[BVARC] Remote Antenna Switches??

Rick Hiller rickhiller73 at gmail.com
Thu Mar 18 22:19:59 CDT 2021


Some of the kits are for low power operation, just be aware of the power
handling capability

Rick -- W5RH

On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 10:01 PM Mark Brantana via BVARC <bvarc at bvarc.org>
wrote:

> Thank’s Karl,
> I saw that one. I believe I would like four or five antenna ports, and I
> know MFJ has them, but they are pricey. I see others available which are
> cheaper, and wonder if these things really need to cost $239 for 5 ports. I
> see kits online for around $50. That’s about the right price range, but I
> wonder how good these are.
> Mark
> N5PRD
>
> On Mar 18, 2021, at 9:40 PM, Karl Bernard via BVARC <bvarc at bvarc.org>
> wrote:
>
> I bought one of these for my dad a few years ago. I think he's still using
> it. It uses a DC voltage on the coax to actuate a relay.
>
> https://mfjenterprises.com/products/mfj-4712
>
> On Thu, Mar 18, 2021, 6:50 PM Mark Brantana via BVARC <bvarc at bvarc.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone have experience with remote antenna switches?
>>
>> It would be practical to utilize an existing coax line for several
>> antennas.
>> Two lines should be about as many as anyone should need to one location.
>> I see that some operate using wifi, and others by bluetooth.
>> I see that there are ban limitations for some of them.
>>
>> Mark
>>
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