For simple as possible, skip the remote switches. Run all the coaxes into the
shack. Have a 4 to 6 way coax switch on each radio. Use 2 way switches to
switch the more popular antennas between either radio. It is manual operation
but you probably have everything laying around the shack to put it together now.
While having the ability to switch any antenna between either radio and having
2 antennas for each band is nice you will find that for SO2R you tend to have a
primary radio and a secondary radio. Primary is going to be running on the
most productive bands with the best antennas while the secondary radio is going
to be S&Ping on the off bands with whatever antennas you have left over, most
likely the next band up or down from the run radio. The important bands of
interest are going to change depending on the contest. In most cases,
propagation will make bands mutually exclusive of each other. For example, you
won't need 160/80M during the day when 20-15-10M is hopping, and vice-versa.
So being able to switch any antenna to any radio at any time probably isn't
needed.
Run it manually for a while and you will figure out exactly what you need.
Earl
N8SS
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2016 19:13:51 -0400
From: "Douglas Ruz / CO8DM" <co8dm@frcuba.co.cu>
To: "Towertalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] 6 x 2 unit...
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Hi,
I am building a simple as possible SO2R configuration.
I need some advices about a 6 x 2 antenna relay unit.I prefer a kit because
it is cheaper.
I think I need build also a Band decoder.any idea?
Thanks,
Doug, CO8DM
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