"Mark S. Holden" wrote:

Brian wrote:

Do any of you guys run your radio equipment on battery power? I was just
considering this approach as an alternative to the noisy house mains. Would
like something I could use permantly inside that can be recharged from house
current. Does anyone have any suggestions? Is this a feasible idea?

-Brian

I don't know what the current drain is on your R75, but a few people have mentioned running Drake R8's on car batteries. They charge them with trickle chargers.

My "portable" 7030+ system has two pairs of NIMH battery packs designed for RC cars. They give me about 9 hours of listening on a charge. But the 7030 draws very little power for a tabletop.

One advantage of a battery system is you'll be ready to listen during power failures - when the noise level is extra low because nobody in the neighborhood is using gizmos that generate RFI.

If you want to do that sort of thing get a 'deep cycle' battery, rather than just an ordinary car battery.

dxAce
Michigan
USA