Amen. Wall warts consume a lot loads of power all day even when nothing is running on them. Even my TS-590 consumes power when turned off because it monitors the network and other inputs for action (
Hello All, I recently lost a Triton II, Triton IV, RX320, Ten Tec Omni 6 (plus via opt. 3), 962 power supply and a Hercules II/9420 power supply to a lightning strike. All antennas were disconnected.
That's exactly why I disconnect all my equipment from ALL outside connections including ground, antennas, power, and phone lines, by several feet when not in use. Ground rods can't stop ground from b
Carl, I sold my OMNI-VI+ of ten years after trying out a OMNI-VII for thirty days. While I had worked lots of DX with the OMNI-VI+, I was concerned about parts availability. My OMNI-VII was purchased
I think the ergonomics of the Omni 6+ are unmatched. If you don't mind its somewhat constricted ssb receive audio, I would buy another one in a heartbeat. 73/GL, Barry N1EU
It's my opinion that originally when switcher power supplies came out, they were noisy. This gave them a bad reputation which they no longer deserve. The current switcher supplies are now mostly very