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Subject: What size PSU / ampage Wed Nov 04, 2020 5:13 pm
KGM I have just bought a CRT Xenon, Sirio Performer Red Devil fighter P5000 Antenna and a D135 SWR meter. It's mainly for in the car, but I'd like to use it in my shed sometimes so what size amp should I get?
3 -5amp 5-7amp
or something else?
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NUBSTER 10 + Year member
Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 948 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : ORIGINAL President Lincoln, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 65
Subject: Re: What size PSU / ampage Wed Nov 04, 2020 6:41 pm
I presume you mean power supply a amp is something that gives you more transmit power , if you are going to progress to a more bigger radio ie one with SSB you really would need a power supply that runs at about 40 amps but to run you small radio TBH I would get one that runs at 20amps just incase you need to run anything else apart from the radio from the power supply.
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Subject: Re: What size PSU / ampage Thu Nov 05, 2020 12:44 am
I was looking at these? Any good for a stadard 40 channel cb
Pagan Senior contributor
Call Sign : 26CT2069 Posts : 142 Times Thanked : 22 Join date : 2019-08-09 QTH or Location : Pendle, Lancashire Equipment Used : CRT-SS9900
Subject: Re: What size PSU / ampage Thu Nov 05, 2020 4:32 am
The power supply in the top photo should be fine for the Xeon.......it has a 5 amp (constant) rating so that will be ok for that particular radio. As mentioned by Nubster above though, if you buy a SSB radio in the future you will need something bigger, probably at least 20 amps because they have a much larger current requirement.
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Subject: Re: What size PSU / ampage Thu Nov 05, 2020 5:02 pm
Pagan wrote:
The power supply in the top photo should be fine for the Xeon.......it has a 5 amp (constant) rating so that will be ok for that particular radio. As mentioned by Nubster above though, if you buy a SSB radio in the future you will need something bigger, probably at least 20 amps because they have a much larger current requirement.
Thank you Pagan
ghoshy2014 Senior contributor
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Subject: Re: What size PSU / ampage Mon Nov 09, 2020 2:16 am
hi curiosity, 5-7 amp should be fine for that rig, if you want to know more about that rig and other's this is an ok web site for cb radio information, http://www.cbradio.nl/crt/xenon.htm
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Subject: Re: What size PSU / ampage Mon Nov 09, 2020 7:18 am
Yeah I’ve bought one now. I’m just waiting for it to arrive.
stephen Gunrunner Major contributor
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Subject: Re: What size PSU / ampage Mon Nov 16, 2020 1:40 pm
i got a very nice psu and it 35 to 40 amp, has the meters on the front and the big out put radios on the back and 10amp cig type connector on the front and further connectors for add ons in the shack.
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