Mine charges slowly so I have yet to have that problem though it is getting
old. I probably should give it a good going over in the not too distant
future.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Tillinghast" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 10:43 PM
Subject: Re: Backup battery for fixed station.
> Hey John,
> I have found that the charging wart puts out too much voltage an it cooked
> my battery in a short time. It is great for a quick charge, but a lower
> voltage would make the battery last longer. 73. Gary KB2YAA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 7:38 PM
> Subject: Re: Backup battery for fixed station.
>
>
> If all you want to run is a dual bander, as long as you're not running
> high
> power and transmitting full time all day long, a car jump pack will
> probably
> work fine. I've run full 4 hour drills on one here, including HF of
> course,
> didn't cut anything back and still had plenty of power left at the end of
> it. Right now I have an alarm battery that was replaced due to a policy of
> replacing them every 2 years, it looks like the same battery as in the
> jump
> pack and again, it seems to run everything a while. If I was just going to
> run a UHF/VHF radio, and if I was going to mid power, it would run it all
> day pretty easy. It might even do high power when you figure how little
> you
> actually transmit in a situation where you might really need it.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "KK4AHX Darren Duff" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 7:24 PM
> Subject: Backup battery for fixed station.
>
>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> Now that I have my fixed station set up like I want I need a battery
>> backup
>> but I am not sure what to go with. I want something that could last me at
>> least all day..... What are others using and what do you recommend for
>> use
>> with the TMV71a. I have a flow charger that I got from someone new still
>> in
>> the box, but I do not know how it works, or how to hook it up once I get
>> a
>> battery.
>>
>>
>>
>> 73.
>> Darren Duff.
>> amateur radio station KK4AHX.
>>
>> Vice President,
>> Cherokee Amateur Radio Society.
>> http://www.cherokeehams.com
>>
>> Cherokee County ARES.
>> http://www.cherokee-ares.org
>>
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