KX3 tip to help remove AA batteries

[Mike Parkes]

I have only used Eneloop AA batteries on my kx3, so not sure if its just
them, but getting them out of the battery holder (on each end end) is
difficult.

So I cut a strip of coated paper from a catalog, and wrapped that around
the end of battery on the + end and now I can pull them out easily.
Here are some pix to illustrate.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CGpkMwu-oQW0ufhyZYzKagGH3-IVXAG5/view?usp=drivesdk

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1la62eVeYbAwOv6f2CUO90EkH1B3Xv9_W/view?usp=drivesdk

(I do have the internal charger but waiting on a 13.8v PS. )

Happy new year to all on this list!
Mike AB7RU
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Excellent tip, Mike!  It brought back memories of my kid's toys that had a small ribbon behind the cells that you could pull and the cells would come out easily.  So, I just looked at the toys all of my grandchildren got for Christmas, and NONE of them had that feature.  Looks like I will use your tip on a lot more than my KX3!

Mark
KE6BB

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[Bob McGraw - K4TAX]

Shucks, our $1000 wireless professional microphones use the ribbon
technique to assist in removing the battery/batteries. Works great until
some apprentice audio tech forgets to put the ribbon UNDER the new
battery and then says "hey, what's this hanging out of the case?"

73

Bob, K4TAX


On 12/26/2017 2:46 PM, Mark via Elecraft wrote:

> Excellent tip, Mike!  It brought back memories of my kid's toys that had a small ribbon behind the cells that you could pull and the cells would come out easily.  So, I just looked at the toys all of my grandchildren got for Christmas, and NONE of them had that feature.  Looks like I will use your tip on a lot more than my KX3!
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> Mark
> KE6BB
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[Frank Krozel]

Folks I have had a KX3 for years and used it mostly on CW (ok.. 95%).
With my rotator cuff surgery, I am up most of the night and listen on 75SSB.

I see NR, and of course PBT I/II as well as the RX EQ.  It dawned on me that I have never adjusted any of them.
Of note is PBT I/II where I am not getting full advantage of the optional filter.

The background noise at my QTH seems to be mostly atmospheric and S-5.  Any preliminary set-up that I can follow?

de KG9H


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