^ I will second the above.? One main type bench connector helps;? in a pinch, it's easy to use alligator wires on them if one *really* has to; try that with a barrel connector jack....
Another (potentially important) aspect of using Andersen PowerPoles is that you can swap your various radios and batteries/power supplies around at home and in the field. Make up a few 1-to-2 Y adaptors. Should you find occasion to go to a field day or to help in a public service event, club meeting, county fair demo - or even a local emergency - you can bet that others who are halfway serious about accomplishing the mission have already outfitted their gear with these hermaphroditic connectors.? Need to swap out a mossion-critical asset with your own, or vice-versa?? Power adaptors and antenna fittings tend to be the determining element as to interchangability between different operators' stuff.
73,
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