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Using ATX PC PSU as a Ham Radio Power Supply
First real video back and the process was a little rough.
So we took a computer power supply unit from the mid 2000's and converted it to a ham radio power supply for my ft-450d.
Results were underwhelming with a max 5-10 watts output power.
One thing to take into consideration is the fact that we could probably reduce the load, so we can increase power to the radio, but I don't think it's worth playing around too much.
Anyways As always if you liked the video, please give it a thumbs up, and check out the blog post here:
https://themodernham.com/convert-an-old-computer-psu-into-a-ham-radio-power-supply/
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So we took a computer power supply unit from the mid 2000's and converted it to a ham radio power supply for my ft-450d.
Results were underwhelming with a max 5-10 watts output power.
One thing to take into consideration is the fact that we could probably reduce the load, so we can increase power to the radio, but I don't think it's worth playing around too much.
Anyways As always if you liked the video, please give it a thumbs up, and check out the blog post here:
https://themodernham.com/convert-an-old-computer-psu-into-a-ham-radio-power-supply/
If you like this content, make sure you hit the subscribe button, and the notification bell, so you will see my future videos. Uploads will go up on Monday and Fridays at 14:00 eastern time, and a live-stream will be held Sunday evenings.
Follow me on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/HamModern
Follow my Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/modernham/
Check out my Blog at:
https://themodernham.com
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