Starting on ssb

Post by **troutboy** » 19 Mar 2006, 19:10

There's a zetagi coming up on ebay in the next few hours. Is it worth a tenner

Post by **Guzzy** » 19 Mar 2006, 19:11

Only one way to find out...

Suck it and see.

Post by **troutboy** » 19 Mar 2006, 19:14

I won't bother then. By the way do you think a 8 amp PSU would do

Post by **troutboy** » 19 Mar 2006, 19:16

Do you do much SSB on CB now.

Post by **troutboy** » 19 Mar 2006, 19:26

I found these figures on Knights Electrocom a site about PSU's:

As a rough guide to the size of power supply you will need:

3A = 5W, 5A = 30W, 8A = 60W, 10A = 100W, 30A = 200W

An 8amp would be AMPLE

surely

Post by **troutboy** » 19 Mar 2006, 19:27

Am i talking to myself again.

Get that violin back out

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Post by **andyandy** » 19 Mar 2006, 20:09

troutboy wrote:Am i talking to myself again.

Yes and thats annoying. Thats 4 posts in a row.

Cant you just edit one post instead of posting four?

Out of 66 posts in this topic, you have posted 38

No wonder this topic has 5 pages to it...

Post by **troutboy** » 19 Mar 2006, 20:21

Sorry about that Andy i'll have to get out of that habit.

Anyways what setup you got Andy (CB)

Post by **andyandy** » 19 Mar 2006, 20:35

I ain't into CB. Im only into listening - which i use a Pro-82. Tho its getting boring due to tetra

. But i dont know, I may get into CB'ing.

Andy

Post by **troutboy** » 19 Mar 2006, 20:39

If i were you i'd give it a try and it is a shame about the changes in scanning but there's still a bit to listen to mate.

Post by **Guzzy** » 19 Mar 2006, 21:48

troutboy wrote:I found these figures on Knights Electrocom a site about PSU's:

As a rough guide to the size of power supply you will need:

3A = 5W, 5A = 30W, 8A = 60W, 10A = 100W, 30A = 200W
An 8amp would be AMPLE surely

I guess that depends on if you only ever intend on powering one device from your power supply. It's never wise to use something at 100% capacity (which a 5 Amp continuous supply would be). With 8 Amps you have a safety margin for your radio that will not stress the power supply. With a 10-12 Amp power supply you will have room to grow (with a healthy safety margin to avoid stressing the power supply). If you look around you will see that you might as well buy a 10-12 Amp power supply as an 8 Amp supply (price wise).

I guess I'm a bit biased. I have LOADS of stuff sucking juice out of my power supply!

Post by **troutboy** » 19 Mar 2006, 22:16

Well i'll have a nose around and see what i can pick up but i did see a 8 amp at maplins for 40 quid.

Oh and by the way i got a secondhand signal booster off ebay for +?3.25, it's a ham-master EV-15. Never heard of it myself but for that price you can't go wrong matey.

Post by **Guzzy** » 20 Mar 2006, 00:52

... you hope!

Post by **troutboy** » 20 Mar 2006, 10:09

Ha Ha Ha

Post by **troutboy** » 20 Mar 2006, 11:02

Guzz these PSU's are confusing me. What is the 50% duty cycle