The SAT is the 100 watt version, so it would take about a 22 amp supply.
The HX model runs 200 watts and needs a 45-amp power supply.  I don't own a
TS-480, but read the QST reviews and a lot of e-ham reviews before I bought
my Yaesu FT-950.

Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, Maryland
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Bobby Druesedow
> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 8:41 PM
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> Subject: Phone Number For Kenwood
> 
> Hello:
> 
> 
> 
> Does anyone have a phone number for Kenwood?  I am getting mixed messages
> regarding the power supply required for the Kenwood 480SAT.  It appears
> that
> in the manual that it takes a 45 amp supply, but others are telling me
> that
> it can run on a 20 amp supply. Please help. Thanks.
> 
> 
> 
> 73
> 
> Bobby Druesedow
> 
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