[TowerTalk] PowerPole connectors

[Tom Osborne]

I have 4 radios, 6 antenna tuners, 9 antennas, 2 amplifiers and not a 
single PP here in my shack.  So far I've been able to survive without 
using them. 73
Tom W7WHY



On 11/17/2014 11:37 AM, Perry K4PWO wrote:
> Yep... You can choose to use railroad track rails and rail spikes to make
> your power distribution connections - but you'd be the only guy in the world
> with that "system".
> I prefer a "standardized" system myself.
>
> Perry K4PWO
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill
> Turner
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 12:00 PM
> To: Towertalk
> Subject: [TowerTalk] PowerPole connectors
>
> What am I missing about PowerPole connectors?
>
> It seems to me to be a solution in search of a problem. What do they do that
> you can't do with a crimp type ring terminal and a screw type terminal strip
> at much lower cost?
>
> It looks to me like someone wanted to make some money by inventing a product
> that didn't need inventing and then selling to hams as if it were a
> necessity.
>
> Am I wrong?
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT