Re: QMX+ V2 - I've killed it
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Seriously, I think that for average ham, 12V not only means ~13.8V
whatever, but it also mean automotive power and device tough enough to
survive car supplied power, a really harsh environment for electronic stuff.
I didn't specify the QMX for direct connection to 13.8 or car supplies, that's very clear in the documentation. A lot of other equipment has a voltage rating.?
For running directly from a car, if nervous, why not build a QMX for 9V operation and install a 9V converter inline? Or build it for 12V and put some series diodes in to drop the voltage from the car.?
I am not saying that QMX/QMX+ will or it should but MY mindset is that
if it is ham gear, I expect it and I would like it being able to survive
if I trip into the supply cable and the radio goes off while powered on while at home.
It already does survive that. Anyone who has visited my lab knows that it's a terrible mess. Wires everywhere. Things frequently get accidentally disconnected. Anyone who has visited this area of Turkey will also know that unfortunately power outages are very frequent and worse still, glitchy unreliable supply or brownouts. So there are plenty of torturous things to trouble a QMX. But it isn't troubled.
73 Hans G0UPL
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