Yeah, that's why I'm asking others about it. It's only rated for 10W,
but has a 5kW peak? That's an interesting spread. I wonder why the
large range between nominal rating and peak rating?
Bob Nielsen wrote:
> You might want to reconsider. That switch is only rated to handle ten
> watts average power:
>
> http://www.helmut-singer.de/pdf/hp8761A_8761B.pdf
>
> 73, Bob N7XY
>
> On May 25, 2009, at 9:39 PM, John Kemker wrote:
>
>
>> Looking through my junk box, I found an HP8761A SPDT RF Switch with N
>> Female connectors on all three ports.
>>
>> Has anybody used one of these for antenna switching on a common
>> feedline? I'm not planning on putting anything over 100W through
>> it. I
>> figure, if I buy an amp, I should also plan on buying a heavy-duty
>> Tohtsu for switching duties. Meanwhile, if I can use this switch,
>> I can
>> save at least one run of hardline or direct-bury coax and the
>> associated
>> costs, as I already have a spare pair of wires that will be running
>> out
>> to the tower in the rotator cable. I can energize that pair,
>> either one
>> polarity or the other, when I need to switch antennas.
>>
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