how are home cb radios powered?

[muffmatics]

Hello I am new to cb radios and I am thinking about obtaining a set up. I have two questions. Firstly most products appear to be aimed for vehicles which would be powered from the battery. I would like a set-up for my home, how would this be powered? My second question is what sort of set-up/equipment is most likely to interfere with my neighbours (music) FM radio that he constantly plays way to loud. This is one of my reasons for getting a cb radio. Would I be better off with a hand held? Any help on this matter will be welcomed.

[stampman]

better to use a power supply to run a cb as it does not go flat and if its set up properly then will not cause interference ( deleted second post as well)

[Dragonfly]

A 3 -5 amp Altai powersupply will give your CB homebase radio 13.8 volts. http://www.thunderpole.co.uk/power_supp ... 2amps.html

If u have a PC powersupply laid about u could modify it and get 12 volts from it till u get hold of a propper powersupply
http://www.thunderpole.co.uk/forum/view ... 942#p22942


Here is a spare CB in the garage that i power with a Computer powersupply ,
Ive atatched a car cigar lighter female socket to the power supply for quick swapovers.

[Dragonfly]

Best way to interfere with your neighbours music would be to use an old AM CB radio and a 25 wat burner through a badly tuned antenna.

[joe jeep]

A 3 -5 amp Altai powersupply will give your CB homebase radio 13.8 volts. http://www.thunderpole.co.uk/power_supp ... 2amps.html

If u have a PC powersupply laid about u could modify it and get 12 volts from it till u get hold of a propper powersupply
http://www.thunderpole.co.uk/forum/view ... 942#p22942


Here is a spare CB in the garage that i power with a Computer powersupply ,
Ive atatched a car cigar lighter female socket to the power supply for quick swapovers.

That's what i'd like to do with my setup, I want a cigar plug on my Lake ManXman (so I could use it in a vehicle if need be), connected to a powersupply but, I don't know where to get a power supply that coverts 230v ac to 13.2v dc. I'd like a powersupply that I could hardwire a cigarette socket onto it, so it is purely used for that purpose of a cigarette socket from a mains (and for ease of use).

If you have any ideas of where to get a powersupply that converts 230v ac to 12v dc that I could wire a cigarette socket to please let me know.

[stampman]

our sponsers do them ring colin he will sort you out

password is barracuda when you talk to him

[joe jeep]

Cheers.What's with the password.

[stampman]

cant tell you that andy will demote me if i do

[joe jeep]

lol

[Dragonfly]

http://www.roadking.co.uk/plugs-and-con ... v-24v.html