Inverters for Ham and Other Electronic Gear

[vancar70]

Man! - This is some of the best information I've received from anywhere! I really appreciate it. UPS is supposed to deliver all my new gear tomorrow (Thursday). Hopefully, I can get it all set up (except for tuning the Hustler 6BTV antenna) by Friday. Then I can take it all down, put it in the RV, and head out for the weekend. Thanks everybody!

 

[vancar70]

Thanks for the welcome, everyone. I hope this forum keeps going. I'll check it often.

Carson - I remember the 10 - 10 activity quite well. That was a lot of fun. I did all the awards stuff and spent hours (when I should have been working) trying to work more people. I'm looking forward to getting that active in some way starting today.

 

[John From Detroit]

Most motor homes have both a HOUSE and a Chassis battery.. Mine has a pair of Interstate U-2200's for house and I think the chassis is a group 73 (Workhorse branded) or 78.. I knew a while ago the first time it appeared dead.. IT was not , and is not. (was a bad connection)

I had the dealer route a 10ga zip cord from the battery via a 40 amp fuse to a Rig-Runner (West Mountain Radio) and plug in 2 CB's and a TM-733 and a WE-800 and some other stuff there

The TS-2000 hooks directly to the house fuse block.. I had to add about 1 foot of wire to it's factory supplied leads.

Works great.

Since I did not get a 120 volt power supply for them (I planned on installing in the Motor Home) that question is moot.. But when I was at home yes, I did indeed use the same "power supply" (The motor home)