[aprssig] Preventing D700 & GPS Resets - Mobile

Pentti Gronlund pentti.gronlund at tut.fi
Fri Feb 1 13:34:13 EST 2008


Dave Baxter writes:

> Use a second battery, and split/float charge it from the main vehicle
> supply with devices from the likes of PowerStream, HellRoaring or
> similar vendors.
> 
> No black/brownouts, and minimum spikes.

A _mobile_ radio is intended to be installed in an automobile, and
to survive the voltage drops and spikes.

I have a TM-741, no blackouts, no brownouts, never. It's the same 
with the Spectra and various Nokias. And of course the MDR-150. The
only radio thingy that gets confused sometimes when I crank the car
at below-zero temperatures (Fahrenheit) is the alarm that resets to
the default mode.

Is this something that I should add to my list of why I should never 
invest in a ~1000$ APRS mobile radio?

Benjamin OH3BK
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