Those Astron linears (RS Series) are bullet proof units that last forever. I have an ages old RS-12A that powers all the ancillary equipment on my desk. It just runs, quiet and RF noise-free!
Gus K5GMB On Mon, Aug 9, 2021 at 8:07 PM Bruce via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > I bought a small Astron RS-20A when I was first licensed in 1993 and > keep it now for taking to field day or portable. I have been using an > Astron RS-35A since around 1995 when I got into HF and was using 2 > radios. It has enough power for an HF radio, satellite radio, the TNC, > and another 2m radio. I also power the ICOM CIT level converter and the > Yaesu rotor control interface for tracking satellites. Plenty of power > and has run for many years without a hiccup. I have it plugged into a > Wemo switch which allows me to turn the power on when I am not at home > and also turn the power off when I stop operating and sometimes forget > to kill the power to the power supply. > > I have been very happy with the Astron products in fact, I never have to > worry about them. They are like a Timex, they just keep on ticking. Okay > for the young ones here that do not know what a Timex is ;-), like an > Eveready Bunny that never stops. > > 73...bruce > > -- > > Bruce Paige, KK5DO > > AMSAT Director Contests and Awards > AMSAT Board Member 2016-2022 > > ARRL Awards Field Checker (WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE > > Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0100z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* > Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com > Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes > > Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News > http://www.arrl.org > > AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat > > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ >
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