Gary,

I'm sure you will find some use for it. You could cobble one together 
yourself, but by the time you find all the parts and solder your fingers 
together a few times, why bother?

Hope the new house  and new shack are going well.  Hope to catch you on 
the air this fall.

73, Steve  KW3A

On 8/31/2014 11:37 AM, Gary Smith wrote:
> 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-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Steve Forst
> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 8:41 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: cheap ham labor day specials
>
> Here is the blurb on the product:
>
> **
>
> 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
> =
>>>> 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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