Anyone run a single amplifier for two rigs using antenna switches?
I need to lighten up on the weight of my station.
My setup is on a rolling utility cart and I store it in a different part of the room then I operate it in.
My disability is making it difficult to push and pull the.cart from where I store it to where I operate it.
I use a triple stage Phantom for my Madison for my SSB rig, and a Palomar 350z for my Sonar AM rig.
I'd like to retire the Phantom and use the 350z for both rigs. Removing the Phantom will make the cart about 40 lbs lighter.
I know it would be easy to just switch the coax to the desired rig, but my disability makes it impossible to remove the coax then screw the cable connectors back in.
Is using a number of antenna switches to operate a single amplifier on two separate rigs viable? Any advice is greatly appreciated.
PS.
Although I've changed what's on the cart since the photo was taken the pic shows you the cart and what I'm dealing with.
The second pic pretty much represents what I have to push and pull into its operating position. A triple stage Phantom ,350z, Madison with speakers, Sonar 2340, Demco modulator, 2 Autek wm1's, 2 D104's, and an MFJ 828.
I need to lighten up on the weight of my station.
My setup is on a rolling utility cart and I store it in a different part of the room then I operate it in.
My disability is making it difficult to push and pull the.cart from where I store it to where I operate it.
I use a triple stage Phantom for my Madison for my SSB rig, and a Palomar 350z for my Sonar AM rig.
I'd like to retire the Phantom and use the 350z for both rigs. Removing the Phantom will make the cart about 40 lbs lighter.
I know it would be easy to just switch the coax to the desired rig, but my disability makes it impossible to remove the coax then screw the cable connectors back in.
Is using a number of antenna switches to operate a single amplifier on two separate rigs viable? Any advice is greatly appreciated.
PS.
Although I've changed what's on the cart since the photo was taken the pic shows you the cart and what I'm dealing with.
The second pic pretty much represents what I have to push and pull into its operating position. A triple stage Phantom ,350z, Madison with speakers, Sonar 2340, Demco modulator, 2 Autek wm1's, 2 D104's, and an MFJ 828.