Working on studying for my General and looking at HF rigs for the fun of it. I would like to be able to run occasionally portable off battery power from near my RV or truck (not looking to hike a mountain, but looking to throw my gear in the RV / truck and mess around from someplace like the top of Mt Wachusett or similar.
I was originally looking at the small FT-891 or the IC-7100 but then I started looking at specs:
FT-891 - Current Consumption: Rx: 2.0 A (Signal Present) Tx: 23 A
IC-7100 - Power Consumption Rx Max. Audio/Standby 1.5A/1.2A Tx Max. Power 22.0A
In Comparison
IC-7300 - Power Consumption Rx: 0.9A typical (Standby), 1.25A (Maximum audio) Tx: 21A (at 100W output power)
FT-991A Power Consumption RX 1.8 / 2.2 (Signal Present) TX 23A
For smaller QRP rigs: (For comparison)
Xiegu G90 - Power Consumption Receive current draw: 500mA Transmit current draw: 8A max.
FT-818 - RX 450 mA TX 2.7 A max
KX3 - RX: 150-190 mA TX (1 W): 750 mA TX (5 W): 1.2 A TX (10 W): 2.1 A TX (12 W): 2.4 A
The Elecraft KX3 with the external amp and panadapter is my dream rig - its also touching almost $4k and not happening... These number above make it seem like I should just buy a 7300 and be done with it for a good long time while I learn what the hell Im doing. The FT-891 doesnt save me much money as it still requires a separate ATU, and would require more gear if I want to setup a SDR for computer display.
Once I get this solved I then need to figure out the HF antenna nightmare
I was originally looking at the small FT-891 or the IC-7100 but then I started looking at specs:
FT-891 - Current Consumption: Rx: 2.0 A (Signal Present) Tx: 23 A
IC-7100 - Power Consumption Rx Max. Audio/Standby 1.5A/1.2A Tx Max. Power 22.0A
In Comparison
IC-7300 - Power Consumption Rx: 0.9A typical (Standby), 1.25A (Maximum audio) Tx: 21A (at 100W output power)
FT-991A Power Consumption RX 1.8 / 2.2 (Signal Present) TX 23A
For smaller QRP rigs: (For comparison)
Xiegu G90 - Power Consumption Receive current draw: 500mA Transmit current draw: 8A max.
FT-818 - RX 450 mA TX 2.7 A max
KX3 - RX: 150-190 mA TX (1 W): 750 mA TX (5 W): 1.2 A TX (10 W): 2.1 A TX (12 W): 2.4 A
The Elecraft KX3 with the external amp and panadapter is my dream rig - its also touching almost $4k and not happening... These number above make it seem like I should just buy a 7300 and be done with it for a good long time while I learn what the hell Im doing. The FT-891 doesnt save me much money as it still requires a separate ATU, and would require more gear if I want to setup a SDR for computer display.
Once I get this solved I then need to figure out the HF antenna nightmare