[Elecraft] Field Day Question

[Dave Gingrich K9DC]

At 07:21 3/5/2002 -0600, Tom Hammond N=D8SS wrote:

>FIRST - Make sure the battery WAS ORIGINALLY CHARGED from an=20
>ecologically-sound charging source, light/wind/water, etc. From there on,=
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>as long as you don't connect it to the mains, or a generator, I think=20
>you're good to go!

Tom,

All that affects, is your ability to claim the 100 bonus points for natural=
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power. The real biggie (IMO) is the 5x power multiplier, which allows all=20
batteries and impacts all classes (not just A and B), i.e. No generators=20
allowed for 5x regardless of power level.

7.2.1. If all contacts are made using a power of 5 W or less and if a power=
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source other than commercial mains or motor-driven generator is used=20
(batteries, solar cells, water-driven generator) the power multiplier is 5.

7.2.2. If all contacts are made using a power of 5 W or less, but the power=
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source is from a commercial main or from a motor-driven generator, the=20
power multiplier is 2.

I plan to operate Class 1E (home station emergency power) thus cannot get=20
any bonus points anyway. But running 5w on batteries to get all those=20
<drool> 10 point contacts.  :)  I'll be grabbing that 12ah pack outa my UPS=
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for the party!

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Dave Gingrich, K9DC - Indianapolis, Indiana  USA
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