Why not a good idea?? The unselected radio is "off" so wouldn't a
grounded antenna connection on the unselected radio actually be a good
idea? Stan.
On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 08:53 PM, Nr4c wrote:
Note that many antenna switches short the in-used antenna to ground so
you would be shorting the output of the in-selected radio to ground.
NOT a good idea.
MFJ makes a switch that connects 2 radios to 3 antennas. Flip the
switch and the antennas are switched to the other radio. Put a dummy
load on unused antenna and you are set. I'm not sure of the model
number but it's in their catalog.
Sent from my iPhone
...nr4c. bill
On Dec 30, 2016, at 5:49 PM, stan levandowski wrote:
I would like to use a coaxial switch for an unintended use and I'm
not sure if it's a good idea in terms of RF isolation and potential
equipment damage.
I'm no expert in this area but I know this list is a wealth of expert
opinion, so here's my question:
I want to buy a two position coaxial switch. I want to connect ONE
antenna to it and switch this antenna between a KX2/KXPA100 (100
watts) and a KX1 (about 3 watts). The coax cable coming from this
switch to the KX2 is a short piece of RG8X and the coax cable going
from this switch to the KX1 is 25' of RG-174 (yes, I already computed
the dB loss and I can live with).
Am I likely to cause any damage to to either piece of equipment?
Thanks,
Stan WB2LQF
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