[NLRS] FT857D "turn on" surge

[Glen Overby]

Bill Davis Jr wrote:
>   Me again. FT857D owners, does your 857D seem to require a HIGH
> amt of current on "power on". Mine does... bounces two different
> Astron RS35 power supplys to the point that the dial lamps on Icon
> 810H on the same power supply blink. The speaker pops on the 857
> pretty good too.

That sounds like an interesting experiment.  I have an RC Electroncs "Whatt's
Up" meter that gives me voltage, current, minimum voltage, maximum current,
watts used and amp-hours used.  I connected this meter directly between my
Astron SS-30 and Yaesu FT-857 for this test.

I power cycled the radio three times, and the maximum current was .65A, with
a receive current draw of .63A.

Glen, kc0iyt