A good option for a battery pack is at Rural King, if you have one there.
They sell a 6V gel ccll battery for deer feeders and two of them cost me $20 and when the two are connected in series (watch polarity) two of them will run the uBITX a long time.
Rural King also has a 6/12V AC battery charger for about $12 for the batteries.
Harbor Freight has a 12V solar panel now for about $15 but it is only rated to maintain batteries so it will not run the radio alone. The solar cell package has several interconnect cables so for battery charge level maintenance, it may still be interesting to some here whether used with the deer feeder batteries or other batteries. It was suggested to be used on cars, also.?
Bob KK5R
On Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 03:51:34 PM EST, Aaron K5ATG via groups.io <k5atg@...> wrote:
Since I'm still stuck in bed I have been working on a uBITX v6 basic kit. Since I'm in bed I am unable to run a power cord from my power supply to the uBITX. So I have been using a little battery pack made up of 8 rechargeable AA batteries. It has 12 volts for a bit but that is about it.? I'm guessing here that the three-wire connector P1 is for an optional battery pack.? I'm planning to have some surgeries after the first of the year on my back. I'm planning on being able to be active then and I want to get back into riding my recumbent trike and operating the radio from city parks.? I'm interested in having an onboard battery pack for my uBITX. Has anyone added a battery pack and if so could you please tell me how you did it and what batteries and associated parts did you use??
Bob Lunsford