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Antenna switch label

After working some 40m PSK this evening, I found I had to move the switch positions around a little. With the updated configuration, I can work someone off the Vee, and then make one switch movement to get to the vertical for DX. Doesn’t sound like much, but in a QSO or contest, this allows for quick change in antenna take-off angles. The label is a custom label template in Microsoft Visio.

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The chores before the storm…

With the upcoming snow storm that’s predicted to hit the Northeast US in the next few hours I decided to move my Ameritron RCS-8V antenna switch to it’s permanent home so it doesn’t get buried under the supposed 18″ of snow. I used my new RG8/U cable to connect it into the shack.  I swept the 110 foot coax run with .3 db loss at 1.9mhz and 1.1db at 29.7.

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Antenna switch panel

After building my desk rack a few months back, it’s time to actually start using it. My plan was to have anything shared between operators to be place in the middle of the desk or in the rack. One of these things is antenna switching.

Starting with 2 Alpha Delta switches I already had, I went out and bought 2 3U blank rack panels. I drilled out the panels for screw mounting, control switch and GAS fuse. I have enough room now for 6 switches. I also created labels in Microsoft Visio for the panels.

The idea is to assign an antenna to each individual switch, which is where you would select the radio. On the next row, you would select your antenna on a specific radio switch.
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