Larry W0OZ wrote: So, I can carry weight if I need to, but if I'm walking up a hill in a public park of some kind, I'll presumably be carrying a battery of some heft one way or another, I presume, if we're assuming operating for a long enough time it's going to be more than the built-in options. I haven't done this with ham gear yet, but surely, batteries aren't lightweight.
---------------------- Something that sometimes gets overlooked about the K2 is that, while it sports a "world class" receiver, that receiver was designed for low current drain for portable operation. You are likely to find the K2 easier on batteries that most of the competition. And it's designed for flexibility so you can change between a QRP (10 to 15 watt) portable rig with self-contained antenna tuner and battery to a hefty 100 watt CW/SSB rig by simply swapping tops. That way, you leave the weight of the 100 watt power supply behind along with the power supply for it <G>. To really stretch your battery life, the power of the K2 can be turned down to less than 1 watt on transmit. If you do enough operating out in the field, you may find that you want more battery power than the K2 carries internally, but you are not likely to find a rig that will give you more hours of operation for a given battery weight or the flexibility of operation than the K2. Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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
