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Should I ground my radio to the chassis or battery for a mobile install?
From what I've seen, there are generally two ways to power a mobile radio:
Positive lead to battery, negative lead grounded to chassis
Both positive and negative leads to battery
I know that ...
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How can I counter DC-DC inverter noise / ground noise in an electric-vehicle mobile setup?
So, I'm relatively new to all this; and I've gotten an ICOM IC-7100 on sale, which looks like an excellent transceiver … unfortunately, this very specific line shows up in the manual:
The ...
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Need batteries for backpack operation
I am building an HF backpack rig using an Icom IC-706MkIIG with a Opek HVT-400B antenna. The specifications on the radio say 20 A draw at high power, so what size and type batteries would be suitable ...
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Are the Icom 2300 h and Ftm 400dr DC cables interchangable?
I would like to swap out my 2300h to a 400dr. Would rather not swap out dc power cable. Are the cables the same or is there an adapter for make it possible?
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Ham Variable Lab Power Supply
I'm looking into purchasing a mobile radio (TYT TH-9800) for my Jeep Wrangler. I am hoping to be able to use it in my apartment as well.
Since I'm going to need a power supply for this, I think it ...
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Connecting radio in parallel with inverter in mobile set up
I've just added a leisure battery, split relay and circuit swap loom to a newly acquired Mazda Bongo. Also added was a 1000W pure sine wave inverter, hooked up directly to the leisure battery. That's ...