[Elecraft] KX3 battery upgrade?

[Paul Maciel]

Hi Steve,

Yes, I would like to see this.  I no longer even bother installing the 
internal batteries but just carry along a Bioenno pack.

I have not heard of any 3rd party solutions.

---Paul AK1P

On 10/5/2020 5:47 PM, Steve KC6ZKT wrote:
> The KX3 is my favorite of my HF radios right now. But one of my 
> annoyances is the internal battery limitations.
>
> I always wind up carrying an external 6_Ah or 10_Ah LiFePo4 battery 
> into the field when I use this radio, an external charge controller, 
> and solar panel. It's not a big problem, but it also should not be a 
> big project to improve this situation. The KXBC3 has enough real 
> estate to include a lithium battery charger, and even a solar charge 
> controller in its space. The amount of battery energy that could fit 
> in-place of the NiMH cells could approximately triple the capacity of 
> the AA cells.
>
> So I have these questions:
>
> 1) How many of you out there might buy an upgrade which replaces the 
> KXBC3 board with a lithium battery manager, and a associated battery 
> pack?
>
> 2) Are there any 3rd parties already making anything like this?
>