I very much like AE5X's idea (documented on his website) of going with 12 volt lithium in the KX1, right from the start. This would be very easy for Elecraft to implement, no mods required other than to make the suggestion to wire the battery holders in parallel instead of series.
How about Elecraft does a mass purchase of 3.7 volt AA batteries and chargers, thus getting a much better price than many individual purchasers? Would help those of us out of the US a lot with shipping as well! Joel VE6VOX ------------------------------ >Message: 20 >Date: Sat, 05 May 2007 12:21:59 -0400 >From: John Harper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [Elecraft] Re: KX1 improvements >To: Elecraft <[email protected]> >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; > reply-type=original > >Those of you who have the KX1 (or decided against purchasing it), what >improvements, add-ons, fixes, etc. would you suggest for this little radio? > >John, I wasn't happy with the compromise between having internal batteries >or having a decent RF output. 6 internal AA cells provide *significantly* >less than half the power the KX1 is capable of but I liked not having to >carry an external battery pack, so I installed two rechargeable LiPo >batteries in a 2nd bottom case that I ordered from Elecraft. > >Now I have more than double the power out with no increase in weight, no >decrease in operating time and I still have an integrated package. > >Details & photo are here, but scroll down to the chart for a better idea of >what these batteries accomplish: > >http://www.ae5x.com/kx1.html > >John Harper AE5X >http://www.ae5x.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
