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SWITCH POSITION IN WHICH ONE TRANSMITTER OUTPUT GOES INTO THE OTHER
TRANSCEIVER.  AS I ENVISION YOUR SETUP THAT SHOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE.  SEE
FIGURE 1.  THE SWITCHES MUST HAVE SUFFICIENT ISOLATION SO THAT THE RADIO
THAT IS NOT BEING USED DOESNT RECEIVE ENOUGH LEAKAGE FROM THE TRANSMITTING
RADIO THROUGH THE SWITCH TO DAMAGE THE OFF RADIO WHILE THE ON RADIO IS
TRANSMITTING.  BECAUSE OF WHERE THE AMPLIFIER IS CONNECTED, THIS SHOULD NOT
BE ANY WORSE THAN IT WAS, BUT CAN BE A PROBLEM WITH SOME SWITCHES.  IT CAN
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ALSO GET WORSE AS CONNECTIONS, PARTICULARLY GROUND CONNECTIONS AT THE
SWITCH, DEGRADE.  ANOTHER CONCERN, ESPECIALLY WITH HIGH POWER OPERATION, IS
COUPLING FROM THE TRANSMITTING ANTENNA DIRECTLY TO ANOTHER ANTENNA
CONNECTED TO THE OTHER RADIO.  TO BE SAFE, THE LEAKAGE POWER SHOULD BE
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2 2 120 CT KG6EAD 2 2 1 104 LAX N0SCE 14 2 1 78 NE KG4MQF 13 2 1 76 SNJ N4
LS 36 2 1 72 NFL WB6PWD 3 1 1 53 LAX W9CNF 15 2 1 30 NFL 2C N5R 126 2 48
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