rec-baller Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 Just looking to take my ham radio licence and want to set up a home base , but what make of power supply would people reccomend , or has anybody got one for sale ? Shaun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoggieman Posted February 4, 2021 Report Share Posted February 4, 2021 Have a look on Martyn lynch,s web site. You will only need about 30 amp the last one I bought was about £30 it as served me well for some years now running both hf and vhf radio,s There are not as many on the airwaves as there use to be. I blame the mobile phones that have kept young people out of the hobby. They do not want to waste time doing the exams when they can just buy a phone . Such a shame. 73.s Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Neal Posted February 5, 2021 Report Share Posted February 5, 2021 I've got a sidebander and a 6m silver rod chucked somewhere in the back of the shed! Used to be a right good laugh back on the old CB years ago but never got into the HAM stuff. In my experiences you're best getting power supply that's well over-rated for the consumption you plan on using. What sort of range/contacts do you get with HAM? I remember on sideband my best achievement on a good "skip" day was talking to a guy in Tallin, Estonia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted February 5, 2021 Report Share Posted February 5, 2021 We used to go up Winter hill with a caravan and do overnighters with a Cobra 148gtx back in the late 70's/early 80's. My old man was a HGV driver and back then that was his lifeline for traffic and away at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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