I have 2 UPS12-270FR batteries in parallel providing 150AH.
I go from my power supply via a blocking diode to the batteries.
I then go to me Power pole term block witch feed the shack equipment
I set the power supply for 13.60Vdc (2.67Vpc)with no load.
Been running like this for years, a set of batteries last around 6 years

my 2 cents

Lew N4HRA

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You may want to try what I use, I bond the tail pipe to the frame, reduced my noise in the Dodge Cravan to almost 0

Lew N4HRA

I like the TS-2000 for digital modes, You connect your audionand keying to the ACC-2 jack, use the menu to set the audio levels and off you go.
the TS-2000 even has a PSK-31 filter setting

Plus the radio will do 160 - 6M and 2M & 440
so you an play digital on one side and 2M & 440 on the other at the same time. The Main side can be used for 2M & 440 also

Just my 2 cents

Lew N4HRA

If you can not find the drivers, try running the program in XP compatibility mode and use the XP drivers, I wound not DOWNGRADE to XP.
I have Vista running on 4 computers with no problems, I have 2 programs that I run in the XP compatibility mode and they work great

just my 2 cents

Lew N4HRA

I have a 40M dipole feed with 450 Ohm ladder line to a AGC ATU in the atic. I can tune the dipole from 80 - 10 with a 1:1 - 1.15 across the band. doing this way I tune the antenna for the correct match and not the coax

just my 2 cents

Lew

I am running MS Vista on all my computers and have not had any problems. I also have computers that can handle it. that is the bigest problem people have.

I have 2 or 3 programs that I am running under the XP capable mode and now they run with no problems.

I have not ran Win-EQF so I have no idea how it would run

just mt 2 cents

Lew N4HRA

You may want to do what I did, I had a G5RV Jr out side and tunning at the rig, It was OK at best, I did some research and found that if I ran the Ladder line to a ATU then I would be tunning the Antenna and not the coax.
I install a SGC 239 STU at the ladder line and the performace differance was like day & Night

Just a though

Lew N4HRA

Are you looking at HF 2M 70CM?
The Kenwood makes a real nice all mode HF, VHF (100 watts) and UHF(50 watts) in a nice small package

for the power disconnect use the 30Amp Power Poles

I want to thank you all for your response.
Sorry for the response delay I have not been ablt to get back to eham to look at your responses.

I have never worked with loops before so your inputs added to my knowledge.

I think to only way I could put up an 80M loop would be a rectangle, the vertical sections 50Ft and the top & Bottom making up the difference. It will all depend on the vertical heigth I have when I start putting it up.

Since I hardly use 80M, I might just make a 40M loop

Witch ever the bottom will by approx 24 -30 ft up

again THank you

Lew N4HRA

I have a SCG 239 in the attic feeding my dipole with ladder line, big differance then using a balum to coax and using a tuner at the rig.

When using a tuner at the rig with coax to a balum all you are doing is tunning the coax for 50 ohm, not tha antenns

My 2 cents

Lew N4HRA

I am looking at redoing my dipole. Right not its approx 35ft up and 75Ft long, feed with ladder line to a SGC239 ATU.

I am looking at replaceing it with a 50ft X 50ft X 50ft X 50ft vertical loop corner feed with about 30ft of ladder line to a SGC239 ATU.

and comments on how it should operation

Befor I got my SGC ATU I did some research on tuners in the shack and external tuners. WHat I found out is when using a tuner in the shack weather internal or external to coax all you are doing is tunning the coax for a good match. But when using a external tuner at the antenna you are now tunning the antenna.
I put up a G5RV and with the internal tuner it was not so hot, after I connected the external tuner to the antenna the differance was day and night

just my 2 cents
Lew

I placed a SGC ATU at the ladder line and ran the coax from thei back to the shack. and tune 10 - 80 with no problems

I have a dipole utside with ladder line to a SGC STU in the atic, then coax and DC power running down to the shack. This way I tune the antenna and not the coax as you do with coax to the antenna and the tunner by the rig

just my 2 cents