[vna] battery power for TAPR VNA

[Oliver Johns]

Hi Wayne,

Yeah, that looks very promising.  Thank you.  Do you know if anyone has actually used it with the TAPR VNA?

73,

Oliver Johns 
W6ODJ


On Oct 2, 2011, at 10:28 AM, Wayne Mitzen wrote:

> Meanwell makes some modules thatr would work - check Jameco.
> http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10001_10001_175662_-1
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>>> Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 16:42:04 -0700
>>> From: Oliver Johns <ojohns at metacosmos.org>
>>> Subject: [vna] battery power
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>>> Hi,
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>>> I tried to search for this in the archives, but the search turned out to be
>>> a general google search of the internet rather than a search of the list as
>>> advertised.
>>> 
>>> Soo...
>>> 
>>> I want to power the TAPR VNA from a 12 volt gel cell or from my car's 12
>>> volt battery.  Can anyone suggest a particular 12V to 5V, DC to DC,
>>> converter that has been used successfully with the TAPR VNA?
>>> 
>>> Thank you,
>>> 
>>> Oliver Johns
>>> W6ODJ
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