Topband: FRONT END SAVER

2015-08-30 Thread Bill Liz
There is nothing magical about a front end saver, IMHO. Several years ago I built my first, a simple unit employing a pair of Panasonic PCB-type relays which grounded both the RX antenna port on my transceiver and the beverage antenna input to the preamp/switching system on transmit. As long

Re: Topband: FRONT END SAVER

2015-08-30 Thread Mike Waters
Bill, I don't know the complete list of radios that need one, but I do know that more than one IC-751A and IC-765 have been damaged without some kind of protection against RF getting in through the separate RX ANT input. 73, Mike www.w0btu.com On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 6:08 AM, Bill Liz

Re: Topband: FRONT END SAVER

2015-08-30 Thread Tom W8JI
There is nothing magical about a front end saver, IMHO. Several years ago I built my first, a simple unit employing a pair of Panasonic PCB-type relays which grounded both the RX antenna port on my transceiver and the beverage antenna input to the preamp/switching system on transmit. As long