Want to DOUBLE that battery life between charges?
Turn TX power DOWN to 2W ... and improve your antenna with a Smile 270, or a COmet/Diamond 17" model.
If you are not making it at 2W with that antenna improvement, chances are you won't be with 4-5W.
Want to save EVEN MORE battery life? Use a speaker-mic or an earpiece. Because what is the first thing you do when using an earpiece? Your turn the volume DOWN. And what eats up batteries? Transmitting and turning up the volume.
Clint
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Clint Bradford K6LCS
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Clint Bradford