Ham Radio Battery Calculator

W1pns waøitp ab8xa battery life estimator based on jim duffy s kk6mc battery and charging systems white paper revised aug.

Ham radio battery calculator.

They are for public safety commercial marine and amateur radio applications. Mode duty cycles ssb 20 cw 40 am fm 100 rtty digital 100. And experienced hams and many beginner hams too love to build their own go box as it offers some amazing benefits and allows hams to carry their ham experience wherever they go. Fill out the form with your radio setup.

The official yaesu specifications state that this radio consumes maximum 22 amps 304 watts on transmit and 0 55 1 5 amps 8 21 watts on receive depending on the audio level these numbers are rounded. The battery is a 7 5ah gel cell. Indoor battery systems astron system rs 20abb provides 12 vdc at 16 amps continuous and auto switch to battery battery backup power supplies the rs 10a rs 12a rs 20a rm 35a m rm 50a m rm 10a rm 12a m rm 60m are available with battery revert and trickle charge circuit with zero switch over time. Battery not included to specify the.

Sales supplies and service. West mountain radio offers a variety of power management devices to protect both the radio equipment and the power systems they are connected to. World s largest supplier of amateur radio ham radio and communication equipment. These devices provide both battery charge management and load management features.

Solar how to guide. Please consult the duty cycle charts and the specifications comparison chart below to determine the appropriate battery for your ham radio. Follow these instructions to see the typical hours of use you can expect from different batteries. Find the point at which your operating mode line intersects with your time transmitting.

Batteries and charging systems for qrp chocked full of facts and well worth reading. Radio battery compatibility chart yaesu icom. Solar powered ham radio station. Sizing a battery to run emergency ham radio gear reply 4 on.

After filling out the form pick your operating mode line ssb cw fm in the line graph below. All products designed and tested by ham radio operators. Off grid ham reader james whose question was the inspiration for this article asked about going off grid with his yaesu ft 450 radio. 2080 standard duty chart 5050 field day duty chart specifications comparison chart.