I wholeheartedly endorse the comments by Jim, K4ZM. The back light is
really nice. I use a pack of 10 x AA sized 2700 mAH NiMh cells in a
battery holder inside a plastic project box. The battery pack has a
solid state self resetting fuse and short cable to the K1. It is charged
with a small hom
Henning:
I have K1 #1423, my only HF rig at this time, 4 bands.
I have always used an external battery, a bit more
bulk but I did not have to disturb the insides of the
K1, or worry about battery leaks.
I first built the K1 using 150KHz range for the
tuning. Tuning was much too difficult to use.
Henning:
I would not install the internal battery option. It requires that you
install a smaller speaker and there is always the danger of the batteries
leaking and damaging the board in the K1. It is very easy to make up a
small battery pack and a short cable to connect it to the radio.
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Hi all
Just acuired a secondhand K1 and I'm thinking about adding the battery
option
and hope to get some coments on the usability of this option
If anyone has made a drawing of the metal plate that goes inside, I would
like
to receive a copy. I'm going to make some mock-up before ordering the
opt
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