Carrying The KX1 With Batteries Installed

[n0so]

Greetings List,

I'm about to depart for a week long backpacking trip with my new KX1 and was wondering: If you backpack with a KX1 and power it with internal batteries, do yo remove the internal batteries when not in use, or do you just package the rig  up so that  the front panel switches cannot be activated?

Mine is packaged up in a Pelican case with extra padding added to keep the rig from bouncing around inside.  I have all batteries installed except one. There is a space carved out in the extra foam to store that single AA battery when the rig is not in use. lt will be reinstalled  when I'm  ready to power the rig, then removed again when I'm done to avoid draining the batteries or creating a fire hazard should the unit develop a short circuit somewhere. Am I being too cautious?

Thanks, and listen for me from the Philmont Scout Ranch near Cimarron, New Mexico this Sunday thru Thursday on 20 or 40 meters. I'll try and operate in the late afternoon and evenings MDT after we make camp (unless the OM/OP is just too tired from the hike).

73 de Mike, N0SO
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[Ron D'Eau Claire-2]

I swap out the batteries in my KX1 before going out for some extended
operation. Otherwise they are in the rig at all times - on the road, sitting
on the shelf, etc.

I'd pull them out if I were going to store it for a couple of years.
Otherwise they stay in.

Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----
Greetings List,

I'm about to depart for a week long backpacking trip with my new KX1 and was
wondering: If you backpack with a KX1 and power it with internal batteries,
do yo remove the internal batteries when not in use, or do you just package
the rig  up so that  the front panel switches cannot be activated?

Mine is packaged up in a Pelican case with extra padding added to keep the
rig from bouncing around inside.  I have all batteries installed except one.
There is a space carved out in the extra foam to store that single AA
battery when the rig is not in use. lt will be reinstalled  when I'm  ready
to power the rig, then removed again when I'm done to avoid draining the
batteries or creating a fire hazard should the unit develop a short circuit
somewhere. Am I being too cautious?

Thanks, and listen for me from the Philmont Scout Ranch near Cimarron, New
Mexico this Sunday thru Thursday on 20 or 40 meters. I'll try and operate in
the late afternoon and evenings MDT after we make camp (unless the OM/OP is
just too tired from the hike).

73 de Mike, N0SO _______________________________________________

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[Gene Hall]

I carry my KX1 with me whenever I am kayak camping and always have a set of
Lithium AA cells in it with a small thin piece of plastic between two of the
cells to prevent accidental discharge.  My operating while camping is from
an external battery stashed seperately in the kayak.

My rig, a wire antenna and everything I need to operate as well as food for
a couple of days are packed into a wide mouth Gallon cooler tied to me just
in case I have an accident and I loose the kayak and gear.  It floats and I
always wear my PFD.
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