[Elecraft] KX2 Power supply

[Rich NE1EE]

On 2020-08-02 19:51:-0500, Bill Lederer wrote:
>Friends:
>
>I like to use my KX2 in my office with a wire out the window to a tree,
>largely for listening, e.g. to ARRL code practice. I normally use the
>internal battery and charge it up ever couple of weeks.

I use a Bioenno Power LiFePO4 BLF-12045W - 12V 108W 54Wh to power my small radios, and a larger for all day field trips, such as supporting fund raisers (Diabetes, Lung, MS, etc.) where I am in a remote position all day. I see from the specs that the KX3 pulls ~150 mA during RX. That's 360h on a full charge. Of course I need to recharge it, but you do that now. And I have the added bennie of using the batt for all sorts of portable ops. The bennie of the ProAudio is plug and forget. I think the KX2 has an amp hr meter? So you would know when to recharge. Another bennie of the batt is that there are no cables and PS lying about...I am annoyed by those when I need to use them.