"Power supplies" was: [CQ-Contest] Small rig - Summary

[W1HIJCW at aol.com]

In a message dated 08/16/02 11:45:23 Pacific Daylight Time, 
k4xu at bendcable.com writes:


> Now all we need is some of those small 20+A switchmode supplies, and we're
> ready to fly. Anyone want to offer opinions of these?   Alinco, Astron,
> MFJ...?
> 

Here's my $.02 worth. I've had a SAMLEX SEC1223 (20A continuous, 23A ICS) for 
almost 3 years. It probably has 1000 hours on it because for a couple of 
years I used it to run my FT990 at home and it was turned on 24/7. A couple 
of years ago, it was relegated to being the traveling power supply 
accompanying the 990 for trips after I acquired my FT1000D. Most recent 
contest uses were FDin PR thus year as NP4A where it ran the GOTA station, 
and CQ WPX CW 2001 as FO8DX. In the latter case it ran on 220V (well actually 
240V) from a generator.

I have nothing but praise for the unit. It's never let me down, even when it 
was literally too hot to touch. (High temperatures, high humidity and a high 
duty cycle in French Polynesia will do that).

Some RF noise, but above 40M it's tolerable being some 30 to 40 dB down from 
the usual signals.

And the best part, it's the cheapest of the bunch at a street price of $99.95

73 de Bill, W1HIJ/6 (aka FO0SCH, FO8DX, NP4A)


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