Fred Garvin wrote in message ...
On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 09:02:01 -0400, Warpcore wrote:

I know a car battery can be used to power the DX 394, but how does one
connect ? While the voltage would be correct, what about the current ?


Cig lighter plug? It will only draw what it needs current wise.

Draws about 200 mA when on, about 20-30 mA when off to keep the LCD
panel dimly lit and the memories up.



OTH, if I simply took two 9 volt lantern batteries and hooked them up in
series, would that work alright, or would I need to reduce the voltage
with a resistor ?

Doesn't the manual list the voltage range? It should. Check.

13.8V nominal. Mike Maghakian says it works down to 8.5V and it will
probably handle 15V OK. Mike has converted one to portable ops with
internal batteries in the space where the transformer was.

For Mike's mod and lots more info on the DX-394 visit/join
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RADIOSHACKDX394/ .

Regards,

Tom