[CTSARA] Field Day: Solar Charger
Jon Perelstein
jon.perelstein at gmail.com
Wed Jun 22 13:20:00 EDT 2011
My solar charging panel is no longer working and I need one for Field Day so
I can charge up a battery to get the 100 point bonus for using a non-mains,
non-generator charged battery. It doesn't have to be very powerful -- a 6
or 12 watt panel will be put out enough current to charge the battery in 4
or 5 hours to do the required 5 QSOs.
Of course, if you happen to have a more powerful solar panel capable of
driving a CW transmission at 10 or 20 watts, that would be a good thing.
Please contact me ASAP so that I can get the panel from you and charge the
battery (don't want to wait until FD in case of clouds).
Thanks,
Jon
WB2RYV
P.S. I write this under a heavy overcast with thunder and lightning --
perfect conditions for using a solar cell
P.P.S. This is the second major purchase I made from the Power Port Store
(NOT Powerwerx) that's failed after only a year or two.
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