[Elecraft] Good experiance using the K3-100 on battery power

[Jim Brown]

On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:27:17 -0500, Kenneth A. Christiansen wrote:

>I hope my report is helpful to others that want to operate in remote
>locations. I never thought I would replace the K2 with the K3 for
>battery operation but now I plan to stick with the K3 for all my 
>camping.

In my shack at home and on Field Day, I've always run my ham gear from 
a big Costco deep cycle battery that is float charged from a little 
regulated 10A supply ($10 at a hamfest). It's a poor man's UPS, and 
works fine. Both the K2 and K3 were designed to minimize current 
drain, but the K3 draws considerably more current than the K2 on 
receive. That's why I'm keeping my K2/100 for use in emergencies. 

73,

Jim Brown K9YC