In the 1950's, intrepid hams like Wes Hayward, W7ZOI, used to haul tube gear up mountains! These rigs would have had interesting power requirements; several heavy batteries. We have it pretty good today, with our K1's and a small AA battery pack.
73, Rick Dettinger K7MW On Jul 25, 2012, at 10:22 PM, Jessie Oberreuter wrote: > > I can't believe you lugged an 857 on a hike! Before the KX3, if you > really wanted 5-10 watts of SSB on a hike, it was hard to go wrong with > one of MFJ's adventure radios! 'Course, I try to limit my average pack > weight to 30lbs :). > > - kb7psg > ______________________________________________________________ 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
