[Elecraft] 14 volt batteries?

[Don Wilhelm]

Bob,

For a long time, rigs were designed for the nominal voltage obtained 
from a fully charged Lead Acid battery which is 13.6 to 13.8 volts when 
fully charged.  Think automotive batteries and mobile operation - that 
has been the design point for transceivers in the 100 watt and under class.

More recent battery technology have produced a number of batteries with 
different voltages, but most ham gear has stayed with the voltage 
commonly available in a vehicular mobile environment.  That is just "the 
fact of the matter".

73,
Don W3FPR

On 8/20/2017 8:19 PM, Robert Sands wrote:
> Why are we stuck with 12 volt batteries of all types when the rigs are
> optimal at 13.6 or 14 volts? Anyone know of a 14 volt battery mfg? My
> search yields zero.