Wayne, Fabulous <VBG> Sounds perfect for the operating conditions I'm considering - portable, 5W, internal pack, 2M, ATU and ???
Many thanks... (still drooling!) -- Dave G KK7SS Richland, WA '59 Morris Minor 1000 - working on it.. '65 Sprite - in process :( '76 Midget - co-owned with #4 Son :) '06 Honda Civic Hybrid ----- "Wayne Burdick" <n...@elecraft.com> wrote: > Receive-mode current drain will typically be 130-170 mA depending on > supply voltage, backlight level, whether the preamp is on, etc. So a > 2500 milliamp-hour internal 8-AA battery pack would provide an average > of about 16 hours of continuous use. This is 2 to 3 times what you'd > get with other small all-band/all-mode radios that consume ~350-450 mA > in receive mode. > > Transmit current varies with power level, band, supply voltage and > other factors, but in general it's about 1 amp at 5 watts and 2 amps > at 10 watts. At 10 W, you could probably run for 10-20 hours from a > 12V 7AH battery, assuming typical hunt-and-pounce or casual operation. > > Transceive operating time from an internal battery will be determined > by voltage or energy-density limitations of the 8 AA cells being used. > You'd probably be transmitting something like 10% of the time (good > QRP practice). Assuming a 2500 mA-hr pack, 1 A current drain in TX > mode, and 150 mA RX, you might get as many as 10 hours of casual > operation. ______________________________________________________________ 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
