W8JI mentioned tat they have form X contacts. That is the two contacts on the
armature are bridged permanently, and there's no separate connection to the
armature. Sort of like a rf transfer switch. Reduces parasitic c from
armature to coil, etc.
On Sep 27, 2010, at 10:55 AM, "Rick Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com> wrote:
> Van K7VS wrote:
>> THE X99KP 12VDC RSCo. SPDT RELAYS ARE MANUFACTURED BY A COMPANY IN CHICAGO
>
> The company is probably Magnecraft, in my old home town of
> Des Plaines, IL, a suburb of Chicago. They show some
> nice off the shelf relays for antennas. Maybe the
> Ameritron has gold plated contacts as a special. That's
> the only thing I can think of where the OTS relays
> are less than optimum.
>
> Rick N6RK
>
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