[Elecraft] Operating KX3/KXPA100 on LiPO3 batteries??

[Tox]

I don't have the amp, but have run my kx3 off of small (8ah?) Bioenno and
100ah blackwood innovations lifepo4

On Wed, Jul 25, 2018, 11:18 AM Phil Hystad via Elecraft <
elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> Actually, I see that Bioenne Power supplies a charger along with the 20Ah
> battery.
>
>
> > On Jul 25, 2018, at 11:12 AM, Phil Hystad via Elecraft <
> elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> >
> > Jim,
> >
> > Thanks to you and the others who replied with useful information.  I
> will probably get
> > one of the batteries, probably buy the Bioenne charger too.
> >
> > 73, phil
> >
> >> On Jul 25, 2018, at 11:03 AM, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 7/25/2018 9:38 AM, Phil Hystad via Elecraft wrote:
> >>> Has anyone operated a KX3 with the 100-watt KXPA100 using LiPO3 (or
> other Li chemistry) batteries.  If so, what was the battery brand, number
> of cells or AH rating, and performance and at what power levels.
> >>
> >> Yes, we ran that combo while activating grids CM86 and CM79 using the
> 20Ah Bioenne Power LiFePO4 batteries. I own one, W6JTI owns two. One of
> them got us through about 6 hours at CM79 running MSK144 and FT8, using the
> strategy of not calling CQ. Instead, I was nearby acting as pilot to Ping
> Jockey and the cluster system.
> >>
> >> For nearly two years, I've been using a 100Ah Bioenne battery to run a
> pair of K3s for SO2R. Bionenne caters to the ham market, and is good to
> deal with.
> >>
> >> 73, Jim K9YC
> >>
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