BonziBuddy
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I bought a Yaesu FT-7800 today. It did not come with a way to plug it into a receptacle. I'm using it indoors and not in a car. Is there an INEXPENSIVE way I can get this to work off house power?
I have a car battery. How can I hook it up? it's not too much power?Yes. You need a 12volt power supply capable of changing 110volts ac to 13.8volts dc at least 10amps continuous.
There are probably people here on RR that may have one for sale. In a pinch you could use a car battery for a short period of time. Whatever you choose,make SURE the radio is fused properly!
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Hooking up a Amateur radio and you dont know about a power supply , or how to hook it up to a battery ? Did you Get a amateur radio license ? The basics should of been covered in the study course....
One last question. If I'm programming frequencies into my scanner say on a table without a antenna plugged in, do I risk damaging it even if I'm not transmitting? It's too cold out to install it this weekend, so I'm just going to program the frequencies ahead of time. Again do I risk damaging the radio even without transmitting?
Using a 12v car battery jumper instead of a direct battery. Works ok until the transformer comes.
One last question. If I'm programming frequencies into my scanner say on a table without a antenna plugged in, do I risk damaging it even if I'm not transmitting? It's too cold out to install it this weekend, so I'm just going to program the frequencies ahead of time. Again do I risk damaging the radio even without transmitting?
It is best to have an antenna outside
Hooking up a Amateur radio and you dont know about a power supply , or how to hook it up to a battery ? Did you Get a amateur radio license ? The basics should of been covered in the study course....
Been using an ATX PSU at 12.2v.A deep cycle marine battery would allow for an extended period of time -- if you have one. If not, one would probably cost nearly as much an inexpensive power supply. Check out Astron power supply units...MFJ. I'm not sure if a motorcycle battery would handle the draw.
Programming a radio w/o an antenna attached. I have accidentally switched from my antenna coax to my duck in my truck w/o turning off the power, but I make every attempt not to. One accidental key, or bump, etc. and bye bye... Of course, if you were programming a scanner, it doesn't make any difference.
One last question. If I'm programming frequencies into my scanner say on a table without a antenna plugged in, do I risk damaging it even if I'm not transmitting? It's too cold out to install it this weekend, so I'm just going to program the frequencies ahead of time. Again do I risk damaging the radio even without transmitting?