[Boatanchors] 12 vdc to 110 vac converter question: Rolling boatanchors a...

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In a message dated 2/15/2005 23:58:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
bluebirdtele at earthlink.net writes:

> I'm thinking about going mobile with a 100 w boatanchor radio. Can I use an 
> off the shelf 12 vdc to 110 vac car power inverter at, oh, let's say 300W to 
> run this radio?
> 

Hi,

You didn't mention what model radio you were planning to run, but the best 
advice is that if there is a DC supply available for that model, use it. The 12 
to 115V supplies are electrically noisy and generate birdies on many 
frequencies. I was using one to run a laptop for GPS in the car and discovered that it 
was knocking the sensitivity down on my 2 meter rig. When I ran the computer 
on internal batteries, the problem went away..

73,

John,  W4AWM