> Does anyone know where I can get a wafer, or complete switch for this Amp?
> The wafer is a six position progressive shorting unit, with one end
> position opening when leaving 160M. 'unwrapped' it looks like this:
> x----------x-x-x-x-x-x- contacts ********** rotor The
> first and last contacts are actually adjacent (160 and 10)
Wafers from the AL-80B bandswitch fit and work, and allow you to
reduce the number of wafer sections needed.
They also have much higher voltage breakdown than the stock
switch, because they are non-shorting and the ten meter tap is
moved away from the ground post.
73, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com
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