I've not had or observed any problem with my Omni VI+ and Centurion amp.
It's QSK system works great.
I did buy and try a PIN diode switching system for my VHF operation some 4
years ago. Primarily intended to switch the mast mounted preamp in and out.
The power amp ran some 1200 to 1500 watts output and the preamp had a noise
figure of <0.25dB with some 18 dB of gain. Emphasis placed on HAD in the
previous sentence. I fried several preamps in the process. A couple of
them ended up with a hole in the PC board where the transistor used to be
located. Finally went back to time sequenced hard keyed relays. Haven't
lost a preamp device since. Also one flash-over on the 4CX800A7 gets very
expensive to correct.
Don't advise this system unless you got money to replace parts and tubes
with. Proceed with caution.
73
Bob, K4TAX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alderman Chester" <CAlderma@ora.fda.gov>
To: "'ke5c'" <ke5c@hot.rr.com>; "Ten-Tec Reflector" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 9:29 AM
Subject: RE: [TenTec] Ameritron QSK-5 switch
> I'm sure no one in their right mind would WANT to us this with an Omni 6+
> and I hope your not even thinking about it ????
>
> Tom/W4BQF
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ke5c [mailto:ke5c@hot.rr.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 10:23 AM
> To: Ten-Tec Reflector
> Subject: [TenTec] Ameritron QSK-5 switch
>
> If you've used this with an Omni vi+, please e-mail me with your success
or
> failure:
>
> http://www.ameritron.com/ameritron/products.php?prodid=QSK-5
>
> Thank you!
>
> 73, John
> http://www.kkn.net/~ke5c/
>
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