For VHF/UHF you need proper good quality co-ax relays. They're not cheap and those available surplus are often 28/48/110V coils.
Elan Portnoy wrote: > I have both vertical and horizontal elements of my 70cm yagi coming into the > shack via separate runs of LM400. They meet in a box with bits of coax for > matching and phasing before going to the radio. > > I would like to add a relay to make polarity changes quick and easy. Do I > need to use a specific type of relay or will a garden variety DPDT from Radio > Shack be sufficient? > > Thanks, > Elan WB2IOL > _______________________________________________ > Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > -- Nigel A. Gunn, 1865 El Camino Drive, Xenia, OH 45385-1115, USA. tel +1 937 825 5032 Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF (was KC8NHF), e-mail ni...@ngunn.net www http://www.ngunn.net Member of ARRL, GQRP #11396, QRPARCI #11644, SOC #548, Flying Pigs QRP Club International #385, Dayton ARA #2128, AMSAT-NA LM-1691, AMSAT-UK 0182, MKARS, ALC, GCARES, XWARN. _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
