[BARC-List] Battery Operations

Wed, 20 Mar 2002 14:24:08 -0500

Ethan:

Once upon a time I was planning to work my first public
service event.  I was worried about not having enough
batteries.  As a quick hack I wired up eight D-cells (1.5 *
8 = 12).  I used battery holders from Radio Shack.  It fit
easily into a "fanny" pack.

This actually worked well enough that I have not bothered
looking for another solution.  I was pleasantly surprised to
find out that I could even run an MFJ 50 watt brick with no
problem (for the duration of a long event were I did pass a
lot of traffic).

I replaced the D-Cells after 2 years (and probably six
public service events) just because I thought I should.
Frankly they still seemed plenty lively to me.

73,

Kevin
K1KWP

-----Original Message-----
From: Ethan Maass [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 11:37 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [BARC-List] Battery Operations

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
  [email protected]
 http://www.saabworks.com
  Boston, MA     KB1GXW
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