Just don't stub your toes on it! Fractured toes take a little while to
heal! <grin>
73, de Lou K2LKK
At 11:42 AM 11/17/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>Yeah, Tom, you can't beat that Astron supply. You could just set it up near
>the operating position in an out-of-the-way place and forget about it.
>
>Steve
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 10:40
>Subject: Re: recommendations for switching power supply for TS480
>
>
> > Steve:
> >
> > You know, I had thought about doing just what you say--running the rig off
> > the 12-volt supply in the rv.
> >
> > In fact, we have an inverter in the motor home that could do just that.
> >
> > However, my concern is that we often remain camped at one spot for several
> > days to maybe even a week at a time, and I worry that my use of the
> > battery
> > might take the battery down too much, especially if I'm running, say, 100
> > watts on CW.
> >
> > That's why I thought it'd be good to have a way to run it off commercial
> > AC
> > power at the camp site.
> >
> > I have an Astron RS35 transformer-type supply in the home shack right now
> > for my Icom 746, and love it. I simply was trying to avoid having to deal
> > with something that heavy or bulky, although, as you say, it'd probably
> > eliminate the noise possibility that you'd have with the switching supply.
> >
> > This is why I'm trying to think things through here.
> >
> > 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> > 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 10:57 PM
> > Subject: Re: recommendations for switching power supply for TS480
> >
> >
> >> Tom,
> >>
> >> Quite frankly, I wouldn't use a switching supply on that radio, mostly
> >> because of the noise problems you mentioned. I know there are quiet
> >> switching power supplies, but you'll probably pay a lot more for one than
> >> you would for a linear power supply of comparable current rating. Since
> >> you
> >> want to use the radio in a motor home, wouldn't it be more practical to
> >> run
> >> the radio off of a 12-volt source? Aside from that, an Astron 35-amp
> >> supply
> >> is about 8 inches square, so it's not that big.
> >>
> >> Steve
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 19:32
> >> Subject: recommendations for switching power supply for TS480
> >>
> >>
> >>> Hi, all.
> >>>
> >>> Well, folks, I think that, due to a number of concerns and issues, I'm
> >>> leaning toward purchasing the Kenwood TS480 as my HF rig of choice for
> >>> the
> >>> motor home.
> >>>
> >>> Can anyone recommend a good quiet switching power supply for that rig?
> >>>
> >>> I have been corresponding with Kevin (K7RX), and he suggests the Samlex
> >>> 1223, but I can't seem to find it available anywhere, unless I'm just
> >>> looking in the wrong places.
> >>>
> >>> I have an MFJ 4125 22-25 amp supply that I have used before, although it
> >>> seems somewhat noisy on parts of the HF band spectrum, and also has a
> >>> rather
> >>> loud fan.
> >>>
> >>> If you have recommendations, could you give me approximate prices too?
> >>>
> >>> I think I might go for a slightly larger supply for the TS480, so maybe
> >>> a
> >>> 35-amper would be the most practical.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks as always, and 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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