Of course there are outliers like me with electric "vehicles" and no ignition switches. J I still have to find time to get over to ROCS for you or Dwayne to install my secondary 7000 on my wheelchair. That will be an interesting challenge; it will mainly be a VHF/UHF installation, but with the HF connection accessible for occasions like Field day.
From: BVARC [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eddie Runner via BVARC Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 14:37 To: 'Travis Burgess'; 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' Subject: Re: [BVARC] Automatic Power Off The way I like to install things like this is with a relay or relays that can handle the load, with current hooked direct to the battery through the relay(s) and then make the ignition switch in the car connect the relay. that way the radios come on and off with the key and have plenty of current from the battery only when the car is running. in my Tahoe I went one step further and put a toggle switch to turn the relay on when my key Is not on.. but I have to make sure NOT to leave this on overnight. Normally I just let the radios come on and off with the key. Eddie Runner (NU5K) From: BVARC [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Travis Burgess via BVARC Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 1:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [BVARC] Automatic Power Off This morning, there was some conversation about radios draining a car battery. This devise was mentioned in the TS-480 yahoo forum: http://www.aprsworld.com/apo3/ I plan to purchase one or more of these to use for battery/mobile ops. Travis K5HTB
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