I want to put a battery (see other thread) and a solar panel together to be able to run my radio POTA/ARES, but while I can math my way into what I think I need, I'd like to hear from folks doing it, empirically, to get feedback on what's actually worked/didn't in the field. My math says a 55AH deep cycle with a 220W solar kit should do really well during the day, but I'll still need to curb power at night, assuming a 25% duty cycle. If I want a 50% duty cycle for FT-8, the numbers (read: costs) aren't fun to think about....
Who's doing this, and what can you teach me? ------------------------------------------------- KJ Anderson 253-380-2636 www.linkedin.com/in/scrumnerd<http://www.linkedin.com/in/scrumnerd>
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