granted.
As i said though, most of these portable packs will supply the current if
necessary...but they are just rated at 7 amp hours.
Anyway, i guess i will probably do some googling and see what i can come up
with as power supply alternatives.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 8:20 AM
Subject: Re: battery packs


> Well, since you need at least a 20 amp power supply to run a 100 watt
> radio, you'd need 20 amps at 12 volts of batteries.  Now if you'd
> think rather than complain about sarcastic replies, you'd realize
> that unless you just graduated basic training marching 20 miles with
> an 80 pound backpack, this isn't a particularly good idea.  It's not
> amp-hours that counts, you have to have the available current  for
> the instantaneous peeks.
> A car can be more efficient, because to carry a hundred pounds of
> batteries isn't a problem for a car.  It however is a problem for you.
>