[Elecraft] powering the K2/100

[Michael Eaton]

--- Larry Cahoon <lejek@erols.com> wrote:
> At 11:34 PM 4/7/2002 -0400, Steve Jackson wrote:
> 
> >Many ARES groups (like Fulton Co. GA) have 'converted' to the A-P-P
> >connector, but the official ARES standard remains the Molex 319:
> >http://www.arrl.org/announce/reports-01/ia.html
> 
> Best to have the molex - APP and everything else connectors.
> 
> This document does not say it is the standard - read carefully.....
> 
> "The following standards were tentatively adopted for DC power
> connectors: "
> 
> "tentatively" does not sound like a standard to me.  This document is
> dated 
> from a Novemeber 12, 2000 conference of the ARRL Industry Advisory 
> Council.  The minutes go on to add "The council intends that the
> tentative 
> recommendations as well as the items under consideration be submitted
> to 
> JAIA for their comments and recommendations." So I don't see anything
> final 
> in this stuff.
> 

SNIP....
 
> Sound like they are getting closer to a standard. But then steps in
> the 
> Volunteer Resources Committee.  so check 
> out  http://www.arrl.org/announce/reports-0107/vrc.html
> 
> This is the Volunteer Resources Committee Report to the ARRL Board of
> 
> Directors dated July 20, 2001. That is eight months later than the
> original 
> IAC report. There it notes says "For over a year there have been 
> suggestions from several directions suggesting that ARRL support a
> new 
> standard for power supply interconnection, the Anderson Powerpole."
> 


I'll jump in and add one other piece of data, for whatever it's worth.
I recently completed the ARRL Emergency Communications Level 1 course.
The course training material indicated that the Anderson Power Pole was
the "standard" ARES connector. 

Independent of this, I had already standardized on Power Pole
connectors for all of my gear. I really like the relatively small size,
the ease of installation, and the lack of gender. I have made a
selection of adapters to connect to the Molex standard, but I haven't
needed them thus far.

My K2's power cable has a power pole on its other end and I plan to
power my K2/100 with one also.

Mike Eaton, K5MJE
Tijeras, NM
K2 #1536



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