Daiwa CS-201A 2 Position Coax Switch

The SO-239 coax connections on this are very large/too large to fit with the common F Series antenna cable coax cables that the vast majority of folks have in there existing TV/Cable/Satellite home setups. You could buy SO-239 to F Series adapters for the connections to make it compatible but it was not obvious in the description that adapters would be needed by most to get this to work and it would be helpful if this was. If you actually need SO-239 then the other reviews by the folks that are able to use this would more likely be the ones to use as a buying/quality indicator for this product. This review is more of a heads up/warning alert for those that do not.

This thing is SOLID! Very heavy solid feel to it... reasonable footprint... would recommend!

Removed this switch from its package and the knob fell off switch. Appears the center shaft has MAJOR porosity issue. Package appears to be cracked/damaged so at some point this item was dropped or thrown around, cause the center shaft to snap off the switch. Due to the fragility of the shaft, and obvious poor metal quality of the switch shaft, I do not recommend this switch.

Excellent switch. It switches better than other switches switch.

Its very good. Sturdy. I cant say anything technical about the electrical quality because I have never bench tested it. But it switches my ham gear without any issues - running up to 120 watts. The first switch is over 10 years old and I expect nothing less of this second one. Its exactly the same design!

Great product and good quality

Used to use a T-Splitter that did not work well. This works great between my FTM-100 and SDRPlay with no interference between lines.

High quality switch, heavy weight. Is able to handle my CW KW OK.

I didnt open it to look but the case of this is solid, the switch positioning is positive. I have a Yeasu FT857 which has one UHF/VHF port. For FM operation I use a J-pole vertical, for SSB i use an 8 element quad for 2m and a 14 element yagi for 70cm. This switch allows me to switch between the FM and SSB antennas -one port has the J-pole, the other an MFJ-916B connected which has the yagi and quad. I can set the switch for the band I want and the dual band antenna on FM and the diplexor on SSB takes care of my band changes. The only way this could be a more perfect setup is to have a set of relays driven off the CAT on the 857, a very expensive alternative. I am seeing no increase in SWR with this in the line.

Product appears to be very well built and rugged. Working well with my H F system.