[Milsurplus] Italy source of dc-dc converters?

[Unserviceable but Repairable]

Hue do you remember my recipe for BC-1000 power using common doo-dads?

At the risk of stealing Fr. Guido Sarducci's thunder, I submit this again:
U can power a BC-1000 with a 12V alarm gel-cell, a 5V 3-terminal regulator
(7805), then a 95W cig-liter 115V inverter into a bridge rectifier /  
choke-input filter.  90V for both TX & RX.

I & a pal have demo'd such three times now.  12V 7AH R-S battery
gives 10 hrs between charges.

Perhaps not yet an 'approved procedure.'  Begging question of who's 
assembly that declares changes and procedures as 'approved' anyway.

Speaking of Italy, the vatican maybe?

BTW our BC-1000s were the worst revival procedure I've ever seen.  Every 
IF had to have internal postage-stamp papers changed, etc., etc., etc.  
20hrs work per rig & I can't help but wonder if they're worth $20.

Next BC-1000 shot will be install of 6m UK alteration mentioned here recently.
(using 'em on 49mcs makes them sorta 'cordless' part-15 legit as-is)

Closing on the 12V7AH gel cells.  R-S had 'em half price recently. $15.  
Bought 1 for '1000, 1 for PRC-16/RT70 that uses same boolah-boolah but 7806.

Frankly, I wonder if there's any of these rigs out there Hue.  F'instance,
no one's responded to the id plate-clones I had made.   And there's
service use.  Watched a History Channel re-run on "D-day to Berlin" & 
didn't see a single SCR-300.  But if you ask Spielberg in Pvt. Ryan, 
different story.


  Marty