I ran CAT5 cable with my coax up the mast. I picked out wires to power the preamps and polarity switches. I had a row of toggle switches allowing me to turn each preamp on or off, and switch polarity on the antennas. It all worked very well. I miss those AO-10, 13 and 40 days.

I have pictures of the satellite antennas here:

http://www.kk0sd.net/sattower/sattower02.htm

But never took a picture of the switches….

73,

Joe kk0sd

From: BeetleJerald Oliver <revjwo@att.net>
Sent: Friday, April 9, 2021 1:18 PM
To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb@amsat.org>
Subject: [AMSAT-BB] DC Switch for M2 Polarization Antenna Switch

Just wondering if anyone has ever devised a 12 Volt DC Switch console at the operating position to send 12V to the Polarization switches on the CP yagis at the tower?

would toggle switches be okay for that or should I use relays instead? Also like to use LED indicators for visual settings......

Any thoughts ?

Jerry KJ4EU