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Re: [TenTec] Knife Switches and etc

To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Knife Switches and etc
From: "Stuart Rohre" <rohre@arlut.utexas.edu>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 18:41:33 -0500
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For the 100 watt ham station, the project knife switches from Home Depot are 
perfectly adequate.

In fact they are probably good for a kilowatt if you mount them on 
insulating fiberglass or phenolic board.

After all, you will not be making and breaking contacts with power applied! 
(I hope!)

I have a small double pole double throw knife switch that was my first 
antenna changeover switch with separate transmitter and receiver.  It is 
going on
48 years old without ever arcing over.

Stuart
K5KVH 



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