[Elecraft] K1: most countries worked? solar panel recommendations?

Wed Mar 19 20:20:01 2003

Wayne

I would be very interested in Elecraft offering a solar panel for the K1 and
advice on using it.

Alan, N3BJ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne Burdick" <[email protected]>
To: "Elecraft" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 4:02 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] K1: most countries worked? solar panel recommendations?

> Hi gang,
>
> I was thumbing through my log and noticed that I'd found time to squeeze
in QSOs
> with some 50 countries on my prototype K1. Wonder if anyone has worked
DXCC (or
> greater) on their ow K1 yet? (My apologies if someone has already
mentioned
> this--I miss a few postings now and then.)
>
> Also: has anyone has found a small, readily obtainable solar panel that
works
> well with the K1 and other small rigs? We might want to offer an accessory
solar
> panel at some point, which is quite practical with the K1 because of the
low
> current drain. You could leave it plugged in at all times even if you have
an
> 8-cell AA NiMH pack installed; when the sun goes down, you'd be running
from
> battery power.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
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