Hi Wayne From many Dxpeditions in the Caribbean with a 100watt panel ... here is my pick
https://www.buddipole.com/powermini.html and the Powerfilm Solar has checked it and they say it's one of the cleanest they have seen 73s Paul KB9AVO On Sat, Jan 4, 2020, 8:23 PM Grant Youngman <[email protected]> wrote: > I second the GENASUN. And they have the advantage of being RF dead quiet. > > Grant NQ5T > > > On Jan 4, 2020, at 6:48 PM, Igor Sokolov <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > For several years I have been using 5.5 AH (for KX3) or 25 AH (for K3) > LiFePo4 batteries, charging them with 1 or 2 60W portable folding solar > panels using GENASUN MPPT rf quiet controller. This controller is highly > recommended. > > > > In reality a pair of the above panels were squeezing maximum of 5.5 A. > > > > 73, Igor UA9CDC > > > > 05.01.2020 3:24, Wayne Burdick пишет: > >> I finally installed a single 50 W, 12 V solar panel on the roof for > light backup purposes -- phone/pad/laptop/flashlight charging, > natural-power use of the KX2/KX3, etc. Connecting the panel directly to > automotive-style USB chargers works great when the sun is shining. > >> > >> My 15 year old thinks it's cool. He wants me to turn the mains breaker > off for a whole day so we can get the full off-grid experience :) > >> > >> To facilitate that more rigorous purpose, I'd like to add a modest > battery pack, say 10 to 20 AH, that is charged by the PV panel without > intervention. The charger has to be compatible with simultaneous > charge/discharge, i.e. we may need charge USB devices at the same time the > PV panel is charging the battery. The battery voltage should be 11 to 12 V > minimum after any controller drops so it'll work with the radios. > >> > >> I could cobble something together from several different vendors, but > I'd prefer to purchase system components that are already proven, reliable, > and reasonable in cost. Any recommendations? > >> > >> tnx > >> > >> Wayne > >> N6KR > >> > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> 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 > >> Message delivered to [email protected] > >> . > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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 > > Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
