At 08:49 AM 1/13/2007, you wrote:
>Although cheap and EMI-prone switching power supplies are certainly >available to the unwary buyer, the switchers offered by "name brand" makers >such as Astron, Duracomm, and Samlex are extremely quiet RF-wise. <----The self-resonant transformer power supply in my trusty ol' UHF Quintron repeater failed a few years back and I opted to replace it with a Samlex SEC1223 (although I did add an extra fan to it). Not only did I reduce the weight of the rack by over 40 pounds, the Samlex has worked well since. In 4 years use (the repeater runs 90 watts out), only the silly power switch has failed and there have been no issues with RF noise, be it on the repeater, the 430 link or the 2 meter remote base. Ken ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ President and CTO - Arcom Communications Makers of the world famous RC210 Repeater Controller and accessories. http://www.ah6le.net/arcom/index.html Authorized Dealers for Kenwood and Telewave and we offer complete repeater packages! AH6LE/R - IRLP Node 3000 http://www.irlp.net
