[ICOM] Possible power supply

[Adam Farson]

Hi Larry,

One should be very cautious when powering radio equipment from a power
supply which is not specifically designed to operate in an RF environment.
There could be some nasty EMC surprises, such as an overvoltage spike when
keying the transmitter. 

This actually happened to me once, with a Lambda 12V 35A OEM computer power
supply.

Cheers for now, 73,
Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ


-----Original Message-----
From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Larry Winslow
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 00:35
To: icom at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [ICOM] Possible power supply

I've always been intrigued with the possibility of using a computer supply
to operate ham equipment. Today I found what might be a winner.

My just arrived issue of PC Magazine contained a product announcement on
page 78 of a power supply which specs 12v @ 60a. I went to the web site
given and the specifications do look good - especially the noise reduction
figure. The MSRP is $199 but I suspect it can be found for a lower price.
The site also listed additional supplies with lower amperage figures.

73 - Larry WØNFU
larry_w at comcast.net




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