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====== N8XJK Super Booster ====== | ====== N8XJK Super Booster ====== | ||
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+ | I recently purchased the [[http:// | ||
- | I recently purchased the [[http:// | ||
===== Purchase Method ===== | ===== Purchase Method ===== | ||
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Thankfully, [[https:// | Thankfully, [[https:// | ||
- | | ^Booster | + | | ^Booster |
- | |WMR (in **USD**) | + | |WMR (in **USD**) |
|WMR (in **CAD**((The Exchange Rate was 1.42 when I bought it))) |%%$%%354.93 |%%$%%147.58 | |WMR (in **CAD**((The Exchange Rate was 1.42 when I bought it))) |%%$%%354.93 |%%$%%147.58 | ||
- | |GPS Central | + | |GPS Central |
The Power Booster is currently not listed on GPS Central' | The Power Booster is currently not listed on GPS Central' | ||
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The Power Booster is meant to boost the voltage of a battery that's as low as 10.5V to as high as 15V. | The Power Booster is meant to boost the voltage of a battery that's as low as 10.5V to as high as 15V. | ||
- | The idea is that while transmitting at high power (say 50W or 100W), the voltage that the radio sees can easily drop below 11.7V because of the voltage drop. This is totally fine for the battery, but many radios need at least 11.7V to function properly. | + | The idea is that while transmitting at high power (say 50W or 100W), the voltage that the radio sees can easily drop below 11.7V because of the voltage drop. This is totally fine for the battery, but many radios need at least 11.7V to function properly. |
- | ===== My Setup and First Impressions ===== | ||
- | At the moment, I have my batteries in the containers feeding a distribution block in the house, which feeds a few low power items as well as the Power Booster, which feeds a second distribution block which feeds four radios. | + | ===== My Setup and First Impressions ===== |
- | FIXME: insert diagram here | + | At the moment, I have my main battery bank in the container feeding a distribution block in the house, which feeds a few low-power items as well as the Power Booster, which feeds a second distribution block, which feeds four radios. |
- | Here are a few things I noticed: | + | {{ |
- | * When connecting the Booster for the first time (with no load on it), I noticed that the input voltage dropped very quickly for a very short moment, which was enough to reboot the Packet and Echolink computers as well as the modem that are connected to the battery distribution block. | + | <WRAP centeralign> |
- | * I initially set the output voltage to 14V, and using the batteries, everything was very good. I then tried to turn on the power supply to charge the battery and the external speaker of my radio started picking up a hum. | + | |
+ | Here are a few observations so far: | ||
+ | * When connecting the Booster for the first time (with no load on it), I noticed that the voltage of the battery side distribution block dropped very quickly for a very brief moment, which was enough to reboot the Packet and Echolink computers as well as the modem. | ||
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+ | * I initially had the output voltage of the Booster set to 14V, and using the batteries, everything worked as expected. | ||
+ | * When transmitting at full power on HF and on VHF, the 14.2V output dropped to 14.1V while the input of 12.4 V dropped to 11.1V. | ||
+ | So far, I'm pretty happy with the unit. |
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