that's a good point too, once in a while you can key up one by mistake. 
We've all done it I'm sure.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: power supply


> Maybe not, but I generally like to have a heavy enough power supply that 
> if
> two transmitters get accidentally keyed up at the same time, I don't let
> the magic smoke out of something or have to go digging around for another 
> fuse.
>
> Generally, with power supplies, more is better.  I have a couple of husky
> Astrons here and have never been particularly sorry to have the extra 
> capacity.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 09:17 PM 12/29/2008 -0800, you wrote:
>>A transmitter cannot draw more amps than the inline fuse will tolerate.
>>Amps don't add up fast just because multiple transmitters are connected to
>>the same power source if the user transmits on only one at a time.
>>Transisterized receivers draw far less amps than do their transmitter
>>counterparts.
>>
>>hth
>>
>>73   Bob   KD8IXD
>>
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 4:18 PM
>>Subject: Re: power supply
>>
>>
>>as long as it's around 13.3 out you're good, watch the amps though, I'd go
>>no lower than 12 amps, and if you plan to run more than just the radio off
>>it, or a bigger radio in the future, might as well get the biggest you can
>>afford up to about 25-35 amps because HF radios draw more if you want
>>something like that, or if you hook another radio up, the amps add up 
>>fast.
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "matt V" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 5:47 PM
>>Subject: power supply
>>
>>
>> > hi all, again.  been a long time since i was on here
>> > anyway, I'd like to know, how many amps is a good for a 2m mobile, e.g 
>> > I =
>> > am looking at getting a kenwood tm-271.
>> > i found a power supplyh that said something to the affect of 22-32V in 
>> > =
>> > and 13.3V out
>>
>>
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