Bob,
For a long time, rigs were designed for the nominal voltage obtained
from a fully charged Lead Acid battery which is 13.6 to 13.8 volts when
fully charged. Think automotive batteries and mobile operation - that
has been the design point for transceivers in the 100 watt and under class.
More recent battery technology have produced a number of batteries with
different voltages, but most ham gear has stayed with the voltage
commonly available in a vehicular mobile environment. That is just "the
fact of the matter".
73,
Don W3FPR
On 8/20/2017 8:19 PM, Robert Sands wrote:
Why are we stuck with 12 volt batteries of all types when the rigs are
optimal at 13.6 or 14 volts? Anyone know of a 14 volt battery mfg? My
search yields zero.
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