Gosh, if and when the KX4 is a thing, I would love to see a USB-C power + CAT + audio option.
On Thu, Jul 1, 2021, 16:49 Gwen Patton <[email protected]> wrote: > I found it annoying. I had the NiMH batteries in it, charging them up > periodically, until I had an issue with upgrading the firmware. The radio > got stuck in an error mode, and the instructions on the website for dealing > with the problem said to pull the power cable to shut it down > completely...except that it doesn't work if you have the batteries in it. > > You have to open it up and take the batteries out to reset the radio when > it gets into that state. I didn't bother putting them back in; I can power > it from a PD or QC USB power bank in a blackout if I have to. (I built > special trigger cables to do that.) > > Those lovely Eneloop NiMH AA cells are now in my Roland Aerophone. > > 73, > Gwen, NG3P > > On Thu, Jul 1, 2021, 4:10 PM Frank O'Donnell <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have a KX3 bought new in 2018 that has close to all of the available > > options with the exception of the KXBC3 battery charger. > > > > Until now I haven't paid much attention to this, as I've usually used > > the radio with a Pro Audio PSU when 110vac is available, otherwise with > > a Bioenno external battery. But I may be using it more in backpack > > situations, and am on the fence on whether I'd get much use out of a > > KXBC3. Obviously everyone has to make this decision for themselves based > > on their usage habits. Just curious, though, is anyone finding the > > internal charger really useful? Or not? It doesn't sound like the > > real-time clock is accurate enough to make it a reason to consider > > buying this. > > > > Thanks for any thoughts, > > > > Frank K6FOD > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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] > ______________________________________________________________ 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]
