hi i may have made a mistake when i got my mobile radio today i wanted
to use my radio at home i don't have a car what should i do take it back
?

(BIG BEN) wrote:
hi i may have made a mistake when i got my mobile radio today i wanted
to use my radio at home i don't have a car what should i do take it back
?

You could run it on a 12V power supply, or even a car battery if you charge
it every now and then.

BIG BEN wrote:

hi i may have made a mistake when i got my mobile radio today i wanted
to use my radio at home i don't have a car what should i do take it back
?

Just get yourself an AC to DC inverter, from there the hardware you need
should become immediately clear.

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BIG BEN wrote:
hi i may have made a mistake when i got my mobile radio today i wanted
to use my radio at home i don't have a car what should i do take it back
?


You need a 12 volt (actually it's 13.8 VDC) power supply.
Where are you? I've got two 12 amp Pyramids here for sale.

as you may all raedy know i'm new at this what are you asking for it

Scott in Baltimore wrote:
BIG BEN wrote:
hi i may have made a mistake when i got my mobile radio today i wanted
to use my radio at home i don't have a car what should i do take it back
?


You need a 12 volt (actually it's 13.8 VDC) power supply.
Where are you? I've got two 12 amp Pyramids here for sale.

BIG BEN wrote:
as you may all raedy know i'm new at this what are you asking for it


I'm asking $40. They are heavy so shipping would be expensive. That's
why I asked where you are. You can tell where I am. Another question,
what do you intend to use for an antenna? A CB needs at least a 1/4
wave to get out. A back of set antenna, or a mobile antenna without
a car won't cut it. An Antron 99 is a marginal half wave dipole that
allows a l ot of signal to feed down the shield of the coax causing
you and your neighbors a lot of grief when you bleed into the household
electronics. A quarterwave groundplane would work better then an A-99.

A quarter wave at 27.185 MHz is about 8.5 feet. A 1/4 wave needs 18
feet of radial space around the base of it.

Building antennas at 11 meters are big items. 2 meter antennas are
much smaller and easier to work with. (of course you'd need a ham
ticket to use 2 meters)

"Scott in Baltimore" wrote in message
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Scott in Baltimore wrote:
BIG BEN wrote:
hi i may have made a mistake when i got my mobile radio today i wanted
to use my radio at home i don't have a car what should i do take it
back
?


You need a 12 volt (actually it's 13.8 VDC) power supply.
Where are you? I've got two 12 amp Pyramids here for sale.

BIG BEN wrote:
as you may all raedy know i'm new at this what are you asking for it


I'm asking $40. They are heavy so shipping would be expensive. That's
why I asked where you are. You can tell where I am. Another question,
what do you intend to use for an antenna? A CB needs at least a 1/4
wave to get out. A back of set antenna, or a mobile antenna without
a car won't cut it. An Antron 99 is a marginal half wave dipole that
allows a l ot of signal to feed down the shield of the coax causing
you and your neighbors a lot of grief when you bleed into the household
electronics. A quarterwave groundplane would work better then an A-99.

A quarter wave at 27.185 MHz is about 8.5 feet. A 1/4 wave needs 18
feet of radial space around the base of it.

Building antennas at 11 meters are big items. 2 meter antennas are
much smaller and easier to work with. (of course you'd need a ham
ticket to use 2 meters)

A Star Duster has a small footprint for tight spaces. I liked mine a lot. I
don't know about how well the clones work though.

that sounds like a lot of work i think i should take it back thanks
anyway for the help how much those a ham ticket cost an were do i go to
get one

BIG BEN wrote:
that sounds like a lot of work i think i should take it back thanks
anyway for the help how much those a ham ticket cost an were do i go to
get one

A ham ticket is free. The VEC can charge a few bucks as a testing fee.

Here's a quote from W5YI-VEC:
"Volunteer examiners are permitted to charge a fee to recover their out-of-pocket costs in
administering an examination. The current examination fee is $14.00. Applicants may take as
many examinations elements as they can successfully pass for the one fee. Another fee is
charged to retake a failed examination."

There is a local club that doesn't charge for the tests. That's where I went.
I found it by accident when I decided to take the test. If they ever drop the
code, I'll go back for my general and give them a donation for their efforts.

"Scott in Baltimore" wrote in message
...
BIG BEN wrote:
hi i may have made a mistake when i got my mobile radio today i wanted
to use my radio at home i don't have a car what should i do take it back
?


You need a 12 volt (actually it's 13.8 VDC) power supply.
Where are you? I've got two 12 amp Pyramids here for sale.

Normally I hate Pyramid products, but I have Gold series 25 amp 6-15 volt
adjustable that works great. I got lucky at a pawn shop and stole it for
$20.