I discovered my rx antennas worked much better if my tx antenna was
completely disconnected from the station. Most coaxial relays or T/R
switches only break the center conductor. That's not good enough.
There has to be a complete disconnection which I provided by using an
open frame relay mounted in a plastic box. On 160 m. such a device
will not present an impedance bump but this solution worked for me
because I don't care about QSK. This may not be necessary if the tx
and rx antennas can be separated by one or more wavelengths.
73
Rob
K5UJ
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