UPS Recommendations for use with Aurora

n0mdh

Hi All,

I've presently got a 6600M connected to a West Mountain Radio Epic PWRgate which, with my pair of paralleled 23 amp Dakota Lithium LiFePO4 batteries, makes for a good UPS.

This obviously won't work with the Aurora I have on order. What is everyone planning for a UPS? i.e. What is a good UPS that won't introduce interference?

73,
Mike N0MDH

Eric W1NEJ

I have my 6600 on a rack mount Astron power supply, which is powered through an APC 1500 VA sine wave UPS. I use that just to keep the 6600 from suffering damage that might be caused by a power outage, I would not actually operate the radio on the UPS during a power failure. As well, the UPS has a fair amount of surge protection built in to it.

The specific APC unit I use is the BR1500MS2

It causes no interference.

I will try using this with the Aurora since it says it only draws about 700 watts and Flex says it will work well on a 120 volt circuit. Hopefully it will have a decent power factor so it will not overload the 1500 VA rating of the UPS

However, I may also want to power the Aurora on my 240 volt circuit I now use for my amp.

Time will tell how this works out.

Andrew Thall

,I plan on operating my 510 on a 240v that I used for my amp. I intend to ha ve both a 120v and a 240v power cord. That will facilitate portable operation.

Dman865FRUG

That's a good question. I've not reserved/purchased an Aurora yet but plan to. What battery to run off of in case of emergency is a topic of interest. I've run my other HF rig off my Ecoflow Delta Pro in a Field Day configuration, and also had it connected to portable solar for charging at the same time - noticed no noise or issues. It is pure sine wave. Thought I'd run the Aurora with it like I do my other rigs. Being that the Aurora can run off a regular 120V outlet is amazing. I have APC 1500 VA sine wave backups for my work laptop and my VHF/UHF and HF rigs as well. They too work great, just less run time.