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 <sjl...@optonline.net> 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 > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to n...@widomaker.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
