= NOW 25 WPM = TEXT IS FROM JANUARY 2022 QST PAGE 45 = BE BALANCED FOR BEST PERFORMANCE. INCIDENTALLY, I FOUND AN ERROR IN THE AMP HOUR CALCULATION FOR NIMH BATTERIES. IVE INFORMED WEST MOUNTAIN RADIO AND HOPE IT THAT WILL BE CORRECTED BEFORE THIS REVIEW IS PUBLISHED. THE LAST TEST WAS WITH THE DELCO ULTRAMAX 10 CELL AA SIZE ALKALINE BATTERIES. THESE BATTERIES ARE ADVERTISED TO BE USED FOR HIGH CURRENT OPERATION, THOUGH THEY DONT SPECIFY AN AMP HOUR CAPACITY. FOR THIS TEST, I WANTED TO SHOW THE APPEND FEATURE OF THE SOFTWARE. THIS PERMITS YOU TO START AND STOP TESTS, BUT THEN SHOW THE RESULTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL TESTS. AS YOU CAN SEE IN FIGURE 7, I FIRST RAN THE LOAD TEST FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR. THEN I STOPPED THE TEST AND APPENDED A NEW TEST THAT RAN FOR ABOUT 1R5 HOURS. THEN I APPENDED THESE TESTS WITH MY FINAL TEST, WHICH RAN UNTIL THE BATTERY PACK WAS DEPLETED. AS YOU CAN SEE, SUBSEQUENT TESTS ALL STARTED AT THE STOPPED VOLTAGE OF THE PREVIOUS TESTS AS EXPECTED. THE TOTAL CAPACITY OF = END OF 25 WPM TEXT = QST DE W1AW <