yeh, thats what i refered to in my email...but those are pricy and heavy and
fairly uncommon...and rather unnecesary.
actually, i think most large 13.8 VDC power supplies have a variable control
inside to adjust the voltage between 10 and 16 volts....although, i did have
a variable radio shack 12 amp power supply for a while...had a big knob on
the front to vary the voltage and a big meter to tell you the voltage and
supposedly the amperage.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: getting a new radio


> they make big variable voltage power supplies but they're kind of pricy. I
> was wondering the same thing though.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 3:47 PM
> Subject: Re: getting a new radio
>
>
> tomi:
> you said you are not getting a power supply because you already have one
> that is a variable voltage type....tell me, is this an actual 13.8 volt
high
> current power supply?
> the only sort of variable voltage power supplies i have ever run across
are
> the kind you plug straight into the wall and that supply about 5 to 800
> milliamps of current.
> To properly use an amateur transceiver you would need at least 3 amps of
> current at 13.8 volts and that is using lower power settings.
> Even for receive,  you would likely need something better then the wall
> power supply type.
> Of course, you might have one of the big variable voltage supplies too.
> Just thought i would make sure before you get your radio and find out you
> can't power it.
> Also, just out of curiosity, what type of antenna will you be using?
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "tomi" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 11:30 AM
> Subject: getting a new radio
>
>
> > hi list,
> >
> > Well I have talked to Avery Finn, the guy that handles equipment lones
at
> > handihams.
> >
> > He told me that they have a kenwood tm 261 that can be used on vhf, uhf
> and
> > includes repeater pl tones.
> >
> > Did any of you have or had this moddel? if so, how is it like and what's
> the
> > qualaty of the model? Meaning, is it good, etc.
> >
> > I
> >  am not getting an ac power suply for it since it would be too heavy.
Nor
> an
> > antenna. I have a power suply that can switch voltages, so I'm sure
> that'll
> > help.
> >
> > 73:
> > Tomi
> >
> > kd8bwf
> >
>