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Originally Posted by dieseljeep
Way back, when I first started working on radios, the battery-only radios seemed to be around, free or very inexpensive. The electronic magazines had circuits for the "B" battery eliminator, but nothing for the "A" supply. Flashlite cells were inexpensive, so I built the "B" supplies and used the radio that way.
I always wondered why someone would buy a radio that cost that much to operate, when for a few bucks more, you could buy a radio that you could use year round. "B" batteries were always expensive.
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Then there are the 'D' cell based DC-to-DC converters for portability and relatively cheap batteries....I was in the process of building one from plans from a 90's issue of ARC when I last moved....It worked but needed better filtering, shielding, and to be mounted in the period Zenith transoceanic battery shell I have...