So I'm trying to move away from my big, dumb, heavy sealed lead acid batteries for portable work, at least when I have to lug the gear very far. Has anyone had any experience with something like these: http://cgi.ebay.com/Portable-12V-li-ion-Rechargeable-Battery-Pack-9800mAh-/230469117735 ? That looks like it's pretty compact, and will run a pair of 817s a good while. Any suggestions for a more domestic source would be appreciated as well.
73, Drew KO4MA
Hi Drew,
I have one of these... probably a similar sort of thing http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=346013#spec
I intended for use with my two 817s but have not had the real opportunity to test it yet...It will certain run them for a while...I have a suspicion that it may generate some RF noise in the near field - also not yet fully evaluated
73
Graham G3VZV. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" glasbrenner@mindspring.com To: "Amsat-BB" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 4:06 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Portable power source
So I'm trying to move away from my big, dumb, heavy sealed lead acid batteries for portable work, at least when I have to lug the gear very far. Has anyone had any experience with something like these: http://cgi.ebay.com/Portable-12V-li-ion-Rechargeable-Battery-Pack-9800mAh-/230469117735 ? That looks like it's pretty compact, and will run a pair of 817s a good while. Any suggestions for a more domestic source would be appreciated as well.
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I use battery packs from Batteryspace.com. They seem to work pretty well. I've used them with the FT-817, various HT's, a portable fan, and electrically-heated socks.
73, doug
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:06:14 -0400 From: Andrew Glasbrenner glasbrenner@mindspring.com
So I'm trying to move away from my big, dumb, heavy sealed lead acid batteries for portable work, at least when I have to lug the gear very far. Has anyone had any experience with something like these: http://cgi.ebay.com/Portable-12V-li-ion-Rechargeable-Battery-Pack-9800mAh-/230469117735 ? That looks like it's pretty compact, and will run a pair of 817s a good while. Any suggestions for a more domestic source would be appreciated as well.
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