[Elecraft] Cold K3

[Richard Fjeld]

(Please note something is happening to my use of Thunderbird email 
client on my end, so I don't know what is being sent)

Yes Bill, I agree with you and the voltage assessment.  Back a number of 
years ago, mobile radios specified 13.8 Volts, and their performance was 
greatly reduced at 12 Volts when the charging circuit was not operating.

Dick, n0ce


On 10/6/2016 3:40 PM, Nr4c wrote:
> It's nice someone finally acknowledged my post about the battery as part of the culprit.
>
> I too have had LCD screens go blank in the cold. And I realize the electronics have limits as well.
>
> But note that many small low power radios are very sensitive to battery voltage. If it's too low, the radio draws more current the get the required power level which draws down the voltage even more, and on, and on.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> ...nr4c. bill
>