[BARC-List] Battery Operations

[Ethan Maass]

I'm looking for portable power solutions for operating a mobile rig at
12v. This would be for use where more than 5w is needed in an emergency or
at an outlying area of a public service event.

I remember seeing someone at the Boston Marathon a few years ago (before I
was a ham) who had a mobile radio in a backpack with batteries and a small
antenna mast. What kind of setup might this have been?

I figure that with my 5w HT and a good bunch of batteries I'd be OK for
most public service events, but I'm curious about building something more
substantial. And carrying a car battery around is not all that practical.
;-)  Or is that really the answer...

   .ethan

    KB1GXW

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     Ethan    Maass
  ethan@maassmedia.com
 http://www.saabworks.com
  Boston, MA     KB1GXW
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