What will generate the power for this radio to work?
149307
You need to have a battery and electrical system for the boat. If you just have a 12volt battery, it will work until the battery discharges. You will need some kind of recharging system (boat motor, outlet near dock, solar panel).
162571
Yes it works but the radio draws 1.7 amps on transmit and the components are only rated at 1 amp and will get very hot on the back if you are transmitting.It will last about 3 months before it dies. I had to change the circuit and add a power transistor to handle the current.
1695468
The short answer is locating the antenna and hooking up the power. I took power directly to the battery. There is less RF interference that way. It's a great radio and has done good for about two years so far.
1244357
I power it using a 12 volt DC receptacle on the side of my RV. It's a great antenna. I have it programmed for DISH Network.
280981
You didn't say what's not working. Is the radio completely dead including the panel light while using new batteries or using the power cord? Check all the switch positions on the radio and make sure you didn't change any positions. If all else fails, I would return it for a new one. I am very happy with mine.
68276
Hello, As it shows on the side of the radio the power supply should be a 4.5volt DC 200ma wall wort power supply and the CENTER pin is -negative polarity. I would suggest that you take the radio to a local store to find the correct plug that goes into the radio. I am only using the radio with batteries with my unit. Good luck, Ed.
2094540
Check this out: http://www.ehow.com/how_7230474_connect-portable-radio-car-battery.html
1853015
Power supply is showing as 220V, hence I bought this radio to carry to India. I received 110 V power option.If you have 220 V (international version) then let me know.
2128331
These guys are wrong. It uses AA for the clock and memory, but the radio runs on either 120V from the wall or any Milwaukee power tool battery from 12-28V.
376480
I believe the gxt895vp4 radios have about 5 watts of power. About a 35 mile range give or take &#6462;depending on your location. Lots of buildings or heavy wooded areas can effect the range capabilitys of the radios but its nothing to worry about.
320274
you can get a 12v power supply at any place sells electronics, Radio Shack maybe even Walmart etc..., 3 amp should be plenty, if connecting to a 12v system, plug antenna to radio, connect wire to battery or anything that has power to it. suggest inline fuse and toggle switch to turn antenna on or off.
2036881
Mine doesn't have a radio. If yours plays a radio station maybe you are using it near a strong radio transmitter station. One thing to note, I measured the output of my unit and the RMS power is about 10 watts, not 100. That will cover a large room OK but will not have much coverage at an outside location.
727693
If the usb port is able to charge things then it will power them but you will most likely need a splitter to have the aux cable go into these speakers and your radio. These speakers might the oil in them jump in correlation to the sound and the louder you turn them up the more they jump. hope this helped.
859857
Transmitting at high power, this radio will draw less than 14 amps at 13.8 V DC. Something like the Samlex SEC-1223 power supply would be ideal.
1695470
Not much at all! I have an external SWR meter but there is one built into the radio that I used to match the antenna. The radio was up & running in no time. I used a cigarette lighter plug to quickly connect the power. Talking in about 15 minutes..
44500
I have only used the radio. Sorry but I can't help. I would call the manufacturer.Usually customer service at any company can walk you through the instructions.
1847570
This antenna needs to be plugged in to power the antenna to work properly. I don't get anything without the antenna being powered.