gets even colder sometimes) and it's (generally speaking) +/- 80% humidity here, pretty much year round. Some years back I ran a RCSV-8 remote antenna switch and I am not 100% sure if it helped or not, but I always left 1 relay on always.  I realize the amount of &quot;heat&quot; produced by 1 relay would be very minimal,. but in my mind it may have helped. Did it?
 
Not sure, but since I started always leaving the 1 relay energized, I don't recall it ever sticking in the middle of winter.
 
These days I have other remote switches and 4-SQ controllers and none of them stick. (better quality than the old RCSV-8 though)
 
I have never tried it but I have heard stories about installing little light bulbs in an enclosure to not really keep it warm, but to drive out moisture.
 
GL
 
Mike VE9AA &quot;NB&quot;
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