Our club station has had a solar setup for field day now for 5-7 yrs. Also a club member Gordon "K0GUN" donated a new solar setup to run our repeater and has worked fins for many years. At home he depends on Solar and Wind for most of his needs in his home but everything in his large shack.
73, Fred/N0AZZ K3 Ser # 6730--KX3 # 5210--K2/100 # 6470-KAT100 P3/SVGA--KAT500--W2 Amps Elecraft KPA500 HF/6m--Alpha's 9500 HF--87A HF--Mirage B-5030-G 300+w--(2) B-5016-G's 165w 2m -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 7:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] ... and solar power Despite the fact that I still love the smell of motor oil (can't say I like gasoline that much now that it is mixed with ethanol), I REALLY enjoyed the peace and quiet of running solar power during Field Day this year. I had a surplus of power available to run my K3 at full output at the GOTA station with a 100 watt panel and a 60AH LiFePO4 battery. (I started the contest with a full battery, and ended it with a full battery plus another 19AH of surplus power). I wouldn't have risked our main run stations on the vagaries of the sun, but perhaps some year we might give it a try. Of course what is quiet about a radio contest in the first place? But not having the drone of even a quiet Honda running was more in tune with being outdoors. 100% of my KX3 activity is solar using a smaller PowerFilm panel and battery. 73, Bob, WB4SON ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3426 / Virus Database: 3629/6880 - Release Date: 11/30/13 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
