[Elecraft] Solar Panels

[Roger Marrotte]

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: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Douglas Todd
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 1:56 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
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)