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: OICU812 wrote:
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: I thought about hooking my Kenwood TS 520
: up to my car and doing the mobile thing also.Only problem is I have a
: Honda
: Civic and it does not offera lot of room for the rig and was
: wondering about
: current draw on my alternator ie would I need a bigger alternator for
: that
: etc.
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: The alternator is probably ok, being you probably won't even be
: 50% duty cycle...The early 520's will work on 12v, but they are
: sort of weird, being the voltages and regulation are not quite
: as good as on 117v. But it will work. Probably at a reduced
: power compared to 117v. Yea, kinda large too. Would have to
: keep it on the seat, or floor...You might wanna save for a 12v
: rig. Much easier to deal with mobile and portable. I had a 520
: I rebuilt about 4-5 years ago..Sold it to a friend, and he ran
: it mobile for a short time...It worked, but was kinda funky, and
: he got a TS-450 shortly after that...He liked the 450 much better
: when mobile, needless to say...I ran a IC-730 for a long time, but
: the display board pooped out, and I couldn't get the part..
: "goofy small 9 pin transformer in the dc-dc converter circuit"
: So I broke down and bought a IC-706mk2g. I still plan to fix the
: 730 one of these days, when I get another junker to get the part.
: Shame for it to collect dust...Other than the display board,
: it works great...It's easier to use when driving than the 706,
: cuz it has no menus...I can work nearly everything on it, just
: by feel...MK
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I also am led to believe my 7136's are going on the fringe also.It is a
radio given to me as a gift so you know how that goes.