• To anyone looking to acquire commercial radio programming software:

    Please do not make requests for copies of radio programming software which is sold (or was sold) by the manufacturer for any monetary value. All requests will be deleted and a forum infraction issued. Making a request such as this is attempting to engage in software piracy and this forum cannot be involved or associated with this activity. The same goes for any private transaction via Private Message. Even if you attempt to engage in this activity in PM's we will still enforce the forum rules. Your PM's are not private and the administration has the right to read them if there's a hint to criminal activity.

    If you are having trouble legally obtaining software please state so. We do not want any hurt feelings when your vague post is mistaken for a free request. It is YOUR responsibility to properly word your request.

    To obtain Motorola software see the Sticky in the Motorola forum.

    The various other vendors often permit their dealers to sell the software online (i.e., Kenwood). Please use Google or some other search engine to find a dealer that sells the software. Typically each series or individual radio requires its own software package. Often the Kenwood software is less than $100 so don't be a cheapskate; just purchase it.

    For M/A Com/Harris/GE, etc: there are two software packages that program all current and past radios. One package is for conventional programming and the other for trunked programming. The trunked package is in upwards of $2,500. The conventional package is more reasonable though is still several hundred dollars. The benefit is you do not need multiple versions for each radio (unlike Motorola).

    This is a large and very visible forum. We cannot jeopardize the ability to provide the RadioReference services by allowing this activity to occur. Please respect this.

Options for Powering Mobile CB In House

Status
Not open for further replies.

NYRHKY94

Member
Joined
Mar 5, 2006
Messages
1,453
Location
Brunswick County, NC
Hi Guys:

Looking for different options for powering up a mobile CB in the house. I know there are various AC to DC converters/adapters out there, but I figured the folks on this board would be able to provide me with a pretty good summary of what works well and what doesn't. It would be great if the adapter accepted a cigarete lighter power cord.

Thanks in advance!
 

davidmc36

Member
Premium Subscriber
Joined
Nov 14, 2004
Messages
1,861
Location
South East Ontario
Some of the 12V regulated power supplys that you can get do have cigarette lighter receptacles along with the binding posts. I don't do CB but my Dad ran his for years with a 2 AMP power supply. He had no problems with it, no noise or any issues.
 

trace1

Member
Joined
Jan 13, 2006
Messages
776
Location
EM73co
You could use a gel cell battery, that way you'd still have power if your comercial power was out.
 

JayMojave

Member
Joined
Dec 13, 2007
Messages
722
Location
Mojave Ca
Hello NYRHKY 94:

You came to the right place for good advice! I use to remove dear ol Dad's Truck Battery to run my Gonset G12 CB Tube Radio, and when he got up in the morning I had to get it in grear put in back in his truck with a charge so it would start for him to go to work in the mornings. Sometimes we had to push the truck down hill to get it started. Man did I ever love getting a 12 volt power supply, so did Dad!

I suggest a little Heavier Duty power supply than is needed as you have many radios there, and may need or want to run other stuff.

Pyramid 12 volt DC Power Supplies

I suggest a 10 Amp supply as some CB Radios put out more than expected, and this allow a lot of head room for other radios that run off 12 VDC.

I got tierd of not having enough amperage capacity so I bought a 35 and 70 amp power supplies. Happy radioing, Ten-4.

Jay in the Mojave
 
Joined
Jan 22, 2007
Messages
227
Location
Columbia Co. OR
What he said

.5 amp seems pretty small to handle that. The 2amp that pops used seemed to handle a mobile fine, but .5:confused:
2amp minimum (what size fuse is in your power cord? that would be a good indicator of what size you need). I use a 20amp for mine only because I got it cheap, but, if I were to buy a new one I would get something a little bigger than I needed just to be safe. I've heard of a 75% rule, that is, your power rating should be high enough so that your only using 75% of it. If your DC power supply is rate at 5amp, 5X75%=3.75amp, if your drawing 3amps, you would be safe.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top