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T4A09

AMATEUR RADIO PRACTICES · Station setup: connecting a microphone, RF power meter, a power source, a computer, digital equipment, an SWR meter; bonding; Mobile radio installation

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How can you determine the length of time that equipment can be powered from a battery?

  1. ADivide the watt-hour rating of the battery by the peak power consumption of the equipment
  2. BDivide the battery ampere-hour rating by the average current draw of the equipment
  3. CMultiply the watts per hour consumed by the equipment by the battery power rating
  4. DMultiply the square of the current rating of the battery by the input resistance of the equipment
Why Battery capacity is rated in ampere-hours (Ah), which is literally current multiplied by time. So if you know how many amps your radio draws on average, dividing capacity by that draw gives hours of operation: a 20 Ah battery running a radio that averages 2 A lasts roughly 10 hours. Use the average draw, not the transmit peak, since a typical station spends most of its time receiving.
Watch out Using watt-hours divided by peak power is the wrong pairing twice over: it assumes worst-case draw the whole time, and battery capacity is normally published in ampere-hours anyway.
Amp-hours divided by amps equals hours. Units cancel, and that is the only choice where they do.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
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The rest of T4A

  1. T4A01 Which of the following is an appropriate power supply rating for a typical 50-watt output mobile FM transceiv…
  2. T4A02 Which of the following should be considered when selecting an accessory SWR meter?
  3. T4A03 Why are short, heavy-gauge wires used for a transceiver's DC power connection?
  4. T4A04 How are the audio input and output of a transceiver connected in a station configured to operate using FT8?
  5. T4A05 Where should an RF power meter be installed?
  6. T4A06 What signals are used in a computer-radio interface for digital mode operation?
  7. T4A07 Which of the following is one of the connections required between a computer and a transceiver to operate dig…
  8. T4A08 Which of the following conductors is preferred for bonding at RF?
  9. T4A09 How can you determine the length of time that equipment can be powered from a battery?
  10. T4A10 What function does a digital mode hotspot perform for nearby transceivers?
  11. T4A11 Where should the negative power return of a mobile transceiver be connected in a vehicle?
  12. T4A12 What is an electronic keyer?
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