Now you are really ready for the zombie apocalypse. At that low weight you can out run the zombies easily.
I am looking forward to putting together a similar station. Where did you purchase the solar panels? Thanks, Keith AG6AZ Sent from my iPhone please excuse typos On Jul 26, 2012, at 4:10 AM, "Steve KC8QVO" <kc8...@yahoo.com> wrote: > The reason for the FT-857D is it is what I had. By the way, the current draw > on receive is closer to 1/2 an amp, 500mA, not 1 amp. > > My 857 has been over hundreds of miles in the backpack through the > Appalachians, some of KY, and southern Ohio. A more typical trip for us is 3 > days in the Appalachians and around 16-22 miles. > > The solar panel is a few of Powerfilm's 150mA panels taped together. They > are like solar bumper stickers. Here is a picture from when I was in Canada > back in June: > http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/KC8QVO/Canada%202012/IMG_9209.jpg > http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/KC8QVO/Canada%202012/IMG_9209.jpg > > I used solder wick to join the panels in parallel - it will take flexing to > allow the panel to fold up - a flat pack 2 sections wide. > > The solar panel is in the bottom left of the picture. The antenna is a > Buddistick with a paddle as a support. I wasn't backpacking here, just > camped for 4 days. > > Here is a better picture of the hammock: > http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/KC8QVO/Canada%202012/IMG_9217.jpg > http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o117/KC8QVO/Canada%202012/IMG_9217.jpg > > It is a Warbonnet Blackbird double layer with a Big Mamajamba tarp and door > kit. Its been through a tropical storm (or, what was left of it, Lee last > Fall in the Smokies). > > Steve, KC8QVO > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX-3-Thank-you-Elecraft-for-dropping-over-10lbs-off-my-pack-weight-tp7559790p7559806.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
