[Elecraft] RE: K2 - KBT2 and solar power

[Peter Wollan]

Thanks for all the responses.  I guess I could run a battery charging
cable out one of the unused holes -- not perfect, but certainly usable.
(I'm not willing to drill another hole).  It seems to make the
diode-resistor arrangement in the KBT2 irrelevant, though, particularly
since my normal power supply is a gel-cell.

My solar panel is the "experimenter/budget" 10 watt panel from
Connecticut Solar.  It's very nice -- gives over 15 volts even in shade,
and folds up in a zippered nylon cover.  It was about $100.  The charge
controller is a nifty little kit from Don Brown, about $25, I think.
It's not a way to save on electric bills, but it is interesting and fun.


	Peter N8MHD