> Thanks for sharing this info.
> Would you please provide more information on the relay model number and how
> it is wired into your system.
I used a P&B open frame relay 4PDT but a single throw will work.
What's important is that the relay use metal other than steel (or
other magnetic metal) for the RF path. The P&B PM17DY satisfies this
requirement. I mounted it in a plastic box and mounted UHF jacks on
the ends and ran copper strap and AWG10 stranded to the relay, using
the AWG10 for the center conductor. I used two poles for the center
and two for the cable shield. On rx the relay is open and the
inverted L is disconnected from the shack and common mode RF prevented
from continuing to the shack. The plastic box is important for this
-- a typical metal box would allow the shield RF to continue from the
UHF jack flanges around the relay at all times. The relay I used has
a 24 v. coil because my T/R sequencing system runs on a 24 v. DC
supply. This as all antenna relays should be used with a sequencer to
avoid hot switching. Obviously this is not a solution if one desires
QSK. In that case a faster switch is needed.
73
Rob
K5UJ
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