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[TowerTalk] 40M interference

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Subject: [TowerTalk] 40M interference
From: k6ll@juno.com (David O Hachadorian)
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 10:24:03 EDT
On Tue, 15 Jul 1997 00:45:52 +0000 "N9YXA-Cedrick Johnson"
<n9yxa@ix6.ix.netcom.com> writes:
>I have a problem. When I use 40M CW/SSB, my Radio shack 12V power 
>supply powering my 2M equipment. When I key down, the voltage surges 
>to around 15 volts, triggering the protection circuit in the 
>radio.... Any suggestions on how to cure this problem?

Never use one of these Radio Shack power supplies for any
piece of valuable equipment. A local ham fried a dual band
HT when the regulator failed. There is no overvoltage
protection in the event of regulator failure.

Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
k6ll@juno.com 

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