Galaxy 979

[WL74]

Would a 12 amp power supply support a Galaxy 979 as a base set up or would I need more?

[TheTeZ]

i think it would support just the radio. the 979 is a legit CB i cant see it drawing more than 12 amps

[WL74]

I am really looking into the Galaxy 979... dang its purty with those blue lights Now I cant wait til I can get my truck (Silverado 2500) to put it in

[sparky17]

979 amp draw, using a 13.8 volt regulated power supply:

0.3 amps: Receive, speaker at average listening volume
1.5 amps: Transmitting at 1 watt deadkey (TX power knob turned down)
2.3 amps: Transmitting at 4 watt deadkey, modulating 100% (Yelling into radio). Without modulation, I get 2.2 amps with 4 watt deadkey.

[Circuit Breaker]

A 12 amp supply would be good to power most radios. Even peaked and tuned radios probably wouldn't be drawing more than 10 amps...depending on how much they were putting out.

[babax60]

hello

for galaxy 979, you need power supply 7/9amp

73/51

[sparky17]

???

Seriously, I measured my 979 drawing on my power supply. It won't draw more than 2.3 amps.

I'm using a 7 amp power supply, but I hooked it up to my 2.5 amp power supply before and it worked fine too.