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Radio Shack was selling a 25 amp switching supply specifically made for ham radio use. It got good reviews and was quite affordable, so of course they discontinued it without warning. Anyone know of a similar supply available elsewhere at a decent price? I need a good high output regulated supply for my station, as I don't plan on doing mobile any longer, but I don't want to spend a lot of $$. If I have to I'll just build one but I'm not quite feeling up to doing that sort of thing right now.
Gee, does anyone read posts in the ham radio section anymore? lol :doh:
I run a Workman 25 amp regulated supply for my 706, have never had a problem with it. And if I did I could drive to their shop and get it taken care of heheh.
They run around $125.00
How much did that RS25A switcher sell for back in the day?
I think it was about $60.Quote:
Originally Posted by KG4CGC
Interesting because they used to sell their 10A conventional $100 which sucked at that price.
I picked up an MFJ 4035MV last year for $135 new. I think they've gone up now but it's built like a tank and runs 24/7. Adj V but the meters are not lighted. That would have been a nice touch.
Sorry I can't help with the RS But I'm sure they could sell you a cell phone. :wall: :slap: :rofl:
The Astron SS-25, a quality switcher, is about $120 on Universal Radio. I think the SS-25M is $160.
Personally, I'd get a linear supply. I have a RS-35 that I bought in 1992. It still powers a 2 meter rig and a 170 watt amplifier, but I did mount a cooling fan on the heat sink.
I picked up a RS-20M from a guy on QRZ for $55 + shipping. That one powers a Kenwood TMD-700A.
Oh, yeah ... I bought a 15 amp RS switcher a few years ago, $89. It's a POS ... had to put toroids on both the 115v and 12v cables to keep the RF from a dual bander from shutting it off, even though I have Belden 9913 all the way to the pigtail on the radio.
Estate sales are your friends.
I picked a sh!t-ton of Astron linear supplies (35, 50, 70A) up from the widow of a buddy of mine for a very low price. She just wanted the things out of the house.
My 12v power needs have been met for a long way into the future.
As is the case with Luke, I would rather not put a switching-type supply in the shack.
I've had that problem with my Astron SS-20, too. Fortunately, just moving the power supply to a different location "fixed" it.Quote:
Originally Posted by ad4mg
Ok, so I'm a little behind and this post is aging rapidly but....
If you don't need anything fancy such as meters or anything try the Jetstream JTPS28 from R&L at around $85.00. 28 Amp surge and 25 Amp continuous.
http://www.rlham.com/cgi-bin/shop/model ... DEL=JTPS28
Three pages of reviews on eHam http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/5204
and carrying a 5/5 rating.
I have never owned a Jetstream and have no experience with them but they were a serious contender when I was looking for a lightweight supply to keep handy for the FT-817. I may still get one of their smaller models to carry along but picked up a RS 15 amp to play backyard radio as soon as I get a crash problem taken care of between the radio and the laptop.
I appreciate all the suggestions. I haven't bought anything yet (still not really on my feet yet to work on stuff like that). I'll let you know what I ultimately end up with. The Jetstream sounds intriguing for the price. I don't care about metering. I could add my own metering if I wanted to anyway.
:agree:
I picked up one of these about three or four years back.... I am pretty sure it was $80 and something with free shipping from NYC.... judging by the prices I see on GreedBay, they have gone up a bit. http://cgi.ebay.com/PYRAMID-PHASE-III-1 ... 286.c0.m14
I have a couple of Astrons of various sizes and I hate them all. They are noisy pieces of crap and I guess I fell for the hammy hype like a lot of the lids here did apparently. :P