I have been thinking of putting together some sort of off grid solution for running my base station. I have a Uniden 980SSB and a 100w kicker running to a A-99. I have a nice Mega watt power supply (S-700-12 50 Amps Continuous Adjustable Voltage 10 - 14 VDC) that works nicely running my gear. But for and off the grid solution i was hoping to get some input on a type of battery, connections, and perhaps charging hardware ideas.
I know some hams us things like the DC to go box (West Mountain Radio - Home) and they look pretty slick, would these work the same for CB? Obviously i understand they all run on 12 volts and would be able to use them but would they perform the same way if i hooked up a cb with kicker or would it be an expensive way to power my radio for 5 mins? Over all i would like to be able to operate for a few hours at a time, charging via a generator or solar. All ideas are welcome.
I know some hams us things like the DC to go box (West Mountain Radio - Home) and they look pretty slick, would these work the same for CB? Obviously i understand they all run on 12 volts and would be able to use them but would they perform the same way if i hooked up a cb with kicker or would it be an expensive way to power my radio for 5 mins? Over all i would like to be able to operate for a few hours at a time, charging via a generator or solar. All ideas are welcome.