Jim My club had used this idea for as long as I’ve been doing FD with them. If the computer controls the TX, it must be on emergency power. If it only logs, then commercial power is ok. But if you press F4 to send your call, computer should be on the battery too.
Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On May 24, 2020, at 4:48 PM, Jim Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 5/24/2020 1:16 PM, Jack Brindle via Elecraft wrote: >> Two things - if the computer controls the radio (and it should for logging >> and sending exchanges), then it must also be run on emergency power. > > Are you sure about that, Jack? I've seen exactly the opposite statement (not > directly from ARRL, but by someone quoting ARRL). > >> Second, the addition of a wall charger for the batteries puts you firmly >> into class D. You can charge the batteries off solar panels to remove this >> restriction. > > Right. > > 73, Jim K9YC > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
