It doesn't sound like you are operating mobile at all if your antenna is a Buddipole in a parking lot. Leave the vehicle turned off. No ignition noise or bonding to worry about. If that limits your operating time, carry another battery to power the rig (maybe a gel cell for safety) when you are parked. You can rig up a connection to the vehicle charging system to recharge the extra battery on the way to the next county. Your SUV either has a hitch or wiring for one where you can pick up a connection to the alternator. That's how a trailer battery is recharged.
Eric KE6US On 10/8/2017 8:19 PM, Dauer, Edward wrote: Previous threads provided a great deal of info about arranging automobile electrical systems to power HF rigs. But as I recall, it all focused on using the battery / alternator supply for the 13 VDC. Though I wanted to go mobile and still do, for a number of reasons I could not configure my car to do it properly. I am now thinking of buying a new SUV which has 117 VAC outlets in its rear cargo space. That makes me wonder – could I just use an ordinary 117 VAC to 13 VDC power supply, exactly as I do at home, just plug it in and – staying within the car’s rated current draw – operate without worrying about where the ground goes vis-à-vis the battery, what-all needs to be bonded with what-all-else, how everything needs to be mummified in ferrite, etc? Or are the problems all the same even though different? My objective is simple. I want to be able to drive to a rare county, set up my buddipole in a parking lot, and use either a XX3/KXPA or a K2/100 to knock out some CW QSOs. I do NOT want to take an electric drill or a rivet gun to a new car. Has anyone gone mobile using a car’s 117 VAC outlets? Any thoughts to share? Any thoughts from anyone who for any reason hasn’t done it? Ted, KN1CBR (operating this week as N0A in the NAQCC anniversary event. Give a call if you hear me. Mostly 20 or 40 CW) Tnx. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to eric_c...@hotmail.com<mailto:eric_c...@hotmail.com> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
