John:

Do you ever get hash or birdies on any HF frequencies with your Samlex?

And, which model do you have?  I have forgotten.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: recommendations for switching power supply for TS480


> gigaparts has the jetstream power supplies too.
> I got my samlex power supply from HRO. I've never even seen the samlex 
> power
> supply get hot yet and I've sure run it hard a time or 2, it has a fan in 
> it
> in case but I can't say I've heard it. It just doesn't get warm.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 1:59 PM
> Subject: Re: recommendations for switching power supply for TS480
>
>
>> Hi.
>>
>> I've seen those Samlex supplies around on somebody's web site, but I 
>> can't
>> remember who.  Try R&L Electronics or Universal Radio, as those are the
>> web
>> sites that I visit most frequently.  It might also have been HRO.
>>
>> I'm wondering if anyone has used the Jetstream power supplies yet.  They
>> have some pretty attractive prices.  You can get them through R&L
>> Electronics, but I've never actually seen one of these supplies.  I have
>> liked some of the other products that I've purchased from that company
>> though, especially their mobile 2 meter/440 MHz antennas.
>>
>> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>>
>>
>> At 07:32 PM 11/16/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>>>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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>>
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