HAM Radio power hookup
I am in the middle of adding an HF radio and scanner to my 2m/440 setup. I will have all 3 on once in a while but will only transmit on 1 at a time. Right now I have 12g wire running from a 15amp circ...
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Clay L wrote:
If you go HERE you can download a small program that will calculate the proper wire size for your application.
I use 12.6 volts for the DC supply voltage and allow it to drop to 12.4 or 12.5 volts at the load.
If you want to use the frame as one conductor there is a box to click for that.
Clay, your link does not work. But I just ordered 8 gauge wire to run to the battery box as it was not much more than 10 gauge wire.
