"KC4UAI" wrote in message
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I'd like to settle on a common power connector for both the radios,
but I'm not all that sure where to go to find something that is
reasonably priced and is not going to disappear in the future and
force me to go out and buy all new connectors again.

Icom VHF radios now all use the same T connector, and I believe almost all
other major manufacturers have moved to that connector for VHF/UHF radios.
Different connector for HF, tho. As KE7GKP points out, a *LOT* of groups
are moving to Anderson Power Pole connectors as a common connector, and this
is pretty convenient around the shack, too. Simply make a pigtail for each
rig with an APP connector, and now anything can connect anywhere, and odds
are your local club or ARES group will have a similar convention.

One of the issues has been that lower cost/smaller connectors could not
handle the current required for HF radios. While they APPs are available
for different current levels, they can interconnect. So you can put a 45
amp connector on your power supply and plug in a radio with a 15 amp
connector.

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