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Re: [TowerTalk] Remote coax switch with no wires?

To: Mike Krzystyniak <k9mk@flash.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Remote coax switch with no wires?
From: Chuck Dietz <w5prchuck@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 10:58:48 -0500
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I bought one of those, but so far I haven’t been able to get the band data
switching to work with my Flex.

Chuck W5PR

On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 10:54 AM Mike Krzystyniak <k9mk@flash.net> wrote:

>  Hi Gary,
>     Earlier this year I bought the Hamplus AS-61WL, sold through DXE.
>     My run from the shack to the top of the tower is LMR400 and close to
> 350' out and up.    As a basic 6 position switch with band data control it
> works well for me, so far no issues.        The other positive for me was
> the switch housing is powder coated metal, not a POLY or plastic.    My old
> RCS-4 and two other brands have used needed fiber-glassed repairs     in
> the plastics from hail damage.  We get several Texas hail storms per season.
>     YMMV
> 73's  Mike K9MK/5
>
>     On Thursday, July 18, 2019, 02:04:38 AM UTC, Gary Smith <Gary@ka1j.com>
> wrote:
>
>  Rodents again found my control wire for my
> Ameritron RCS-8V coax switch. I was
> thinking this is the time to get a remote
> switch that can send the signal through
> the hardline and not worry about chipmunks
> or whatever.
>
> I have a 375' distance between the shack
> and the remote switch and need at least 5
> positions, more would be used. Ameritron
> sells one that does what I want except it
> has 4 positions. DXE has nothing except
> that one Ameritron, all the rest need
> control wires.
>
> Anyone know of a coax switch that does
> what I am looking for?
>
>
> 73,
>
> Gary
> KA1J
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