[VHFcontesting] Need 26v 20a PS Information

wbr wf4r wbr at verizon.net
Sun May 7 22:20:23 EDT 2006


I wonder why one could not take a couple of 13.8 VDC 20A or better supplies 
and  simply put them in series?

If you have a couple of 13.8 VDC supplies, the MFJ switchers might even 
work.   It seems reasonable to me anyway.

73,
Bill,
WF4R
FM16ts


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Clarson" <mclarson at rcc.com>
To: "'Dennis Brickey'" <n4dd at preferred.com>; <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] Need 26v 20a PS Information


> Dennis: The Good news: I have a few Motorola Nucleus power 
> supplies--similar
> to the Quantar supplies but higher current. 28V at 24.5A; 14V at 9A and 5V at 7A,
> 700Watt maximum. Switching supplies, weigh about 10 pounds. BTW, if you 
> have
> one of the 150 watt amps, this is enough, but may not be enough to run the
> 300W amps at full power. Be happy to let them go for $100 each, plus
> shipping.
>
> The Bad news: I have not figured out how to get one to work outside the 
> base
> station. Can anyone help?? --Mike, WV2ZOW
>
> Original Message:
>
> Hey Guys,
>
> Does anyone know an inexpensive cheap source
> of 26 volt 20a  power supplies.  I converted one of
> the Motorolla 900 mhz amps per the VHF South
> pages.  Now I need the juice to run it.
>
> Thanks for any direction or sources.
>
> 73,
>
> Dennis
>
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