[TenTec] Station power supply??

Carl Moreschi n4py2 at earthlink.net
Tue Sep 4 17:53:57 EDT 2012


Because there is over current protection built inside the radio itself. 
  This is true for the Omni VII, Orion, Orion II, Eagle, and Jupiter.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
121 Little Bell Dr.
Hays, NC 28635
www.n4py.com

On 9/4/2012 5:45 PM, Ralph wrote:
> Why??
> Ralph Howes
> w8bvh
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie" <cfzepp at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 4:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Station power supply??
>
>
>> Mike:
>> I do believe that from the original Paragon and newer models such as the
>> Omni V, Paragon II, Omni 6 the use of the Airpax breaker is no longer
>> needed.
>>
>> Donnie / WA9TGT
>> On Sep 4, 2012 4:04 PM, "Mike Bryce" <prosolar at sssnet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Of course, when running ten tec transceivers, the use of a non factory
>>> supply increases the need for an air pax fast acting circuit breaker to
>>> protect the rig's final transistors.
>>>
>>> Mike wb8vge
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Sep 4, 2012, at 2:36 PM, Kimberly Elmore <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > FAR Circuits still offers their "RF Proof 30 A Power Supply" regulator
>>> board.
>>> > It's only the PCB -- you need to find the parts and stuff the board.
>>> It's based
>>> > on an article in the 1988 ARRL Handbook. I built one for my 30 A
>>> Astron
>>> PS when
>>> > I learned that it was extremely susceptible to RFI. I could never get
>>> this
>>> > regulator to act up. I made mine over 20 y ago and it still works just
>>> fine.
>>> > However, it (obviously) applies only to linear supplies.
>>> >
>>> >
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