- 1. [TenTec] portable power for Scout (score: 1)
- Author: millerm@merle.acns.nwu.edu (Michael L Miller)
- Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 04:08:20 -0500
- Greetings! This is my first question to the group. I am greatly enjoying my Scout, and wish to take it to the field. In my shack, I hooked up a 9V 7 amp gel cell battery to the Scout -- I was able to
- /archives//html/TenTec/1998-08/msg00035.html (8,380 bytes)
- 2. [TenTec] portable power for Scout (score: 1)
- Author: millerm@merle.acns.nwu.edu (Michael L Miller)
- Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 11:21:10 -0500
- In the middle of the night, I made a mistake about the voltage -- I was indeed using 12, not 9 volts, but rated at 7 amps. I checked the voltage before usinng it with a VOM and it was 12 volts -- tha
- /archives//html/TenTec/1998-08/msg00038.html (7,603 bytes)
- 3. [TenTec] portable power for Scout (score: 1)
- Author: k1ky@bellsouth.net (Tom Delker)
- Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 12:10:53 -0500
- Watch the voltage from you battery under key-down conditions. It may not be a healthy one. The Scout will pull around 7-10 amps under key down and the voltage will probably immediately drop to 12v or
- /archives//html/TenTec/1998-08/msg00039.html (8,076 bytes)
- 4. [TenTec] portable power for Scout (score: 1)
- Author: rohre@arlut.utexas.edu (rohre)
- Date: 5 Aug 1998 14:11:09 -0500
- Mike, You said a "9 volt battery???" Michael, WAY TOO LOW for the Scout. Must be a battery that maintains 12 volts key down or you will have no voltage regulation on the oscillator, and on the variou
- /archives//html/TenTec/1998-08/msg00041.html (8,559 bytes)
- 5. [TenTec] portable power for Scout (score: 1)
- Author: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E.)
- Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 13:46:10 -0500
- 12 is marginal. 13.8 would be better. What's the voltage key down? I suspect more like ten even with the battery full charged. 73, Jerry, K0CQ -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/tentecfaq.htm S
- /archives//html/TenTec/1998-08/msg00042.html (7,324 bytes)
- 6. [TenTec] portable power for Scout (score: 1)
- Author: kayser@rideau.net (Larry Kayser)
- Date: Fri, 07 Aug 1998 07:37:00 -0400
- Michael: I have used my scout with a portable battery, Gel Cel, 6 AH and it works great for me. First make sure the battery is really fully charged, second make sure the voltage drop across the wire
- /archives//html/TenTec/1998-08/msg00051.html (7,643 bytes)
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