Hi! New 436HP owner here. I've owned countless scanners over the years, and now proudly share this one with my trusty HP-1.
In spite of its plasticy build, I really like the 436HP. Seems to to bring in more signals than my HP-1, and I haven't even begun to dig into the menus.
But my question here--which a search hasn't been able to help with--is what I can use to provide AC power to this. I currently have it plugged into a USB port on my laptop, but that isn't always convenient. I did try to plug it into a USB phone charger type thing, but the scanner just turned on for a minute and then turned off, so I guess this won't work.
Can one use the USB cable with any kind of USB-based charger? Most say they're 1 or 2 amps with 5 V output. My guess is that this isn't enough? Anyone using any kind of external power supply with this? Anything that doesn't cost an arm and a leg? Thank you in advance.
In spite of its plasticy build, I really like the 436HP. Seems to to bring in more signals than my HP-1, and I haven't even begun to dig into the menus.
But my question here--which a search hasn't been able to help with--is what I can use to provide AC power to this. I currently have it plugged into a USB port on my laptop, but that isn't always convenient. I did try to plug it into a USB phone charger type thing, but the scanner just turned on for a minute and then turned off, so I guess this won't work.
Can one use the USB cable with any kind of USB-based charger? Most say they're 1 or 2 amps with 5 V output. My guess is that this isn't enough? Anyone using any kind of external power supply with this? Anything that doesn't cost an arm and a leg? Thank you in advance.