ham radio: Power Supplies

[last updated: 2019-07-18]
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I intend to get a radio that is mobile-ready, meaning it will typically run off 13.8 vdc. So to use that radio in my home base station, I need a power supply that will do that, with at least a few hundred watts of power.

• Build one:
• (link to:) v. high current switching PS project
• (link to:) power supply basics
• (link to:) SMPS design
• (link to:) Instructables - partial project
• (link to:) Instructable - 3a 30v bench supply
• (link to:) great site for circuits - Circuits Exchange Intl
• (link to:) 0-30v 3a module
• (link to:) great site for circuits - elecCircuit.com
• (link to:) elecCircuit - 12-13.8v 30a circuit
• Buy one:
• (link to:) TekPower TP30swv - 13.8v 30a SMPS 9-15v adjustable, $140 - less on Amazon
• Alinco DM-30 9-15v adjustable, 13.8v fixed, 30a peak SMPS
  There is some web chatter about front panel Power Pole connectors being wrong, however the Gigaparts model seems to be correct
  (link to:) Alinco DM30 $125 at Gigaparts
• (link to:) Alinco DM-330MV ~$200

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