>
>What does he pull it with, a cab over Peterbuilt??
? Close... ... '95 Kenworth.
>A bit more overkill than I was thinking about.
>I am more interested in knowing if anyone makes a switching power supply that
>can be used to produce the HV for say a pair of 3-500Z or 4CX800 from the
>stock alternator system (read 13.8V) used in all cars/trucks.
? For high power using batteries, it takes a 50vdc system. Ordinary car
alternators will easily put out 50v at 30mph. Put four 12v batts in the
trunk, and you will have plenty of suds.
>Yea, I know I could make up an amp with transistors but I would still have to
>wind all them damn toroids to make the filter boards and then relay switch
>them. Not my cup of tea.
>
The mobile antenna itself makes an ok bandpass filter for all except the
third harmonic.
Cheers Mike
>
>Mike Baker KØQZ...
>
>measures wrote:
>
>> >
>> >Hey gang!
>> > You know, something just struck me after reading all the stuff about
>> >the 11 meter amp shoot-outs and checking out the web pages of the amp
>> >builders on both coasts, there might be something to learn from them.
>> > No, I'm not kidding. Example...
>> > With the 3 tube 3-500Z amp shown in the pictures, how is the high
>> >voltage developed??? Who supplies the power supplies for these rigs?
>>
>> The big ones are usually powered by a generator mounted on a trailer. I
>> saw one that was purchased at a U. S. Navy surplus material sale. . It
>> was built on a truck trailer. The engine was a Caterpillar diesel that
>> was clearly too large for truck service. . // A friend of mine powers
>> his 75m mobile. 2x 4-1000a amp from a 10kW trailer generator.
>>
>> - Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
- Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
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