Chinese radios on FM sats
I am looking for an inexpensive FM radio to take roving for the FM satellites. Since it would sometimes be powered from a cigarette lighter, like when being used in a rental car, it probably can't do a full 50 watts on FM, so something that can be set for 25 or 30 watts would be nice (or something that has the level max), since I will be using it with low gain antennas. Has anyone used some of the Chinese FM radios like Anytone or TYT on the FM satellites with good results? Any specific models to recommend?
73 John AF5CC
John, That's a lot of power from the aux jack (cig lighter). They normallyare labeled 10W. The newer cars aren't expected to have actualcigarette lighters. Whatever radio you buy, keep in mind you mayhave to run it directly off the battery. Or, use a low power settingthat will be within the capability of the Aux Jk. GL/73, Bob K8BL On Sunday, September 26, 2021, 02:38:22 PM EDT, John Geiger af5cc2@gmail.com wrote:
I am looking for an inexpensive FM radio to take roving for the FM satellites. Since it would sometimes be powered from a cigarette lighter, like when being used in a rental car, it probably can't do a full 50 watts on FM, so something that can be set for 25 or 30 watts would be nice (or something that has the level max), since I will be using it with low gain antennas. Has anyone used some of the Chinese FM radios like Anytone or TYT on the FM satellites with good results? Any specific models to recommend? 73 John AF5CC
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On 09/26/2021 14:05, Bob Liddy (K8BL) wrote:
That's a lot of power from the aux jack (cig lighter). They normally are labeled 10W. The newer cars aren't expected to have actual cigarette lighters.
Less than one amp? You sure about that? My truck is a 2003 (so not new) and the cig lighter outlet is fused at 20A and each of the two accessory outlets are also each fused at 20A. My wife's 2017 Toyota Corolla is labeled on the accessory outlet as 120 watts.
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