An ice fishing box to house my ic-7000, an atu, a battery pack. Very crude but solid rack made of pine board I had laying around. This is cobbling of the best sort.

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    1 year ago

    How much RFI do those power banks spew out?

    USB PD only goes up to 3A at 15V. That’s not enough current to run a mobile radio.
    A small LiFePO4 battery is a much better choice as it will supply a stable 12.8V without any switch mode supplies.

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      1 year ago

      I agree. Never measured the RFI since it usually replaces a cheap switchmode power supply from mains, so can only get better.

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        1 year ago

        Most radios won’t run on 20V or higher. At 15V or lower, USB PD is limited to 3A.

        If you wanted to get 100 watts, you would need a buck converter to step 20V down to 13.8V. Now you have two switch mode power supplies producing RFI.