Re: [TenTec] OT

[Bwana Bob <wb2vuf@gti.net>]

Ron:

Thanks, I'll check out that battery. 7 lb is pretty light weight for 35 
Ah.   Yes, that would run my Scout for  a long time.  I could probably 
feed the battery  directly with my 10W solar panel, through a diode, of 
course.
                        73,


                        Bob WB2VUF

Ron Zond wrote:
> Hi Bob
>
> You're using the wrong battery.
> CSB makes a 7 lb 35A\h battery that will run a Scout for 16 hours (50
> watts); twice that with an Argo V. Used both rigs with the battery. The Argo
> V is battery powered ALL the time.
>
> Ron
> K3MIY
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Bwana Bob
> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 11:16 AM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT
>
>
> Well, they have them on portable AM/FM "emergency radios" and there are
> hand cranked cell phone chargers. To run a transmitter you need a bigger
> generator.  They are on the surplus market and there is a British or
> maybe Australian company that makes one for the Q-mac HF portable
> transceiver.
>
> I don' think its a very efficient way to stay on the air.  Better to get
>   a couple of hefty batteries and put them on a solar panel for
> charging.  I can run my Scout for quite a while on a 7 AH battery, if I
> reduce power to about 20-30 watts.
>
>
>                                         73,
>
>                                         Bob WB2VUF
>
> John wrote:
> > OT...... How come we don't see hand winding generators for our rigs to use
> when the power goes out ? Is there really such a thing .  John
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