Well, as long as none of the switches short or leak, you're probably safe. 
I'd use a very high quality switch (which will probably cost you) with that 
in mind.  And of course, we won't even think about the possibility of human 
error because that will never happen, right?

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 21:28
Subject: Is this safe?


>I think this is something commonly done, but before I make something go
> up in smoke, I figured I'd throw this out:
>
> I have 2 rigs and 2 amps.  I'd like to connect  the output of each amp
> to a 2 position coax switch, then the third port on the switch  going to
> the meter/tuner/antenna system.
>
> This would be an either / or situation.  Sometimes I would prefer to run
> 1 rig/amp combo, and other times the other.  There is only 1 240 outlet
> in the shack, so only 1 amp can be powered at any one time.
>
> As long as I remember to flip the coax switch, and plug in the correct
> amp,  I don't see any problem.   Just wondering if I've overlooked some
> basic law of physics that will bite me on the butt.
>
> Tnx, Steve KW3A
>