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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Luke,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>I think the PicoPSU will deliver enough power to run HPSDR (without amp) but I noticed some noise on 10 and 6m bands which changed with input voltage. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>I therefore decided to go for the ' M4-ATX, 250w output, 6v to 30v' in a shielded area within the enclosure away from Mercury and Atlas. The noise on 10&6m disappeared and I'm also driving the PennyWhistle Amp (20W) with it. An additional benefit is - you can run it with less than 12V. (http://www.mini-box.com/M4-ATX?sc=8&category=981)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>73,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'>Bernd/OE1ACM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> hpsdr-bounces@lists.openhpsdr.org [mailto:hpsdr-bounces@lists.openhpsdr.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lucas Vogel<br><b>Sent:</b> Freitag, 15. Juni 2012 12:01<br><b>To:</b> hpsdr@lists.openhpsdr.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [hpsdr] Power requirements? ...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>I’ve scoured the hpsdr website and have not been able to find the info.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Does anyone know what sort of power requirement I will need for an HPSDR setup?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>I have now received the backplane and will be assembling it over the next few days as time permits.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>I have a small PicoPSU that will deliver 160W (200 peak) but I get the feeling that that may not be enough.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Any thoughts on what the total power requirements might be (say with and without the power amp extension?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Many thanks in advance ...<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>--<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Luke<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>---<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>JP(Qual) : VK4KYT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>----<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>Work thou not on energised equipment, for if thou doest,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>thy fellow workers will surely buy beer for thy widow <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>and console her in other ways.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU>====<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>