[ICOM] Icom 706MKII and current draw

[John Geiger]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Senior" <eseniors at earthlink.net>
> The overall Tx efficiency is probably somewhere between 20% (~7A) and
> 70% (~2A).  But rather than guess at efficiency, it would be best if
> someone could weigh in with an actual, empirical measurement.


That is what I was hoping to find, as my PS doesn't have meters on it. The
TX should require 4 amps or so assuming 50% efficiency, but that doesn't
allow for the receiver, DSP, etc.  I am hoping to get a 2 meter amp for it
soon and wondering if I will need another PS as well as mine is rated at 28
amps.  I know my FT100D draws quite a bit of current on 2m even at lower
power, as the QST review cites.

73s John AA5JG