[Icom] DC Power Cable

Chris BONDE [email protected]
Sun, 08 Sep 2002 16:53:31 -0700


At 09:58 AM 2002-09-08 -0500, you wrote:
>Since this is the case, is there a way to modify this so that the newer 
>rigs will turn off the older supplies?  Or is this major surgery?  My PS15 
>never shuts off...thanks

I am not too sure that by turning off the rig the power supply turns off is 
a good idea.

I know of at least one ham who modified his power supply so that it would 
not turn off so that he could run a 2m rig.

I have 2 power supplies plugged into a computer master control box, the one 
that has a master switch, then a computer, monitor, printer and 2 aux 
switches.   (I managed to find one for the computer but have the computer 
and monitor on the same plug.)  This arrangement allows me to control a 
number of ham things from the same place.  I have been thinking of building 
a big power supply to run all the ham stuff from.  THne the other swithces 
would be used for some of the other things like lights etc for the ham 
shack.  I am using the the idea that you may listen on many radios but 
transmit on only one at the same time.  Now to have the equipment so that 
the Tx doesnot interfer with the Rx ers.

Chris opr VE7HCB