Brian wrote:

Do any of you guys run your radio equipment on battery power? I was just
considering this approach as an alternative to the noisy house mains. Would
like something I could use permantly inside that can be recharged from house
current. Does anyone have any suggestions? Is this a feasible idea?


-Brian






Go for the deep cycle marine battery. I have been using hem since the
late 1980's on DX'peditions.
Yes a battery box is a good idea..I use one all the time.
A trickle charger works well but of late I have been using a small solar
panel to keep the battery up to full power. It is attached all the time.
My Drake R8 and ICOM ICR-70 both run well off the battery as do some
accesaries such as my Quatum loop and my MFJ phaser. This year I
purchased a MFJ 12 volt power bar with 8 sets of jacks. I could run up
to 8 things at once but as of now just the 4 listed above with no
problem at all.

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Shawn Axelrod
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