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Think of a tuner as the antenna because this is what the radio will see therefor it should be the last component before the antenna.

The routing of switches seems correct. 3 radios on a 3 way switch that outputs to a 2 way switch. The 2 way should have a dummy load that terminates to one output that can be selected and the other output to an amplifier, SWR meter, then finally a tuner which has the antenna hooked up to it.

This allows each radio to acess the amp and SWR meter then finally the tuner or the dummy load can be selected.

As an option, Many tuners have 2 or more antenna outs and a built in SWR meter so the dummy load could be connected and selected on the other antenna port on the tuner.

This will eliminate the 2 way switch and still allow a dummy load acess with the tuners SWR meter. Just put the tuner in bypass or just tune the dummy load if the tuner has no bypass feature so the radio and amp can still be analyzed.

My tuner has 3 antenna ports and I use 2 for my 2 antennas and the other goes to an oil can dummy load. When I close my station down, l always have the dummy load selected for added protection against a static surge from outside so the charge goes to the oil can first and hopefully stops there.

<blockquote data-quote="fourstringburn" data-source="post: 854929" data-attributes="member: 2920">Think of a tuner as the antenna because this is what the radio will see therefor it should be the last component before the antenna.The routing of switches seems correct. 3 radios on a 3 way switch that outputs to a 2 way switch. The 2 way should have a dummy load that terminates to one output that can be selected and the other output to an amplifier, SWR meter, then finally a tuner which has the antenna hooked up to it.This allows each radio to acess the amp and SWR meter then finally the tuner or the dummy load can be selected.As an option, Many tuners have 2 or more antenna outs and a built in SWR meter so the dummy load could be connected and selected on the other antenna port on the tuner.This will eliminate the 2 way switch and still allow a dummy load acess with the tuners SWR meter. Just put the tuner in bypass or just tune the dummy load if the&nbsp; tuner has no bypass feature so the radio and amp can still be analyzed.My tuner has 3 antenna ports and I use 2 for my 2 antennas and the other goes to an oil can dummy load. When I close my station down, l always have the dummy load selected for added protection against a static surge from outside so the charge goes to the oil can first and hopefully stops there.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fourstringburn, post: 854929, member: 2920"] Think of a tuner as the antenna because this is what the radio will see therefor it should be the last component before the antenna. The routing of switches seems correct. 3 radios on a 3 way switch that outputs to a 2 way switch. The 2 way should have a dummy load that terminates to one output that can be selected and the other output to an amplifier, SWR meter, then finally a tuner which has the antenna hooked up to it. This allows each radio to acess the amp and SWR meter then finally the tuner or the dummy load can be selected. As an option, Many tuners have 2 or more antenna outs and a built in SWR meter so the dummy load could be connected and selected on the other antenna port on the tuner. This will eliminate the 2 way switch and still allow a dummy load acess with the tuners SWR meter. Just put the tuner in bypass or just tune the dummy load if the tuner has no bypass feature so the radio and amp can still be analyzed. My tuner has 3 antenna ports and I use 2 for my 2 antennas and the other goes to an oil can dummy load. When I close my station down, l always have the dummy load selected for added protection against a static surge from outside so the charge goes to the oil can first and hopefully stops there. [/QUOTE]

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