Thanks for the advice, Paul. A few other folks emailed me the same suggestion of using a diode or two initially to drop the V level & that's what I'll do.
I have a 3-day backpacking trip planned for the last weekend of this month which also happens to be the date of QRPTTF, so I'll probably be on the air a lot and want to maximize the operating time I get from the rig/batteries. I think starting out at the top end of the safe voltage range will help me to do that. Batteries sure have come a long way in the past (very) few years: lithium, NiMH, LiPo's, etc. Take a gander at this page and see how many mAHs these provide for a given weight and then compare them with yesteryears alkalines: http://www.aeromicro.com/Catalog/batteries__li-poly__290272_products.htm Thanks also for the recommendation to those who emailed me privately, 72, John Harper AE5X Outdoor QRP: http://www.ae5x.com __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] 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
