Hi.

Yes, I've heard the same thing.  Well, I guess the good thing about running 
Astron supplies is that I can hang whatever power cord they give me off the 
back of that thing.

73, de Lou K2LKK



At 05:53 PM 10/21/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>The standard may be changing, I hear the Icom 7000 has the same connector as
>the 480.
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>From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 5:51 PM
>Subject: Re: some basic questions on the TS480
>
>
> >I think you are probably better off without the pigtail adaptor.  One more
> > source of voltage drop.  You're probably just better off to use the
> > correct
> > cord in the first place.  I know what you mean though.  If you have a
> > Kenwood supply from an older rig, it would be nice to just buy the rig and
> > use the same old supply.  Or, use the same supply for both the Kenwood
> > TS2000S and the TS480S if you have the situation that Kevin does.  It does
> > make you wonder what Kenwood was thinking.
> >
> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >
> >
> >
> > At 03:10 PM 10/20/2007 -0700, you wrote:
> >>I think you can use a standard shielded network cable for a mike
> >>extension.  Worse case, you might have to put a choke on it.  I've read of
> >>other folks using cat five extensions for this with no problems.
> >>I really would never consider the 200 watt version, takes more power, only
> >>gains you 3 db, and one more thing to go wrong.  The only real complaint I
> >>have with this radio is Kenwood went to a smaller power connecter, so old
> >>power cords won't work.  I wish someone made a pig tail adapter for this.
> >>73s
> >>Butch Bussen
> >>wa0vjr
> >>
> >>
> >>
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