[Elecraft] k1 advice

Sun Feb 3 22:03:11 2002

Keep in mind that the K1 will run off a fairly low voltage, especially if
you turn the power down.  I have an assortment of external batteries I use,
depending on the situation.  Probably the most flexible, and maybe pretty
good for the dorm room, is a large gel-cell of the sort sold in the camping
section of Wal-Mart or Target.  Mine is 7Ah, which is maybe a little
overkill, but I've seen 2 Ah ones that are real cute. The 7 Ah if fine for
QRPTTF and the like, but I'd hate to backpack it anywhere.  But it will run
the K1 for a heck of a long time on one charge.

72/73 de WB8RCR    http://www.qsl.net/wb8rcr
didileydadidah     QRP-L #1446 Code Warriors #35

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ramiro Montemayor" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 7:08 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] k1 advice

>
> Howdy! I will soon be a K1/MP-1 combo owner(order is in the mail). This
will primarily be a portable setup since I live in a restricted place and go
away from home to college every 9 months which is even more restrictive. Ive
also ordered the internal battery kit for that reason.
>
> On occasion i will be able to operate the radio indoors with an outside
antenna(school club). What is a decent power supply for the rig.Ive read
most of the archives but they mainly deal with the K2.  Can i power it up
using a 12V 1A wallwart from Jameco/RS/electronic store? What are other
solutions? Anyone know of any other batteries that fit in the internal
holder other than RadioShack? I heard some Mahas do but Elecraft posts read
some dont.
>
> Ramiro E. Montemayor
> KD5MMJ
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