A second for the RTR-1. Well built and reliable.
73 Kevin K3OX
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From: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Thu, 22 Sep 2016 13:35:12 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Topband: RX / TX antenna switching
I use the DX-Engineering RTR-1 which is the easiest and best solution
IHMO. It even provides protection by locking the RX portion out on
Transmit by loop the PTT amp cable. I have two of these units now and
use them on all the Icom radios. They even have a special momentary
toggle for check the TX antenna for A/B RX tests. Must have been
designed by a thoughtful amateur.
Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
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> I will appreciate your advice in the best (but simple) way to switch
between RX and TX antennas for a transceiver that does not have a separate RX
antenna input.
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> The system should be able to switch from RX antenna to TX antenna when PTT
is applied (and vice versa) but also allow to switch between the two antennas
during reception in order to compare.
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> I have thought about using a coax relay as I do switch the VHF preamps,
but I think it's switching will possibly too slow and some RF could flow to the
RX antenna, causing damage.
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> Any ideas will be welcome!
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> 73. Gabriel – EA6VQ
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