My guess about the batteries is ease of field replacement, ability to use standard AA cells instead of rechargeable if needed, and number of discharge cycles. Li-ion batteries only have about 500 charge/discharge cycles. Anyway, while LiPo or Li-Ion batteries may be lighter weight, I'm supposing the Elecraft guys thought the ability to use readily available replacements was worth the tradeoff. -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
On Jun 1, 2011, at 8:58 AM, Ignacy wrote: > Lyle hit it head on. All QRP radios that really need punch lack don't have RF > speech processor or an equalizer. With speech processor, KX3 can sound like > a 4 times stronger radio. With poor mic that Kx3 can equalize, even more > than that. My guestimate 10W of KX3 may approach readability of IC-7000 with > stock mic. > > KX3 may be the most efficient QRP SSB radio ever produced. > > If I have one question is why won't it have Li-Ion batteries. Either 3 > Li-Ion (12.6 V max) or 4 LIFEPO of 15.2V max. Perhaps it is due to safety or > liability. I use Li-Ion in K3, and it is much lighter with higher peak > current. > > Ignacy, currently OZ/NO9E/p > > > Note that the KX3 will have an effective SSB > clipper/compressor/processor to give an average of at least 6 dB of > "talk power" without significant impairment of the speech quality, > making 10W seem like 25 or more to the receiving station. > > 73, > > Lyle KK7P >> > > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Still-lacking-tp6419804p6426781.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
