[Elecraft] ... and solar power

[Fred Smith]

Our club station has had a solar setup for field day now for 5-7 yrs. Also a
club member Gordon "K0GUN" donated a new solar setup to run our repeater and
has worked fins for many years. At home he depends on Solar and Wind for
most of his needs in his home  but everything in his large shack.


73,
Fred/N0AZZ
K3 Ser # 6730--KX3 # 5210--K2/100 # 6470-KAT100
P3/SVGA--KAT500--W2
Amps Elecraft KPA500 HF/6m--Alpha's 9500 HF--87A HF--Mirage B-5030-G
300+w--(2) B-5016-G's 165w 2m



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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bob
Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 7:35 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] ... and solar power

Despite the fact that I still love the smell of motor oil (can't say I like
gasoline that much now that it is mixed with ethanol), I REALLY enjoyed the
peace and quiet of running solar power during Field Day this year.  I had a
surplus of power available to run my K3 at full output at the GOTA station
with a 100 watt panel and a 60AH LiFePO4 battery.  (I started the contest
with a full battery, and ended it with a full battery plus another 19AH of
surplus power).  I wouldn't have risked our main run stations on the
vagaries of the sun, but perhaps some year we might give it a try.

Of course what is quiet about a radio contest in the first place? But not
having the drone of even a quiet Honda running was more in tune with being
outdoors.

100% of my KX3 activity is solar using a smaller PowerFilm panel and
battery.

73, Bob, WB4SON
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