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coupler to buy

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 4:51 pm
by ik7ytt
i have anan 7000
using ps-a software now. but lookig for a coupler

any suggestions?

i have found this one : https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-015644

in the past i alsofound another one made by an ham in us but don’t remember any more the call/webisite

Or other suggestions? I will use mainly with expert 1,3k (sometime another solid state with 2xblf188)

thanks
Andy ik7ytt

Re: coupler to buy

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 5:46 pm
by w-u-2-o
If you are not home-brewing your own coupler, there is effectively only a single choice on the market, and you have found it: the Xtronic XDC-4. It comes in a couple of varieties, as you noted you probably want the XDC-4SO which uses SO-239 connectors. It is available from HRO and Gigaparts.

The good news is that it is a very good coupler, even by "lab grade" standards.

With an amplifier capable of greater than 500W output you will also want a 6dB attenuator between the coupled output of the XDC-4 and the radio.