Gonna 86 the remote switch idea. Having the potential of 8 ports is causing me to come up with wasteful antenna ideas. Plus total installed cost is about $1000.
I could get 4 antennas out of my tuner if I converted the two wire antenna screws to SO-239. Plus a fifth if I use the dummy load-designated SO-239, but nah. The cantenna deserves to be hooked up.
Circle packing calculation shows that 4 PL-259s will fit into a 1.8105" circle.
A 1-7/8" hole is doable.
#hamradio #amateurradio
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