[PaQSO] Battery Life-100w rig

[Ron Notarius WN3VAW]

2 years ago, running portable in Forest County using a car battery to run a
TS-440S & a laptop, I got about 4 hours of operation before it got low
enough to warrant a swap.

73, ron wn3vaw

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----- Original Message -----
From: <W3HKK@aol.com>
To: <paqso@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 8:15 AM
Subject: [PaQSO] Battery Life-100w rig


How long  can a 100w station solid state  xcvr (TS-50S+AT)  safely operate (
with the engine off) without draining the  car battery?

And how long does it take to fully recharge a low battery  with the engine
running but the car parked in stationary mode (idle).

Im sure somebody has  drained his car battery in contest mode, so before I
do
it,  a couple of estimates might be worthwhile.

Bob
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