[Elecraft] Portable Power

[John Macrae]

David, you might want to take a look at the article on this at arpoc.org.
the article is on the front page.

On Mon, 10 Aug 2015 12:48 Erlend Grimseid <egrimseid at gmail.com> wrote:

> +1 on the lifepo4. 4 in series gives an adequate voltage for most portable
> ham radios. From just under 14v, til they emtpty at about 8v. Get or build
> a pack with protection circuit as over charging an discharging  ruins them
> pretty quickly. Tons of info on the web. Just google it.
>
> As for antennas. Look at sotabeams, he i uk based and have a great
> selection of portable wire antennas and the stuff you need if you want to
> build your own. Lighter, cheaper and more efficient than the buddipole.
> Take a look at an linked dipole for the bands you plan on using.
>
> Good luck on you sota activation's. Hope to catch you on an s2s soon.
>
> 73
>
> LA4TTA
> Erlend
>
> 2015-08-10 13:17 GMT+02:00 Rick M0LEP <m0lep at hewett.org>:
>
> > On Mon 10 Aug David Bondy G4NRT wrote:
> > > Should I be looking at LiFePO4 batteries or Sealed Lead-Acid
> > > batteries?
> >
> > You'll find quite a bit of discussion of batteries on the SOTA
> > reflector, but apart from the cost, I can't see any obvious advantages
> > of using SLABs any more.
> >
> > Choose an appropriate LiFePo and you'll have a battery delivering more
> > power at a more useful voltage with rather less weight in your pack...
> >
> > Things get a bit more involved if you intend flying to foreign parts.
> > Again, lots of advice on the SOTA reflector.
> >
> > --
> > 73, Rick, M0LEP   (KX3 #3281)
> >
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