KX1 - comparison of internally-mounted batteries

[John Harper AE5X]

I've posted a chart at the link below that compares the best AA chemistry
(Lithium) to a pair of rechargeable LiPo batteries that are perfectly sized
to fit in the same space inside the KX1's lower case. I also periodically
took RF output readings of the rig during various points on the discharge of
each battery type.

http://www.ae5x.com/kx1.html

John Harper AE5X
Portable QRP: http://www.ae5x.com




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[k6dgw]

John Harper wrote:
> I've posted a chart at the link below that compares the best AA
> chemistry (Lithium) to a pair of rechargeable LiPo batteries that are
> perfectly sized to fit in the same space inside the KX1's lower case.

Do I really want to put an LiPo battery *inside* my KX1?  When I used
one, I specifically put a pigtail and coax pwr connector on it to keep
it outside (and thus be able to fling it overboard if it burst into flames).

Fred K6DGW
KX1 #897
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[Bill Allen-6]

Has anyone had any luck using the AWG Packet Engine software for HF packet
with their K2?  I just cannot seem to get tuned in well enough to decode
packets.  Even on the OP1 filter, I am thinking that I am just to close to
the edge of the bandwidth of the filter to receive.  Any ideas?

73, Bill Allen WA5PB




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[Bill Allen-6]

Oops, AGW not AWG ...

Has anyone had any luck using the AGW Packet Engine software for HF packet
with their K2?  I just cannot seem to get tuned in well enough to decode
packets.  Even on the OP1 filter, I am thinking that I am just to close to
the edge of the bandwidth of the filter to receive.  Any ideas?

73, Bill Allen WA5PB




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[John Harper AE5X]

>Do I really want to put an LiPo battery *inside* my KX1? When I >used one,
>I specifically put a pigtail and coax pwr connector on >it to keep it
>outside (and thus be able to fling it overboard if >it burst into flames).

Fred K6DGW
KX1 #897


Fred, I don't know if you do or not. I guess you'll be flinging your laptop
and cell phone along with it as they use lithium chemistries as well...

John Harper AE5X
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[Douglas Todd]

Can't help on the AWG engine, but I'm able to use RTTY and Slow Scan TV ( At
least receive). I'm using the MMSCTV and MMpkt drivers. They are a sound
card implementation.

I enabled the RTTY mode -- the 'r' mode using the secondary menu commands.
Using Spectrogram, I set the filters fairly wide - to about 2 Khz. The
configuration seems to work for me.

Good Luck !

Douglas Todd (KE7GYQ)


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Subject: [Elecraft] AWG Packet Engine?

> Has anyone had any luck using the AWG Packet Engine software for HF packet
> with their K2?  I just cannot seem to get tuned in well enough to decode
> packets.  Even on the OP1 filter, I am thinking that I am just to close to
> the edge of the bandwidth of the filter to receive.  Any ideas?
>
> 73, Bill Allen WA5PB
>
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[k6dgw]

John Harper wrote:
 > Fred, I don't know if you do or not. I guess you'll be flinging your
 > laptop and cell phone along with it as they use lithium chemistries as
 > well...

OK.  Nothing against the battery chemistry ... God knows, Chemistry was
my very absolute second worst subject in college, right after Art
Appreciation (I'm colorblind and art-insensitive ... seen one painting,
seen 'em all).  Since I've retired, I've found less and less reason to
have those "other things" anyway, so perhaps you've broken the code
here.  If my laptop catches fire, it's overboard, as with my cell phone,
which I rarely carry anymore, and may give up since the battery is dying
and I don't want to face those young marketing dudes in the Sprint store
... my truck has a phone number, maybe that will be enough.

Seriously, my only one LiPo battery (from the local RC Model shop)
exhibited bad symptoms, and I quarantined it.  So far it hasn't burst
into flames, but it has truly swelled in the coffee can outside.  It
isn't something I want *inside* my beloved KX1.  It will go to the
e-waste tomorrow with a TV, a monitor, and innumerable batteries, two
remote control Barbie jeeps, and other inoperative soldered stuff.

YMMV

Fred K6DGW
Auburn CA CM98lw

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