Kenwood: Kenwood KPS-7 with a TS440sat

res5cue

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Hi,

I was wondering if the KPS-7 will power the TS-440 properly or is there not enough amperage coming out of the power supply? Anyone have information?

TY

Eric
 

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Not running at full power.

The KPS-7 is rated to put out 6 amps continuous, or 7 amps intermittent at 13.8 volts dc.
The TS-440 claims it needs 20 amps to run at 100 watts.

The radio will power up and receive on the KPS-7. It will transmit if you keep the RF power turned way down. Exceeding the current capacity of the KPS-7 by cranking up the RF power too high on the 440 is going to result in it shutting down. Might do it immediately when you key up, or it may take a second depending on how close to that 7 amps you are.

If you want to run the TS-440 at full power, you need a 13.8v power source that will supply the 20 amps that the radio specs call for:

Keep in mind that the current consumption of the radio is based off the manufacturer design, probably with a bit of overhead built in. It probably draws a bit less than 20 amps total, but more than 7 amps. And that 7 amps rating is for intermittent use, like keying up and talking for a little bit, then letting it cool down. The power supply is only rated for 6 amps continuous.
 

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TY I greatly appreciate the information! nice to get helpful replies here. I have a few mobiles that are lower power that would probably be able to run with the power supply. I like this supply since its smaller then my 35 and 20 AMP Astrons. TY again!

73
 

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My TS-440 draws 16.8 amps under two tone test at full rating of 200 watt input.
My choice of supplies for this radio would be 25 amp continous (or more) just for a reserve.
The AT during tune takes an aditional 2 amps, but the power is reduced.

Somthing like this is ideal:

Two easy mods, 1 to turn them on and 2 to increase output to 13.2 to 13.8 volt.
Small enough to fit in many speaker enclosures.
 
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