Voltage drop is why you aren't seeing the advertised power that your tech showed IF they had a properly calibrated bird pep meter. Most benches are 14-14.5 volts. Our bench is 14.2v and no voltage drop at all. You may want to run 4 ga wire to a 500f supercap and short run to the radio for optimum performance.. that being said, I love the time and pride you put in your setup. Very very nice.
I have to say,m….. hands down to you my friend!! Never expected a comment from someone like you! Thanks for the time to comment and the flowers… I definitely thought of adding a cap… not just yet because im thinking of jumping back into trucking. We’ll see how it reacts on an 18 wheeler. 73’s bud !!!! Keep up the amazing work you do!
I think a capacitor would be a waste of money because in a stereo system the music is constantly changing sound wether it be a high or low frequency a cb amp when your keyed down your amperage draw is almost constant that's my opinion I would recommend a second battery over a cap.
Thanks bud! That was a temporary hook up to see how it works. I will definitely do a video once I remove the display and install everything. Just stay tuned.! Thanks for the flowers bud!
@@102MobileCustomCB thank you I am interested in buying one and using it mobile im getting back into radio after many years . I look forward to watching more of your videos 73 Rick K1RFC Amateur Nighthawk CB
Thanks for the flowers bud! Yes yes yes…. I thought of that, but I won’t add it yet to see how it reacts when I hook it up on an 18 wheeler. Probably soon 73’s
Watch my video on the Li-Time 100aH LiFePO4 battery. They cost around $275. I was able to run a 2x8 off of it. You can run that radio for hours off that battery alone (no need to run your engine) with very little voltage drop (LiFePO4 sit higher at around 13.3VDC) and that radio would likely only make it drop to 13.2 or 13.1VDC. Just an idea. Clean install!
Yess indeed! I guess I should have better expressed myself. Cb shops should test Mobile radios at 12-40 V. Instead of 15-16v. Just to show the client what the radio will do in his vehicle. This radio have an amp built in. Won’t try to increase voltage because im planning to jump in to an 18 wheeler very soon..! Thanks for the comments!
A very tidy installation unlike most, the Telepost meters are excellent. I think you are flat topping the amplifier on SSB is the amp biased for SSB? Anyway, once again well done on a tidy installation done with some care. 73
@@g0fvt I disagree with you a class c amp is what most competition amplifiers are but amps like Texas star etc are class ab biased and some people refer it as class b biased.If you have a spectrum analyzer and oscilloscope do the test a class ab or b biased amp will always have a cleaner waveform.Check it out do your research I know a little bit about the hobby I've been in the hobby over 30 years plus I have a general class ham radio license which I don't use because of to many rude old assholes.
@@chevyguy1128 a lot have basic (poor) biasing like the forward biased diode approach if they have any attempt at all at Class AB biasing. I do have a spectrum analyser and a scope. And I definitely would not want to use a Class C amplifier for SSB but many are used that way. FWIW I did the FCC licence exams here in the UK in about 1986 but never pursued an american licence though I did pass extra or advanced. They have changed the tiers since then. But have never travelled to the US so licence would have been wasted anyway... I am licenced in the UK. Not every hobby grabs everyone, that's the way things go.
Thanks for the flowers bud! And yes my goal was to encourage people to do so. Honestly I am not an innovator nor an engineer.. All started when I wasn’t able to put up an antenna at home to compete with locals, so I decided to make some sort of a base mobile antenna and believe me!! It definitely payed off, I left quiet a few local QTH guys running same power as me!
Definitely right my friend. Won’t do anything to my pick up truck yet because I am thinking of jumping back into 18 wheeler. Will work just fine on the truck.
What would help with the voltage drop is to what is called the big 3 upgrade there is plenty of videos on UA-cam about it.I have a 96 GMC c2500 truck and before the big 3 upgrade I was seeing 14.2 volts with my truck running at the battery after the big 3 upgrade I'm seeing 14.6 just a little info my friend keep up the good work and 73's and god bless from 112 Southern Illinois
You are definitely right about that ! Regardless , I won’t spend any time on upgrading to the big 3 because pretty soon I will be jumping into an 18 wheeler rig… I should have been more explicit about it, Radio tech guys should tell you how many watts radios can do on a vehicle without any upgrades instead of 15v on a bench.
@@102MobileCustomCB I agree with you buddy in a mobile environment your always going to have a little voltage drop inless you run more than one battery. I don't trust to many techs out there today there are very few cb technician's I trust so many techs now days don't have there test equipment calibrated ever in my opinion I think a watt meter needs to be properly calibrated at least once a year if your running a business working on fixing radios are selling new radios.Im no cb tech by no means I just know some stuff I've learned and people has taught me over the years.I would like to see a video when you get your RCI installed in the semi you probably won't have any voltage drop if so it will prolly be very little.
@@chevyguy1128 exactly same learning experience here . Definitely will make videos from my rig. Will probably be a Freighliner CRAPCADIA … Thinking of making an isolated antenna to work better on new plastic trucks.
@@102MobileCustomCB I would like to see it when you're done with it I know that copper pipe I antenna you built that thing walks the dog I seen somebody earlier saying their predator 10K antenna would out perform your homemade one I don't believe that for a minute to me my opinion then predator 10K antennas might look cool on a vehicle but I don't think they work any better than anything else as far as antennas go that you buy nowadays maybe sometime if you could pick up a predator 10K antenna cheap somewhere it would be cool to do a test between the two and I would put my money on your copper tubing antenna to come out to be the better one.
Man oh man! I chose to go with the digital theme even though many people told me not to. Rf current affects stupid current meter, when using SSB is worse!…. Hahahahaha Being everything so cramped together is hard to isolate meter. (I will building a cage around it using 3/8 ferrite rods and re route the power wires. It’s a shame that it looks beautiful but doesn’t read accurately.
Definitely I will make another video showing average rms and peak power . After I assemble everything inside console and the lcd dispatch will be mounted underneath the radio.
Exactly correct my friend! Here is my theory: Means nothing how much power your radio can do on a dummy load if later on you use an out of tune antenna and have a big return loss . Right there I can read power and swr ….. making the equation VSWR/RL I know how much power is actually transmitted from my antenna… BTW take a look at the readings of my copper pipes home brew antenna, they are actually better than a dummy load ua-cam.com/video/DscJmWPekUc/v-deo.html
@@102MobileCustomCB I understand point of your measurements. Just saying . Btw overkill with that swr meter in your car. ;) But why not.. About measurements of power going into antena as long you set is best you can you won't have losses as you know is so many factors in this. As a lab man nothing is more accurate than power measurements on dummy load. And no one tell me I'm wrong
Yes yes yes !!!! Definitely! Point that I was trying to make is :: cb shop knows that most of us don’t alter our vehicles. So they should test it at least using 13 volts. Silly me … I always said that my radio was doing 400+.. regardless I am very pleased with the performance! 73’s
Maybe you have the RCI 2970…. Mine is the N4 that comes with amp underneath, supposedly from factory 400 watts but to keep it at 14 volts on a mobile setup it is necessary to add a capacitors bank
Voltage drop is why you aren't seeing the advertised power that your tech showed IF they had a properly calibrated bird pep meter. Most benches are 14-14.5 volts. Our bench is 14.2v and no voltage drop at all. You may want to run 4 ga wire to a 500f supercap and short run to the radio for optimum performance.. that being said, I love the time and pride you put in your setup. Very very nice.
I have to say,m….. hands down to you my friend!!
Never expected a comment from someone like you!
Thanks for the time to comment and the flowers…
I definitely thought of adding a cap… not just yet because im thinking of jumping back into trucking.
We’ll see how it reacts on an 18 wheeler.
73’s bud !!!! Keep up the amazing work you do!
Argentinian mud duck needs a bigger alternator and steady voltage and maybe than he would see the true wattage lol. 73's duckie
@@ll-bc7ou definitely!
Thanks for the flowers bud!
@@102MobileCustomCB nice work man enjoy watching your videos. 73's..
I think a capacitor would be a waste of money because in a stereo system the music is constantly changing sound wether it be a high or low frequency a cb amp when your keyed down your amperage draw is almost constant that's my opinion I would recommend a second battery over a cap.
Nice looking setup
Thanks buddy!
Here is a detailed video of it
ua-cam.com/video/mw8p1SX9Po4/v-deo.html
Very good SWR , variable power down or up , amp on or off , that’s when you know your antenna is set up properly
Definitely, yes yes yes!!
Thanks for the flowers bud!
73’s
Hello can you do a video on how you installed the LP-100?
Super nice setup.
Thanks bud!
That was a temporary hook up to see how it works.
I will definitely do a video once I remove the display and install everything. Just stay tuned.!
Thanks for the flowers bud!
@@102MobileCustomCB thank you I am interested in buying one and using it mobile im getting back into radio after many years . I look forward to watching more of your videos
73
Rick
K1RFC Amateur
Nighthawk CB
Love it! Maybe a capacitor in line would help that current stay up a bit longer but all in all its awesome rig great job
Thanks for the flowers bud!
Yes yes yes…. I thought of that, but I won’t add it yet to see how it reacts when I hook it up on an 18 wheeler.
Probably soon
73’s
Gorgeous dog 😀
Hahahahaha!
Thanks bud
Watch my video on the Li-Time 100aH LiFePO4 battery. They cost around $275. I was able to run a 2x8 off of it. You can run that radio for hours off that battery alone (no need to run your engine) with very little voltage drop (LiFePO4 sit higher at around 13.3VDC) and that radio would likely only make it drop to 13.2 or 13.1VDC. Just an idea. Clean install!
Really nice set up by the way
Thanks buddy!
Check this video out! ua-cam.com/video/mw8p1SX9Po4/v-deo.html
73’ enjoy it!!
nice. 73. 179 norcal
Thanks bud!
terrific setup 73
Thanks buddy!
Take a look at it here!
ua-cam.com/video/mw8p1SX9Po4/v-deo.html
Ho man presioso equipos my amigo felisidades Saludos compa desde la ciudad de wichita kansas !!!!🏍️
Hey hey hey!!!!
Gracias amigo!
If you can get your voltage up more you will see a big improvement in your radio and amplifier is an amplifier 73 God-bless
Yess indeed!
I guess I should have better expressed myself.
Cb shops should test Mobile radios at 12-40 V. Instead of 15-16v. Just to show the client what the radio will do in his vehicle.
This radio have an amp built in.
Won’t try to increase voltage because im planning to jump in to an 18 wheeler very soon..!
Thanks for the comments!
Beautiful console. Who builds something like that?
Thanks bud!!!
There was a moment that I thought of making a business of it…
But I ended up back on trucking!
@@102MobileCustomCB it is sweet!
102. What is your voltage coming in to the radio. . I run mine. At 14.8-15.5.
A very tidy installation unlike most, the Telepost meters are excellent. I think you are flat topping the amplifier on SSB is the amp biased for SSB? Anyway, once again well done on a tidy installation done with some care. 73
thanks bud!
g0fvt I don't think RCI would have put a amplifier on the bottom of a radio they built that had SSB if it was not biased for sideband just my opinion.
@@chevyguy1128 I doubt it is an RCI amplifier, most of the amplifiers made for CB are not biased for SSB.
@@g0fvt I disagree with you a class c amp is what most competition amplifiers are but amps like Texas star etc are class ab biased and some people refer it as class b biased.If you have a spectrum analyzer and oscilloscope do the test a class ab or b biased amp will always have a cleaner waveform.Check it out do your research I know a little bit about the hobby I've been in the hobby over 30 years plus I have a general class ham radio license which I don't use because of to many rude old assholes.
@@chevyguy1128 a lot have basic (poor) biasing like the forward biased diode approach if they have any attempt at all at Class AB biasing. I do have a spectrum analyser and a scope. And I definitely would not want to use a Class C amplifier for SSB but many are used that way. FWIW I did the FCC licence exams here in the UK in about 1986 but never pursued an american licence though I did pass extra or advanced. They have changed the tiers since then. But have never travelled to the US so licence would have been wasted anyway... I am licenced in the UK. Not every hobby grabs everyone, that's the way things go.
Can you tell me the difference between LPC2 and LPC4? CCS vs PEP/CW?
Here you can find all your answers, they have great customer service if you call them.
www.telepostinc.com/
Nice
Thanks buddy!
is that a screw driver antenna and did you have to tune a 102" antenna aka cut the top stinger?
that would be like a half wave huh?
Here is my copper pipes antenna 3/8 wave
ua-cam.com/video/DscJmWPekUc/v-deo.html
I need to build me one of those antennas. Or something like that sure would be nice. 😂
Thanks for the flowers bud! And yes my goal was to encourage people to do so.
Honestly I am not an innovator nor an engineer..
All started when I wasn’t able to put up an antenna at home to compete with locals, so I decided to make some sort of a base mobile antenna and believe me!!
It definitely payed off, I left quiet a few local QTH guys running same power as me!
That is a bad ass build man. Jeez talk about going all out
@@jasonmiller9495 thanks buddy!
It really came out bad ass
Better battery/Alternator
Definitely right my friend.
Won’t do anything to my pick up truck yet because I am thinking of jumping back into 18 wheeler. Will work just fine on the truck.
What would help with the voltage drop is to what is called the big 3 upgrade there is plenty of videos on UA-cam about it.I have a 96 GMC c2500 truck and before the big 3 upgrade I was seeing 14.2 volts with my truck running at the battery after the big 3 upgrade I'm seeing 14.6 just a little info my friend keep up the good work and 73's and god bless from 112 Southern Illinois
You are definitely right about that !
Regardless , I won’t spend any time on upgrading to the big 3 because pretty soon I will be jumping into an 18 wheeler rig…
I should have been more explicit about it, Radio tech guys should tell you how many watts radios can do on a vehicle without any upgrades instead of 15v on a bench.
@@102MobileCustomCB I agree with you buddy in a mobile environment your always going to have a little voltage drop inless you run more than one battery. I don't trust to many techs out there today there are very few cb technician's I trust so many techs now days don't have there test equipment calibrated ever in my opinion I think a watt meter needs to be properly calibrated at least once a year if your running a business working on fixing radios are selling new radios.Im no cb tech by no means I just know some stuff I've learned and people has taught me over the years.I would like to see a video when you get your RCI installed in the semi you probably won't have any voltage drop if so it will prolly be very little.
@@chevyguy1128 exactly same learning experience here . Definitely will make videos from my rig.
Will probably be a Freighliner CRAPCADIA …
Thinking of making an isolated antenna to work better on new plastic trucks.
@@102MobileCustomCB I would like to see it when you're done with it I know that copper pipe I antenna you built that thing walks the dog I seen somebody earlier saying their predator 10K antenna would out perform your homemade one I don't believe that for a minute to me my opinion then predator 10K antennas might look cool on a vehicle but I don't think they work any better than anything else as far as antennas go that you buy nowadays maybe sometime if you could pick up a predator 10K antenna cheap somewhere it would be cool to do a test between the two and I would put my money on your copper tubing antenna to come out to be the better one.
is that the water cooled radio you built?
Yes it is !!! This is my almost finished unit water cooled console.
Why is it that 300 watts and radio only 18 amps?
Man oh man!
I chose to go with the digital theme even though many people told me not to. Rf current affects stupid current meter, when using SSB is worse!…. Hahahahaha
Being everything so cramped together is hard to isolate meter. (I will building a cage around it using 3/8 ferrite rods and re route the power wires.
It’s a shame that it looks beautiful but doesn’t read accurately.
Switch the LP 100A to RMS power vs PEP
Definitely I will make another video showing average rms and peak power .
After I assemble everything inside console and the lcd dispatch will be mounted underneath the radio.
All measurements of power you need to do on dummy load not on antena . As they won't be accurate.
Exactly correct my friend!
Here is my theory:
Means nothing how much power your radio can do on a dummy load if later on you use an out of tune antenna and have a big return loss .
Right there I can read power and swr ….. making the equation VSWR/RL I know how much power is actually transmitted from my antenna…
BTW take a look at the readings of my copper pipes home brew antenna, they are actually better than a dummy load
ua-cam.com/video/DscJmWPekUc/v-deo.html
@@102MobileCustomCB I understand point of your measurements. Just saying . Btw overkill with that swr meter in your car. ;) But why not..
About measurements of power going into antena as long you set is best you can you won't have losses as you know is so many factors in this. As a lab man nothing is more accurate than power measurements on dummy load. And no one tell me I'm wrong
@@Magic3DEnginering you are correct my friend!
I bet if you had or have a 15v power supply your wattage would be 425.
Yes yes yes !!!! Definitely!
Point that I was trying to make is :: cb shop knows that most of us don’t alter our vehicles.
So they should test it at least using 13 volts.
Silly me … I always said that my radio was doing 400+..
regardless I am very pleased with the performance!
73’s
Who ever that person that told you that they are full of shit I have that same radio and it does 50 watts and I don't use a linear either
Maybe you have the RCI 2970…. Mine is the N4 that comes with amp underneath, supposedly from factory 400 watts but to keep it at 14 volts on a mobile setup it is necessary to add a capacitors bank
More voltage = more watts
Get a bigger battery or caps
Most definitely!!!
Not going to add anything yet
Thinking of jumping back into trucking
So we’ll see how it works on an 18 wheeler
All that money for one band
Some of them watt meters are junk and they will give you a bad reading
Definitely
Any meter can be off calibration after some time of use.
volt dropping
Indeed!