Specifications

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Multi-Conductor
Control Wire
DXE-CW9 Shielded Control Wire, 9-Conductor ........................per foot $0.32
DXE-CW9-1K Shielded Control Wire, 9-Conductor, 1,000 Foot Spool ...$229.00
DXE-CW9S Shielded Control Wire, 9-Conductor Stranded ....... per foot $0.36
DXE-CW8 Control Wire, 8-Conductor ........................................per foot $0.48
DXE-CW8-HD Control Wire, 8-Conductor, Heavy-Duty ..................per foot $0.89
DXE-CW8-HD-1000 Control Cable, 8-Conductor,
Heavy-Duty, 1,000 Foot Spool ............................................ $835.75
COM-CW3 Cable, 3-Conductor ...................................................per foot $0.25
COM-CW4 Cable, 4-Conductor ...................................................per foot $0.28
DX Engineering’s Symmetrical Design—
Highest Reliability and Performance!
Remote Antenna Switches
Installation of these remote antenna switches is
hassle-free. There’s no need to remove the cover to
install the control cable—it plugs in with an external
connector. You can use inexpensive CAT-5 cable to
connect between the relay switch and the controller
at the operator position.
The DX Engineering RF Switch also provides great
SWR and superior port-to-port isolation.
DX Engineering RF Switches have a port-to-port
isolation of greater than 60 db for ALL ports, not
just the best port. This is the finest port isolation of all the coax switches we have
tested—and we have tested ALL of the major brands. In fact, one particular major
manufacturer’s switches tested as low as 30 dB. None of the tested switches have a
port-to-port isolation as high as DX Engineering’s switches.
This is one component in your station that should be the very best!
Features
• Fully RF-shielded with UV-resistant high-impact cover
• Can select individual or multiple ports for stacking cover, stainless steel
mounting bracket and hardware and phased array applications
• Lightning protection standard
• Safe 12-volt relay operation
• Solderless, removeable plug for easy installation of control wire
• Unused antenna ports can be jumpered for open control line with no
disassembly or shorted to ground
• Can be wired without disassembly
The DXE-RR8B-HP uses 16 relays (2 per port) in a star arrangement to provide greater
than 70 dB of port-to-port isolation. It is designed to switch coaxial lines in RF systems
operating up to 5 kW continuous duty. The DXE-RR8B-SD is the largest switch in the
RR8B series, designed to switch coaxial lines in high power RF systems up to 10 kW
continuous duty.
Specifications
• Port Isolation (Worst Case): 70 dB (RR8B-HP), 60 dB (RR8B-SD)
• Sealed RF Relays: 20 amps (HP), 25 amps (SD)
• Power Rating (<2:1 SWR at 30 MHz): 7 kW ICAS/5 kW CCS (HP),
10 kW ICAS/CCS (SD)
• Control Voltage: 10-14 Vdc/100 mA (HP), 10-14 Vdc/160 mA (SD)
• Loss (HP): <0.03 dB below 60 MHz, <0.25 dB below 150 MHz
• Loss (SD): <0.03 dB below 30 MHz, <0.16 dB below 60 MHz
• Impedance: 50 Ω
• Control Line: 8-wire plus ground, #24 up to 1,000' (DXE-CW9S)
DXE-RR8B-HP
5 kW Key-Down
RF Switch
• Highest isolation
• 5 kW rating
• Usable to 150 MHz
DXE-RR8B-SD
10 kW Key-Down
RF Switch
• 10 kW rating
• Usable to 60 MHz
• Excellent isolation
Single-Input
8-Port RF Switches
and Console Combos
DXE-RR8B-HP 5 kW Key-Down Switch ....................................................... $349.00
DXE-RR8B-HP-P1 5 kW Key-Down Switch with CC-8A Console ..................... $505.00
DXE-RR8B-HP-P2 5 kW Key-Down Switch with EC-8 Console........................ $415.00
DXE-RR8B-SD 10 kW Key-Down Switch ..................................................... $435.00
DXE-RR8B-SD-P1 10 kW Key-Down Switch with CC-8A Console ................... $595.00
DXE-RR8B-SD-P2 10 kW Key-Down Switch with EC-8 Console...................... $505.00
Accessories
AME-RCS-12C Ameritron Automatic Antenna Switch Controller ............$239.95
AME-DB-13D Ameritron Cable, RCS-12C to Icom 706/7000/718 .............. $22.95
AME-DB-7DI Ameritron Cable, RCS-12C to Icom ACC2 ............................ $22.95
AME-DB-7DK Ameritron Cable, RCS-12C to Kenwood TS-2000/570/870; $22.95
AME-DB-8MK Ameritron Cable, RCS-12C to Kenwood TS-480 .................. $22.95
AME-DB-8DY Ameritron Cable, RCS-12C to Yaesu 8-Pin Band Data ........ $22.95
DXE-RLY-HP SPDT 5 kW Sealed RF Relay, Board-Mount............................ $9.95
DXE-RLY-SD SPDT DM/DB 10 kW RF Relay, Board-Mount ....................... $19.95
DXE-CW9S Shielded Control Wire, 9-Conductor Stranded .......per foot $0.36
DXE-RR8B-SD
DXE-RR8B-HP-P
DXE-RR2X8B SO2R RF Antenna Switch
The RR2X8 is a dual-input, 8-port coaxial line switch for use in low- to medium-power RF
antenna systems, like those typically used in a single-operator/two-radio (SO2R) environ-
ment. It has the same high port-to-port isolation and reliability as DX Engineering’s famous
RR8-series single-input, 8-port remote antenna switches.
• Dual-input, 8-port, 4 kW key-down
• Excellent port-to-port isolation—
greater than 70 dB at 30 MHz worst case
• High RF-tolerant UHF connectors
• Enclosed 16 ampere RF relays
• Safe 12-volt relay operation
• 16 MOVs for surge protection on control lines
• 16 RF bypass capacitors
• High-impact, RF-shielded cover
• Includes one DXE-SSVC-2P Stainless Steel
V-Clamp for mounting
The DXE-RR2X8B is designed to interface with a customer-supplied logical switching unit,
which should provide protection against hot switching and prevent the master or slave
from attempting to select the same output port at the same time.
Manual operation is possible with two separate 1-of-8, control consoles such as the
DX Engineering CC-8A or EC-8. In this case, care must be exercised as the master transceiver
takes precedence over the slave when attempting to use the same antenna port.
DXE-RR2X8B SO2R RF Antenna Switch ................................................... $595.00
CC-8A
Deluxe Control Console
The CC-8A is a flexible 8-position controller for
DX Engineering RR8 Series Antenna Switches or any
product that uses a 12/24 Vdc, 1-of-8 or BCD control
format. The powdercoated metal housing features an
on/o switch, ergonomic selector knob, and eight front-panel
LEDs (with adjustable brightness) to indicate switch position. Stainless steel
base plate. Operates from 12 Vdc or 24 Vdc source.
DXE-CC-8A Deluxe Control Console .............................................................. $169.95
EC-8 Control Console
The EC-8 is a versatile 8-position controller for
DX Engineering RR8A Series Antenna Switches,
or any other product that uses a 12/24 Vdc, 1-of-8
control format. The powdercoated metal housing
features an on/o switch with green power LED and
an ergonomic selector knob with scratchpad areas to mark the switch position function.
Stainless steel base plate. Operates from a 12 Vdc source.
DXE-EC-8 8-Position Control Console ................................................... $89.95
EC-4 Control Console
The DXE-EC-4 is a flexible, four-position controller used to control the DX Engineering
Receive Four-Square series or any other product using a four-position (three wire plus
ground) BCD control format. It features a powdercoated housing with an ON/OFF switch
and green LEDs with scratchpad areas to mark the switch position function. It requires
12 Vdc for operation.
Additional Features:
• Stainless steel housing
• Non-skid feet
• Four green position-indicating LEDs
• An internal automatic resettable fuse
• Includes a 2.1mm power plug for
+12 Vdc power connection
DXE-EC-4 4-Position Control Console ................................................... $89.95
DXE-CW8-HD
Antennas: Switches
COM-CW3
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