Well, that is good news and a cheap fix.
Maybe just disconnecting the coaxes and reconnecting them helped if they had
a little corrosion on the connectors, the corrosion may have limited the DC
control current, thus not getting full current to the relays.
Best Regards
Dan Schaaf
K3ZXL www.k3zxl.com
NOBSKA www.nobska.net
Cape Cod Instruments www.gnm-inc.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Clint Talmadge" <clinttalmadge@gmail.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Remote Antenna switch - additional
>I took the RCS-4 apart - blew out the dust - saw no irregularities -
> re-installed and no longer have the lack of isolation problems I had - no
> clue what I did. I guess the thing needs attention from time to time -
> still considering a better switch.
>
> Clint
>
> As a side note I removed the RCS-4 this morning and jumpered the LPDA and
> took it apart. It is an OLD Ameritron unit and has only 2 DPDT relays in
> it. It is not like the newer MFJ units which have three SPDT relays. Does
> anyone have a copy of the manual or a schematic for this unit?
>
> --
> *Clint Talmadge* - W5CPT -
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