[Elecraft] K1 internal battery mods

[Paul Gates, KD3JF]

Ron, let me re-phrase what I said... It is a matter of
preference for sure. But, I just do not like
re-chargable batteries and that is just me personally.
9V against 12 volts and the regular rechargables do
not last that long so you are constantly opening up
the K1 and taking the batteries out to recharge them.
Now having that said the newer rechargables like you
indicated ... 2000-2300 mah will last longer on a
charge. If I was going on vacation I probably would
take a 7AMPHR sealed battery although I have 4 3.5"X5"
battery packs that are 12 volts at 2 AMPHR. Also have
a battery pack for the laptop that plugs into the cig.
lighter in car and I can charge that up to 13v. Then
there is the battery pack for the toy race cars!! So
thee are a lot of options.

I do not go backpacking any more for I am 75 years old
and am still recovering from a full knee replacement
but I do spend a day at the Parks around here... My
wife and I enjoy going to Ft McHenry National Park in
Baltimore we go early and get a picnic table and then
we have 2 folding chairs with a tray on the right side
of each. I throw my 26ft antenna in a tree and lay the
33ft. counterpoise on the ground. Or I clamp the MP1
Vert. ant. on the picnic table, also have a small
tripod that sits nicely on the picnic table for the
MP1. I put my KX1 or K1 on the tray of my chair and
ham in style! I like you, have never taken a outboard
power with me to the park yet,, I say yet! You ought
to try the Lithium batteries sometime for they really
last a long time.

While I am hamming My YL is getting caught up on her
reading and we both enjoy ourselves. Of course we have
a picnic lunch with us! We enjoy this as an activity
on Saturdays when we are free from appts, etc.
Pastor Paul, KD3JF
--- Ron Pfeiffer <n1zsw at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I have never had problems with rechargeable
> batteries.  I really like that 
> the K1 is self-contained
> for going into the field.  Just add key and wire and
> your on the air.
> 
> I am not fond of carrying batterypacks around.  I
> lose them or break off the 
> leads, etc.
> 
> Of course the Lithiums sound great and would last
> longer than the Nimh.  The 
> packs I just
> ordered from BatterySpace are 9.6V 2000mah at $12.95
> each.
> 
> Ron
> 
>
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Paul Gates, KD3JF
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