{"id":45708,"date":"2020-10-03T16:47:26","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T20:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=45708"},"modified":"2020-10-03T16:47:26","modified_gmt":"2020-10-03T20:47:26","slug":"taking-the-icom-ic-705-to-the-field-for-a-battery-endurance-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/taking-the-icom-ic-705-to-the-field-for-a-battery-endurance-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking the Icom IC-705 to the field for a battery endurance test"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I recently posted results from my listening endurance<\/a> test with the new Icom IC-705<\/strong> QRP general coverage transceiver. I’ve been on a mission to see just how long the supplied BP-272 Li-ion battery pack can hold up with a full charge in real-world conditions.<\/p>\n

Thursday, I took the IC-705 to the field and activated a park using only the charged battery pack. After nearly 2 hours of constant operation (calling CQ and working stations) the BP-272 still had nearly 40% of its capacity.<\/p>\n

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That’s better than I expected, especially knowing the BP-272 is the slim, lower capacity battery pack.<\/p>\n

I have to admit: that was a particularly fun activation because propagation finally gave me a break and I worked stations from the Azores to Oregon on a mere five watts of power.<\/p>\n

Click here to read my full field report at QRPer.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I recently posted results from my listening endurance test with the new Icom IC-705 QRP general coverage transceiver. I’ve been on a mission to see just how long the supplied BP-272 Li-ion battery pack can hold up with a full charge in real-world conditions. 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