Thomas Horsten wrote:
> Thanks for that info Wayne, basically the TX performance will be on > par with or better than the FT-817 with the Li-Pol cell (much better > when it's fully charged). And of course the KX3's current drain in receive mode is far lower. With backlight off it's as low as ~120 mA. Your batteries should last a lot longer. > That said, does anyone on the list know of a circuit that could step > up the voltage of the 12V LiPol cell to a regulated clean 13.8V > supply? It would definitely have to be very clean, which probably means not just well-regulated but also shielded. Switching regulators can be notoriously noisy on both RX and TX. Wayne N6KR ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html