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Joseph Trombino, Jr

New product for KX3

Howdy Gang:

I power my KX3 from an outboard LiFePo battery in my portable ops and don't need the KXBC3 battery charger module.

It would be nice not to have to set the TIME on the KX3 every time it is powered up and I was thinking about a simple plug-in board with a keep-alive battery on it that could be plugged into the KXBC3 slot.

Is this feasible or am I hopelessly lost in wishful dreaming??

73, Joe W2KJ
I QRP, therefore I am
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Fred Smith-2

Re: New product for KX3

If not for that reason alone it's worth the cost of the KXBC3. Personally I
wouldn't own a KX3 without one and I use an external battery also. A Belkin
10Ah battery with built-in charger and power plug that fits KX3. They are
small weigh about 4# and last a very long time, best part can be bought used
on eBay for about $20.

The price of the LifePo is outrageous for what it is and Ah's vs. weight
WOW!

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 9:38 AM
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Subject: [Elecraft] New product for KX3

Howdy Gang:

I power my KX3 from an outboard LiFePo battery in my portable ops and don't
need the KXBC3 battery charger module.

It would be nice not to have to set the TIME on the KX3 every time it is
powered up and I was thinking about a simple plug-in board with a keep-alive
battery on it that could be plugged into the KXBC3 slot.

Is this feasible or am I hopelessly lost in wishful dreaming??

73, Joe W2KJ
I QRP, therefore I am
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N4EUK

Re: New product for KX3

I don't know if it's worth it for just the clock. I wear a watch and have an iPhone - that pretty much covers time questions 😃.

Steve, N4EUK

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On Jul 9, 2013, at 11:10 AM, "Fred Smith" <[hidden email]> wrote:

> If not for that reason alone it's worth the cost of the KXBC3. Personally I
> wouldn't own a KX3 without one and I use an external battery also. A Belkin
> 10Ah battery with built-in charger and power plug that fits KX3. They are
> small weigh about 4# and last a very long time, best part can be bought used
> on eBay for about $20.
>
> The price of the LifePo is outrageous for what it is and Ah's vs. weight
> WOW!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email]
> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Joe W2KJ
> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 9:38 AM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: [Elecraft] New product for KX3
>
> Howdy Gang:
>
> I power my KX3 from an outboard LiFePo battery in my portable ops and don't
> need the KXBC3 battery charger module.
>
> It would be nice not to have to set the TIME on the KX3 every time it is
> powered up and I was thinking about a simple plug-in board with a keep-alive
> battery on it that could be plugged into the KXBC3 slot.
>
> Is this feasible or am I hopelessly lost in wishful dreaming??
>
> 73, Joe W2KJ
> I QRP, therefore I am
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Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT

Re: New product for KX3

In reply to this post by Joseph Trombino, Jr

The real-time clock you want to "keep alive" is on the KXBC3 board.

On 7/9/2013 7:38 AM, Joe W2KJ wrote:

> Howdy Gang:
>
> I power my KX3 from an outboard LiFePo battery in my portable ops and don't need the KXBC3 battery charger module.
>
> It would be nice not to have to set the TIME on the KX3 every time it is powered up and I was thinking about a simple plug-in board with a keep-alive battery on it that could be plugged into the KXBC3 slot.
>
> Is this feasible or am I hopelessly lost in wishful dreaming??
>
> 73, Joe W2KJ
> I QRP, therefore I am
> ______________________________________________________________
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