A box like that is a great idea if the problem is low battery or supply 
voltage, but it won't help if the voltage drop is being caused by a corroded 
connection.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 09:21
Subject: Re: Reduced power output for TS590


>I know the box you mean, I forget what they're called but you see it a lot
> in commercial installs. They're great. I know someone who has one in his
> mobile ham installation in fact, he just put it in a couple weeks ago so 
> he
> can run HF mobile and make that last transmition, or last contact after
> shutting the car motor off. I'd think about it with my mobile installation
> but the battery in our car isn't big enough for what it's supposed to do
> much less that. It starts it but on the coldest mornings it's all it can 
> do
> to start it.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 8:34 AM
> Subject: Re: Reduced power output for TS590
>
>
>> Well this voltage problem has been going around for quite some time.  I
>> guess it is just one of those things.  I don't know what the thing is
>> called, but a ham friend runs a 706 mobile ahd when the voltage got so
>> low, the radio would go nuts.  Anyhow, this magic box goes at the radio
>> and brings up the voltage to 13.7 or whatever no matter how low the
>> battery gets, within reason of course.
>> 73
>> Butch
>> WA0VJR
>