[Elecraft] Portable Power Supply

[Keith Heimbold]

I have a small Power Werx 35 amp supply and I use it all the time for the K3 and FT950 (backup). It is very small and excellent for transporting.

Keith

Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos

On Jan 22, 2012, at 7:32 AM, "Shel Radin KF0UR" <kf0ur at radins.us> wrote:

> Greetings All,
> 
> Here I am portable at my mother-in-law's place in NY (home QTH is CO).  I
> was fortunate enough to bring my KX1 with me to make *good* use of my time
> while visiting.  With the internal batteries (1-2 watts out) and a 36 foot
> wire tossed out of the window of her 4th floor apartment, I made a dozen
> QSOs on 20M yesterday including OK, I, PJ2, PJ4, HG, and a bunch of
> stateside.    What a blast!
> 
> For the next visit, I'll have my KX3, and things can only get better.  Condx
> are poor today, but I bet I could make a PSK31 QSO if I had the means.
> 
> Which brings me to my quest for a portable power supply.  Having used my KX1
> only hiking and never around AC, I've never thought about a small supply. 
> But in this situation, it's very appropriate.  I noticed there are a number
> of supplies on the market when I searched for 12V 2A regulated supplies. 
> There are some that are wall wart style, which would be perfect for
> travelling.
> 
> So, my question is...
> - does anyone have any experience with these and have a recommendation?
> - are these relatively cheap regulated supplies really regulated enough?
> - do we think 2 amps is sufficient for the KX3 in the 10 watt mode?
> 
> Tnx for the advice.
> 
> 73,   Shel  KF0UR 
> 
> 
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