Back in mid-December, I ordered a switching power from Tektris. This supply is
featured on page 70 of the December 1995 CQ magazine. What I (and many
others) are looking for is a reasonably priced switcher for a HF transceiver
(22 amp
range) that has a small profile, is lightweight and produces little, if any
noise. I
ordered and tested a supply from Duracomm back in early October and found it
had
a severe noise emission problem. I returned the unit and borrowed an Electro
Auto
switcher for my YB0/VK9X trip. The unit worked fine but goes for approximately
US$
300.
The supply I ordered from Tektris "went" for app. US$170. I said went because
when I called them yesterday to inquire about my order, I was told that the
design for
the supply was sold to Kenwood. Kenwood was going to be developing a supply
for
the amateur community that will possibly fit all the criteria I stated
previously. I called
Kenwood and finall spoke to someone in the sales department. I was told that
no
info was currently available but that I would be contacted once it was
available. It will
also be posted on Kenwood's web page.
I am posting this because I feel that hams on contest/dx peditions could make
great
use of this type of power supply, and that one produced by a ham manufacturer
such as Kenwood would most likely not have the noise problems (or fewer) than
one
produced by the typical OEM.
73, Rob
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Rob Shapiro - ND3A
Annandale, VA
Potomac Valley Radio Club
Internet: nd3a@cais.com
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