[Elecraft] News from Dayton?

W2AGN w2agn at pobox.com
Sat May 15 15:54:48 EDT 2004


On Sat, 15 May 2004, Sandy W5TVW wrote:

> You beat me to it!  10 cells would be much better than 8.
> You can operate a while at 5 watts out with a 10 cell string
> of batteries with the newer 2 ampere hour NiMH cells.
> 73,
> Sandy W5TVW

I have yet to run out my 10 cell AA pack while operating. It has lasted me for 
6 hours of contest-type operation with the KX1 and still been >12V. It is a 
great compromise between the internal batteries and a heavier SLA.


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John W2AGN
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