[TenTec] which power supply setup?

denton sprague denton at oregontrail.net
Thu Aug 18 17:15:17 EDT 2016


love that response...
> On Aug 18, 2016, at 2:11 PM, Clayton Brantley via TenTec <tentec at contesting.com> wrote:
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> Denton, I'm old fashioned because I will not allow a switcher in the house.  Some of my says are:if it ain't pig, it's not bacon and if it ain't pig it ain't sausage. So, if it ain't linear, it ain't a power supply.I know they are heaver but they don't cause RFI either.
> Clayton N4EV
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>      From: denton sprague <denton at oregontrail.net>
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com> 
> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2016 1:01 PM
> Subject: [TenTec] which power supply setup?
> 
> which power supplies are the most rugged and safest? I have couple of TT rigs and assorted other equipment in the shack.
> 
> Have a commercial grade sine wave ups feeding the shack and assorted other equipment and serves as the nerve center of this qth.
> 
> Running each hf rig on its own Astron ss30 switching power supply plus a 3rd that feed assorted stuff. RFI from those little power supplies are not a problem as long as the dc lines are well choked. I use those clamp on ferrite chokes for that.
> 
> Also have a 50 amp astron linear heavier than heck power supply that could do the same job.
> 
> I like the light weight and size of the little switching supplies, but have some reservations of their ruggedness.
> 
> Any observations?
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