Hi Tom, the K2 works very well from a 12v supply in normal
circumstances; indeed, it is designed to run from an internal 12v supply
as an option.
There are two possibilities that spring to mind from your description of
the problem:
1. You may be using a long power cable that is too light duty for the
task and therefore causing a volt drop at the K2.
2. There is RF getting into the power line and causing the distortion
you experienced.
HTH
Trev G3ZYY
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I ran my K2 last weekend on a battery (from my backyard – fully
charged 52 Ah. Gel cell), and everyone on the net (40 meter SSB)
complained that the signal was distorted and just plain sounded very
bad. One person suggested that it was the 12 volts put out by the
battery, rather than the typical 13.8 volts. I brought out my power
supply and everything worked fine. I guess it was surprising that this
radio, that I understood was for portable operation wouldn’t
work well on battery power. Has anyone else experienced this or is it
unique to my radio? This is a 4000 serial number. I have on order the
W4RRY battery booster. By comparison, my FT-857 seems unaffected by 12
volts. Tom W6EIJ
Thomas E. Beltran, Esq.
BELTRAN, BELTRAN, SMITH OPPEL & MACKENZIE, L.L.P.
2501 West Burbank Blvd.
Suite 200
Burbank, California 91505
Telephone: (818) 567-1776
Facsimile: (818) 955-9877
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