The Rig Runner's are made by West Mountain Radio and sold by all the 
major outlets.    West Mountain also  has the Rig Blaster line, which 
are sound card interfaces, and this is probably where the confusion arises.

There are other brands out there, such as MFJ, Saratoga, etc.   See what 
suits your needs and budget.



73, Steve KW3A

On 5/14/2014 9:39 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
> Don:
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> I got my Rigrunner from Ham Radio Outlet, but I'm sure they are available
> from the other major ham radio equipment stores as well, such s AES, R and L
> Electronics, Universal Radio, etc..
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Don Risavy, Jr.; NR4DR
> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 7:57 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: MFJ power pole devices
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> Thanks as that was the ones was thinking about i.e. 30 amp ones and MFJ
> sells a variety of them.
> I thought the rig runner was a data terminal device not a power connection
> device.
> So is that one better than others and where can it be bought or purchased
> at?
> Thanks.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 6:44 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: MFJ power pole devices
>
> Don:
>
> I'm not quite sure what you are referring to, but I use something called a
> rig runner that uses Anderson power pole connections for my various pieces
> of equipment here at the home QTH.
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> You can buy different models of the rig runner, depending on how many DC
> power connections you want, and the amperage requirements of your various
> pieces of gear.
>
> The topic of Anderson Power Poles has come up on this list occasionally, and
> opinions vary.  But, I have found them to be extremely useful for connecting
> and interchanging various pieces of equipment as needed.
>
> The power poles themselves come in various sizes, but the most commonly-used
> is the 30-amp variety.
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> The advantage of power poles, in my view, is that if they are assembled
> correctly, you cannot reverse polarity, and risk damaging your equipment.
>
> I have a really handy crimping tool purchased from West Mountain Radio which
> is very useful for attaching the needed terminals to my various DC power
> leads, and find that, as long as I carefully and properly label my power
> leads before doing the assembly work, my efforts are usually very
> successful.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Don Risavy, Jr.; NR4DR
> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 7:30 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: MFJ power pole devices
>
> Wondered if anyone has owned and or used any of the MFJ power pole devices
> that they sell for adding extra connections to a single power supply as
> think they said they were the Anderson power pole lines and how well do they
> work as was thinking about buying one of them or something like it so can
> connect more than one radio to my power supply.
>
> Thanks.
>
> 73 Don nr4dr
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