---------------------------------------------------------- AeroElectric-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 12/19/24: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:48 PM - Switching Antenna Between Panel-Mount & Handheld Radios (Eric Page) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:48:25 PM PST US Subject: AeroElectric-List: Switching Antenna Between Panel-Mount & Handheld Radios From: "Eric Page" The subject of switching an airplane's antenna between a panel-mounted VHF comm radio and a handheld backup has been discussed here several times in the past, with no good solution (at least none that I can recall!). While poking around on eBay this evening I came upon something that may just be the answer we've been looking for: a coaxial relay. Rather than post a link to a specific listing that will eventually disappear, I'll give you an eBay search link: Toyo Tsusho CX-230 (https://tinyurl.com/ToyoTsushoCX230) Connect the panel mounted radio to the relay's normally open BNC, the handheld to the normally closed BNC and the antenna to the common BNC. Wire the relay's coil, through a SPST switch (normally closed), so that the relay pulls in whenever the Battery Master Switch is turned on. This way, any time electrical power is present and the switch is closed, the panel mounted radio is connected to the antenna, and any time power is lost or the switch is opened, the handheld is connected to the antenna. It'll take a little bit of creativity in mounting the relay so its exposed solenoid mechanism can't touch anything, but that's easily doable. Datasheet for the relay is attached below. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=515158#515158 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/toyo_tsusho_cx230_coaxial_relay_datasheet_995.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message aeroelectric-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/AeroElectric-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/aeroelectric-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/aeroelectric-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.