Scott,

You could easily get away with a power supply of half that rating, but it 
won't hurt to have a bigger supply than you need.  In fact, the bigger 
supply will come in handy if you ever decide to get a radio like the 
TS-2000, which can run 100 watts on 2 meters.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Van Gorp" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 15:54
Subject: power supply and power pole recommendations with the tmv-71a


> Good Afternoon List:
>
>
>
> I'm finally in the position where I will soon be ordering a Tmv-71a for 
> use
> in my apartment and mobile.  I found a 40-amp Diamond switching power 
> supply
> from Associated radio.  Would this supply work well, or is there another
> recommendation I should follow?  Also, I was considering getting Anderson
> power poles for this as well.  How many sets will I actually need?  I've
> never seen those actually set up before so I'm not sure if I need a set 
> for
> the power supply and a set for the radio itself.  How difficult are those 
> to
> set up?  Thanks for any help and suggestions.
>
>
>
> 73:
>
>
>
> Scott Van Gorp, K0NFB
>