Hey Steve,

I ordered one of those boxes as well.  I'm not sure what I'm going to do
with it right now but for the price I thought it was a pretty good deal and
you never know when you may need something like that.  

73, Gary, N5GD



-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Steve Forst
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 8:41 AM
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Subject: Re: cheap ham labor day specials

Here is the blurb on the product:

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LDG ALK-2 Audio Linear Key Switch  - MSRP $49.99 Closeout Price $35
  As a ham back in the 50s, it never entered anyone's mind that they 
would ever own more than one radio. I mean, having a DX-20 paired with 
an AR-2 was
just about as much as anyone could imagine. Now, it's not unusual to 
have two HF transceivers, or maybe an HF transceiver and a VHF/UHF set. 
Each one of
these might have a separate speaker, or need a keying line. Switching a 
single speaker or keyer between the two involves so much plugging and 
unplugging
you start to look like Ernestine the telephone switchboard girl. LDG has 
the solution. The ALK-2 is a switch box for speakers, keying lines, ALC 
lines
or whatever you need. It has two switched and one common set of jacks in 
the back: 1/8th inch stereo and RCA jacks in parallel. On the front, a 
push-in/push-out
selects the port, and an LED lights to indicate the selection. For 
instance, you can switch one speaker between two radios, or two radios 
between one speaker.

**

I use it for selecting between 2 amps, even though I still need to 
switch coax and ac plugs.   I can also see it useful in other projects 
as time goes on.

73, Steve KW3A



On 8/31/2014 8:48 AM, Butch Bussen wrote:
> What is this switch box?
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks.
>
>
> On Sat, 30 Aug 2014, Steve Forst wrote:
>
>> About a month ago I picked up a radial plate and one of the LDG switch
>> boxes.    Same price they are offering now, so I don't feel mistreated.
>>
>> Too bad the LDG RCA 14 breakout boxes aren't around anymore.  I have one
>> and think others  would find it useful.
>>
>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>
>> On 8/30/2014 1:33 PM, Colin McDonald wrote:
>>> Hey guys:
>>> Just thought I'd recommend checking out=20
>>> www.cheapham.com
>>> They are blowing out the LDG S9 series of vertical antennas.  These do =
>>> require a tuner, but for these kinds of prices, you could buy the tuner
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>>> and the antenna and still come away happy.
>>> $125 for the 43 foot vertical, 75 for the 31ft and 35 bucks for the 18 =
>>> foot vertical...ground radial plates are 25 bucks and no doubt any other
=
>>> hardware is at clearence prices.
>>> Some on list have used the s9 stuff and by all reports, it's decent =
>>> enough as a non-trapped vertical.
>>> There are no loading coils or traps, and you use a tuner with a balun at
=
>>> the feed point...and some kind of radial system...these antennas are =
>>> meant to be ground mounted.  The 18 foot version is good from 6 to 20M =
>>> and the 43FT is good from 6 to 80M...
>>>
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>>
>>>
>>>
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