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Re: Safe to buy?

 

Gents,

Thanks for the info! I thought the review was great, BTW Dave! I look forward to fiddling around with this radio and honestly, weight isn¡¯t a huge issue for me as I am loading my e-bike down with the equipment and taking that to the parks. I also have a G90 setup for portable ops and a uSDX, so this is just another fun radio to experiment with.?

? As for the power issue, I was looking at maybe a Bioenno battery instead of using the 18650¡¯s. They have a 9V version in several different Ah capacities and also have a power pole to DC plug adapter that is the correct size for the zBitx.?

Our club also had a battery box build day recently and I have built several boxes with 15Ah, 20Ah, 3Ah and ?3 others that use Milwaukee, Ryobi or Ridgid batteries.?

Best regards,
Jay Bremner
208.640.4878
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On Fri, May 23, 2025 at 10:42?AM Dave, N1AI via <n1ai=[email protected]> wrote:
On Fri, May 23, 2025 at 09:39 AM, W1WCI wrote:
POTA a perspective, many activations with zBitx.? Usually get five contacts in before taking a break for heat dissipation.? My fingers are my gauge. Running the radio at 75% drive usually change in a second set of batteries after the first drops to 6 volts.? Typically one and a half pairs of batteries per outing, the second set is usually still 7+ volts at the end. Did a five park outing on six batteries.? A lot less gear than using my Sbitx.
Tim - W1WCI
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Thanks for that input.? I think it helps set expectations quite well.?
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As a sbitx owner I think I'd find needing a break after five QSOs for the rig to cool down a bit frustrating, yet the sbitx is three times the cost of zbitx, takes up more space and weighs more, etc.
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Regards,
Dave, N1AI
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