My two cents,this might be a good choice for you,for about 4 years I have been using an Alinco DM-340MV 35A analog power supply to feed all the radios I have owned before,IC-756ProIII,FT-950,FT-2000 and now the K3,its very stable,even taking out 25A continuos the drop of voltage from 13.8 at the output is just 0.2V and the ripple is no more than 100 mV on the scope,it has two meters,one for voltage and one for amperes,good looking,black color to match the radio,I payed around $175,I think its a good choice for the K3 and its no switching,so it will not generate any "birdies" on any band,good luck with your search,73 AD4C
"For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" --- On Tue, 9/29/09, Randy Farmer <[email protected]> wrote: From: Randy Farmer <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Astron 25 amp supply To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 2:09 PM I've been using an Astron SS-30M switcher with my K3 for a while now and previously used it with an Icom 746 for 7 years with no problem. The SS-30M is rated by Astron at 25 Amps continuous and 30A "ICS". The "ICS" rating should not be confused with the widely accepted "ICAS" (Intermittent Commercial and Amateur Service) rating that has been around for years. ICS is an Astron invention that purports to represent a typical duty cycle for ham use and allows them to claim higher current capability than the supply would have in truly heavy duty service. I would not recommend using any Astron supply rated at less than 25A ICS for a 100W HF radio. That being said, the SS-30 has performed flawlessly for me for a long time, and there are thousands of them out there that seem to be working equally well. 73... Randy, W8FN ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
