Hello Amsat list,
Sorry for the repost. I see a copy in the archive, but I didn't get anything by email.
I'm a new list member. My call is AE6RV. My radio is an FT-726R with a couple of Mirage bricks. My antennas are: a turnstile on 2m and a turnstiled moxon on 70cm; both in the attic. I don't have any preamps yet. I've been working just the FM sats lately.
I have a question about polarization switchers. Right now I don't have any and suffer pretty bad fades. I seem to be frozen by "analysis paralysis". I'm thinking of using the Omron G5V-2 relay in a simple switcher with the contacts paralleled. As I'm running less than 100 watts at the antenna this looks like a good choice - I think, or should I be looking at something else? My budget is limited, so expensive relay setups are out of the question. If anyone has a link to a good homebrew switcher for 70cm I'd appreciate seeing it. Maybe I'm making it too complicated.
Bob - AE6RV