[Elecraft] Solar power for the K2

[Andrew Moore]

I'm very interested in hearing responses to solar setups for use with
the K2 and would appreciate seeing replies shared on the list, if it's
not considered too off-topic.

Thanks,
--Andrew

On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 3:32 PM, Kenneth A. Christiansen <w0cz at i29.net> wrote:
> I got into some wrong notes this morning. 600 MA is the amount adding
>  the KPA-100 adds to the K3 during key down or transmit conditions. My
>  earlier measurements were the right ones. I have the larger solar
>  controller from Don Brown KD5NDB  and it works well with an AC power
>  supply I use to keep my battery charged. I have been using this for 6
>  years and now wonder if any advances have been made in solar cells so a
>  ham can use them. I looked up a 70 watt solar panel on the internet and
>  it was $500. I can't justify that and don't have any idea if it is even
>  small enough to take car camping. Does anyone have any suggestions for
>  solar power or do I just need to buy a second large battery?
>  Thanks and 73
>
>  Ken W0CZ
>  _______________________________________________
>  Elecraft mailing list
>  Post to: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>  You must be a subscriber to post to the list.
>  Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.):
>   http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
>
>  Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm
>  Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
>