Steve:
And, the melted cheese from the cheese-slicing fins will keep mice and other
critters all in one central location, so they don't get into the electrical
wiring, food, or anything else in the RV. We might have a plan here.
(grin)
73 de KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 6:33 PM
Subject: Re: recommendations for switching power supply for TS480
> Cooling fins on the Astron?? I always thought it was a cheese slicer. No
> wonder there is always a puddle of melted cheese on the desk. If
> nothing
> else, the Astron will keep your RV from blowing away in a strong wind.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 3:33 PM
> Subject: Re: recommendations for switching power supply for TS480
>
>
>> Yeah, and those cooling finns could also do a number on an exposed
>> toe,
>> if you're not careful!
>>
>> Ouch!
>>
>> Tom Behler, KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 2:20 PM
>> Subject: Re: recommendations for switching power supply for TS480
>>
>>
>>> 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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>>>
>>> Louis Kim Kline
>>> A.R.S. K2LKK
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>>
>>
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