Hello Tom,
> I ran my K2 last weekend on a battery (from my backyard â fully
> charged 52 Ah. Gel cell), and everyone on the net (40 meter SSB)
> complained that the signal was distorted and just plain sounded very
> bad. One person suggested that it was the 12 volts put out by the
> battery, rather than the typical 13.8 volts. I brought out my power
> supply and everything worked fine. I guess it was surprising that
> this radio, that I understood was for portable operation wouldnât
> work well on battery power. Has anyone else experienced this or is it
> unique to my radio? This is a 4000 serial number. I have on order
> the W4RRY battery booster. By comparison, my FT-857 seems unaffected
> by 12 volts. Tom W6EIJ
I don't have newer any problem with my K2 at battery voltage lower than
12 volts. Sometime I work with my K2 (#01118) until the transceiver
beeps in my ears, because the voltage is under 11 volts or so.
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