The simplest entry route to operating an HF station is to buy or build a receiver, and to add a simple CW (Morse) transmitter. In theory, this sounds so simple, yet in practice there is one significant hurdle to be overcome. How can they both share the same aerial? A manually operated changeover switch is the obvious solution, but it takes time to perform the switching operation, by which time someone else has squeezed in before you and contacted the DX station! This small circuit accomplishes the changeover automatically, as soon as the transmitter is keyed.
How it’s done
The circuit is shown in Figure 1, and uses the signal from the transmitter to operate a relay. A relay is a switch which is operated ...
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