Station wiring

My house in Phoenix is now officially sold and the proceeds are in my bank account.  The closing/escrow process on my new home in Mayer, Az is moving along and I expect to be handed the keys in about 2 weeks.

The vague outlines of the new ham station are taking place:

• My tried and true Kenwood TS-590sand Hy-Gain AV-640 vertical for HF.
• Yaesu FT-8800R and Diamond X200A for CHF/UHF
• My Kenwood DM-710 will get moved to my car to help me through the commutes down the hill to Phoenix.

I’m most likely going to build a bench like the one I had 10 years ago.  I used the Simpson Rigid Tie Connectors to create a super-strong bench.

About a year go I started converting power connections in the ham shack to Anderson Powerpoles and I really like them.

Years ago in my earlier ham shack I used banana plugs. I’ve still got a drawer full of them. When I started having multiple boxes in the shack that needed 12V, my first instinct was to build another power distribution box using banana jacks and plugs.

Then a fellow ham told me about Anderson Powerpoles.  I took a look at the RIGrunner 4008H at my local HRO and bought it on the spot.

The connections are positive and I like the fact that every output is fused. So now I keep a back of Powerpole connectors and crimper on hand.

My new solar powered ham station project is using Anderson Powerpoles throughout.