regulated power supply

i have just bought last night a 5 amp power supply for the ssb radios do you reckon that will be ok and i will just use the 2 amp supply for the straight 40 radios answers on a post card if im  doing the right thing 

Is that for your McKinley or something else?

yes i will hopefully be using that for the president and maybe others in time when they arrive( but not all at the same time) 

The president will be fine at 5 Amps.

that's good to hear thanks 13oots2  

right i have been told that i have made an error getting the 5 amp power supply and i should have got a 30 amp to run ssb's plus additional radios so has anyone ever used a sharman power supply

5amps for a uk spec mckinley  would be fine .if exported  it would be close to the limit but still OK. So a 15amp would be best. 30amp would  cover you if you upgrade your gear

yes thanks Steve that's the way im beginning to think as well so i will have a look around and see what is about, i had a quick look on fleabay but nothing used in those amps

skyrider wrote:

right i have been told that i have made an error getting the 5 amp power supply and i should have got a 30 amp to run ssb's plus additional radios so has anyone ever used a sharman power supply

I have a 30W Sharman, and it is very good, not had it that long so can't say how good the longevity is.

Thumbs up here for a Sharman power supply.  

I have the SM-30 which I've owned for a few years - very quiet both in audible hum or RF emissions, tiny compared to my old 'linear' supply (which was a veritable foot warmer/door stop!) Also left assured that as a 'switched mode power supply' should anything go wrong I get zero volts from it unlike some older 'linear' supplies that could bang the whole unregulated voltage through to your rig(!)

It can easily handle a HF rig at 100W and luckily as I only run the 10W my licence allows it happily powers all my radios at once with a HF set, couple of VHF rigs and a UHF rig all hooked to it.

Always worth buying the biggest power supply you can afford to give you headroom and future proof any further radio interests.

great stuff looks like the sharman is the way to go i was looking at the sm 30 that's the little square one thanks Victor 

hi, i have been using this one for the past 10 years plus with no problems.

Nice looking power supply Les

Right i have jus purchased a QJE PS 30 SW3/30 amp power supply any reviews on these please thanks

skyrider wrote:

Right i have jus purchased a QJE PS 30 SW3/30 amp power supply any reviews on these please thanks

I picked up an oldish second hand PS 30 SWII 30 amp PSU, same as QJE but badged with a different name, at the end of last year. It does the job. Mine doesn't have the noise offset knob that yours will being an older model, but the great thing is that I have not experienced any birdies with it anyway. If you do by chance experience any you'll be able to move them off the frequency you're using with that knob. I'm sure your purchase will do you just fine 

thanks SangueG i should get it later next week , Alan said the 5 amp i have recently bought would be ok for powering a light bulb so i thought i had better shape up 

looks the same as mine but just a different name and amps, hopefully serve you well

Hope so thanks Les we will see how it goes

Your future proof now Lionel.
This bug radio bug that is never goes away.

yes thanks Alan looking forward to trying it and the recently acquired 5 amp can now go back up for sale or in the shed will have to think about it 

the new QJE power supply arrived yesterday and is working well , well pleased with it  

Glad you are happy with it.
You have the amp's now for any radio you might get when the bug really bites lol.

you could be right there Alan