I seem to recall some users reporting problems with Astron PS's and tentec gear (though for the life of me, I can't recall the details). I'm having a problem in that using a 50A Astron (new filter ca
How far away physically is the paragon from the power supply. It should be more than a few feet. It is possible for the magnetic lines of flux from the power supply transformer to cut through the par
Hi John I've heard of problems with the Astron 50 P.S. According to John @ TT some Astrons have poor RF grounds. Not a TT issue since switching P.S. cures the problem ( If the problem was with a rig
This past field day a club member brought his (new) Astron RS-35 power supply and there were noted problems with several radios that individually tried to use it as a for power as they were getting R
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I use my $4,000.00 ORION ll with the $99.00 MFJ switcher and all is well and has been well. 13.6 volts DC is 13.6 DC assuming regulation and filtering are there. George, W6GF I seem to recall some us
Geroge : I've heard the switching P.S. from MFJ are good. The Alinco has a lot of birdies on 160 & 75, but since I don't use either band it's not problem fer me. My voltage drop on me with the ORION
I've had an Astron power supply for years, marketed under the name "Westcom." It's an RS-35A. At one time, all my equipment was close to my tower, which I shunt-fed for 160 m and when I used 160 m, t
Hello John, I bought a new Astron ss-30m switching ps. It eat my Jupiter up about 2 years ago. Raspy cw on rx and tx. Pulled the VFO readout off by 300hz. This was verified by 2 hams in qso. Moved ab
The Astron RS-35s made before about 2001 did not have the negative post grounded to the chassis of the supply. This allowed RF to enter through the negative post and be fed right into the regulator.
This past field day a club member brought his (new) Astron RS-35 power supply and there were noted problems with several radios that individually tried to use it as a for power as they were getting R