>
>? Yea, verily, Tom. Such feculence is a common plague on CB as well.
>A
>work-around is to increase the DC supply V to the radio *And* turn up
>the ALC/ P-limit adj to increase current. This procedure keeps
>Volts/Amps in the proper ratio so the that the Collector [or Drain]
>waveform does not clip and make rotten splatter. Since 12VDC radios are
>typically rated for 11V-min./16V max, and their output transistors are
>typically 18VDC-rated units, this causes no problem.
>- Editorial -- someday, car manufacturers may wake up and realize that
>48VDC electric systems reduce the amount of copper needed by 75%
>compared
>to 12V electric systems. With a 48V electric system, a 1.5 kW HF mobile
>amplifier becomes a practicality.
>- The transistors used in high power AM broadcast stations run on 70VDC
>(W6RU)-- the same as the Apollo moon-lander. Mo' than 6 or 12 volts is
>mo' betta.
>>...
>
>- R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich.
>
>I have a friend whose company designs automated test systems ($100k
>class). Some are used in the auto mfg business. He told me that , at
>least some , auto builders are planning higher voltage primary systems.
>I believe he mentioned 48 volt. I have a nice FET amp that would work
>great on that voltage for a mobile PA. N4KG, do you know anything about
>this?
? I have no idea of what car mfgs r up to, Dan - but Miss Cleo might
know whasup..
- When VW changed from 6V to 12V, they reportedly came close to going to
24V instead. Since GE already made a wide range of lamps for 24v, the
upgrade would have been easy.
>>>>>>>> Your e.mail app is not doing attribution marks correctly.
- R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734,AG6K,
www.vcnet.com/measures.
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