[ICOM] Icom 706MKII and current draw

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

John, I would imagine the 28A supply would have 
no problem.  My IC-746 draws 18A keydown on 
HF CW from my Astron SS-30 switching supply. 
I can't imagine that the 706 would draw any more. 
 
73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 
Oklahoma City, OK 



> From: aa5jg at lcisp.com 
> To: icom at mailman.qth.net; ic706 at yahoogroups.com; IcomIC706mk2g at yahoogroups.com 
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] Icom 706MKII and current draw 
> Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:19:31 +0000 
> CC: 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ed Senior"  
>> 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