Power supplies for boatanchor radios

[Brian Carling]

Hey John - a WS 19 MK III will drift regardless of what power supply you use!
They are known for drift as an inherent feature!

Great old radio though!

On 9 Jun 2002 at 2:44, J. Forster wrote:

> Has anyone tried (and succeeded or failed) to run boatanchor radios,
> like a WS 19 MK III, from power supplies like the Astron?
>
> I am currently using a deep discharge marine battery with float
> charger, but it appears there is frequency drift as the battery
> discharges during a transmission. In this set, the dynamotor kicks in
> only when the set goes into transmit mode. I am concerned about the
> supply's ability to handle the startup transient.
>
> TIA,
> -John
>
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