Check out the handy-dandy Battery Booster... a little switching supply that
floats in series the car battery keeping the total voltage to the rig at
13.8v.
See: http://members.cox.net/w4rry/
I had the same problem with my IC-706MkII, the note turned to crap when the
truck battery fell below 12.4 v. I couldn't believe how well this device
worked!
Best,
jerome VA7VV
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Volpe" <kg6tt@tomorrowsweb.com>
To: <kq4by@rocketmail.com>; <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Delta II in a moble.... not recommended.
Larry:
A few months ago I was about to do the same thing. you are currently
considering. I had found a Delta II used that looked in fine condition. So
I contacted Ten-Tec engineers to talk about the Delta II for mobile and
they DID NOT RECOMMEND IT at all for mobile or battery use. It seems that
the Delta II does not like to work on less than 13.5 vdc (or thereabouts!)
It definitely won't work reliably at 12 volts or less. They recommended
that I use a Scout or even a vintage Triton IV if I had the physical room.
I was a bit saddened by this info as I thought the Delta II would be a
great mobile for me. As verification the individual that I was going to
buy from told me that they had the same problems when they tried to use
the Delta II in a van which was why they were selling it..
Please note that most Delta II's suffer from a failing backlight on their
main display. This is not made of descrete lamps or LEDs but a special
light panel. This part has been obsolete for some time and consequently
Ten-Tec can no longer provide them. A number of Delta II owners have
created work arounds using other commercially available light panels. A
search of Google will probably give you some background here.
Anyway, I bought a second Scout for the car.
73,
Jerry, KG6TT
Larry Keith wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
Greetings!
Are there any Delta II owners out there? I am curious about this rig
since
I ran across an ad during my recent perusal of some old ham magazines. I
have read the QST review and the reviews on eham.
Specifically, I am considering a Delta II as a mobile rig.
Thoughts? Comments?
All appreciated!
73,
Larry Keith
KQ4BY
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