Tom,
If you have a dedicated 120 volt receptacle in the shack, that would be
OK to use, but if it is shared with other receptacles in the house, you
will find blinking lights with CW or SSB speech.
If you have to run new wiring to the shack, run 240 volts and if you run
a 4 wire system, it can be split out to 2 120 volt receptacles that you
can use exclusively in the hamshack. Your electrician will know how to
split it out. Ask him to use #12 wire, or better yet #10 for a lower
voltage drop from the breaker box. Many receptacles are wired with #14
wire (except for kitchen circuits which must be #12 wire according to
code). If you have an older house, definitely get dedicated wiring to
the shack - who knows what older wiring may entail, it was wired only to
the codes at the time of construction.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 12/12/2018 7:13 PM, Tom Berry wrote:
Is there any advantage to use 220 V over 110 V on the KPA500?
Is it worth having an electrician come to the house and install a 220 V
outlet for it?
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