Ken, I show a 33 watt solar charger in Northern Tools that is $299.99 and 38"X11-3/4"x1" and 13 lbs. Doable in a car, but a bit big for back packing. Also pricey. It does not include a controller at that price.
--- "Kenneth A. Christiansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I got into some wrong notes this morning. 600 MA is > the amount adding > the KPA-100 adds to the K3 during key down or > transmit conditions. My > earlier measurements were the right ones. I have the > larger solar > controller from Don Brown KD5NDB and it works well > with an AC power > supply I use to keep my battery charged. I have been > using this for 6 > years and now wonder if any advances have been made > in solar cells so a > ham can use them. I looked up a 70 watt solar panel > on the internet and > it was $500. I can't justify that and don't have any > idea if it is even > small enough to take car camping. Does anyone have > any suggestions for > solar power or do I just need to buy a second large > battery? > Thanks and 73 > > Ken W0CZ > _______________________________________________ > 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 > Willis 'Cookie' Cooke K5EWJ _______________________________________________ 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
