The price is right. about .25 cents on eBay. Jerry K5LRU Harwood, Texas > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [minima] band switching > From: Ashhar Farhan <farhanbox@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: Sat, February 08, 2014 11:47 pm > To: minima@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > here's another idea: > > use a CD4017. the 4017 has upto ten outputs. only one goes high at a time. > as you pulse the clock input, the high moves to the next pin. > so, what you do is this : > 1. Use one pin to reset the CD4017 (the high moves to the pin'0'). > 2. generate low to high pulses to move the high output to the desired band. > > as the CD4017 outputs a high, you can use this to drive a 2N7000 to switch > the relays. the 2N7000 has built-in diode to prevent the flyback surge. > > - f