Hi Allan, There are several options. Check the QST archives for some of them.
This kit, from an article in QST, is pretty popular: http://www.theheathkitshop.com/page24/page24.html Also check an article bt AA4PB entitled "An Automatic Sealed-Lead-Acid Battery Charger" from 2001. If you're using the internal KBAT2, you should only need a simple blocking diode circuit from the panel (that's making several assumptions on my part) to keep it charged. Someone on here, a 5lander, also had a kit for solar panels a few years back. Happy rafting! 73, Julius Allan Taylor wrote: > > I know someone who checks this reflector is heavily involved in solar > charging for small (QRP) station use. I have > a fresh 18 Ah battery that I wish to take along to power the K2 on a > white water raft trip (Salmon River, Middle Fork). > This has proven an impetus to finally inquire about a solar charging > system. Can someone point me to this > person (or others) to get me off dead center?? > > -- > 73 Allan K7GT > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > ----- Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html Tennessee QSO Party http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2/100 #4455 Elecraft K3/100 #366 Elecraft K3 #1875 -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/slightly-OT%3A-need-reference-for-solar-charging-system-for-18AH-battery-tp3235322p3236962.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:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
