I use 5 watt solar panels from Harbor Freight (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=41144). They go for $50.-. Once and a while they are on sale for about $35.-. They seem to be well made. They have an aluminium frame and an o-ring type seal. At the moment I have 3 on my roof for a total of 15 watts. They are not roll up panels but they are priced right. If you go to their main web page and enter solar for a search item you'll see a lot of solar panels for sale.
Roger, W1EM -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Douglas Todd Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 1:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Elecraft] Solar Panels I'm interested in using solar panels to power the K2 for emergency/field day operations and am wondering what sort of experience others have had. The panels seem expensive: about $100 for a 5 watt panel but with battery and a low power draw of the K2, they look like they can sustain operations for extended periods of time. How does this work in practice ? Is there enough 'juice' delivered to keep a station operational ? How about portability ? Thanks to everyone in advance for your responses. Douglas Todd (KE7GYQ) _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
