Don't know where best to post this and I respect the knowledge base here so I'll ask with the OT in the subject line. I'm getting to the point I want to do less effort and still do things right. I had lightning damage to a K3 and don't want to do that again.
What enters the house are: - RX antenna controller cables One with 5 wires, one with 6. - Antenna rotor cable 6 wires. - The remote coax switch 7 wires. - Two coax going to the amplifiers. - Two RG-6 coax going to the Rx antennas. I would also like to separate the 120 V strips at the same time What I would like to do... is have one or two switches to flip that will allow disconnect of all of this. As it is now, I have to unscrew each coax each time I close the shack and re-attach the next time I'm in the shack. I made molex connectors for the Rx controller cables, have not yet done that with the rotor cable nor the remote coax cable. I unplug the power to the terminal strips I was thinking of perhaps using relays (I have a lot of SS relays but don't think they would be usable in this endeavor. Maybe relays like in the old SB-220 where there were many individual relays activated at the same time, would work for control/rotor cables. But I wonder if the air gap in such a relay would be sufficient to be a barrier come another lightning issue. I have several vacuum & heavy contact air gap relays that could do the job for the coax. I also have some substantial relays I could use for the power cords involved. If I were to have all this in one enclosure, it would be nice to get up, flip a few switches and walk away knowing my station is truly disconnected. At this point I have time to do anything, and I like making things, but only if it's worth the time. Thoughts? 73, Gary KA1J _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
