[GCARC] Who is the club solar guru?

[B K]

Vinnie,

This is the setup I used to operate 1E last Field Day:

-100W Solar panel -
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2251832632087951.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.10.21ef1802FKKlDc&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa4itemAdapt&_randl_shipto=US
)
-10A MPPT Solar Charge controller -
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09W61YHH9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
-18Ah 12V LiFEPO4 battery -
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09H353H6M/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

I got 150 QSOs in ~12 hrs optime, @ 100W on my FT-450AT, and wasn't able to
run the battery down past 11.5V

This is the same setup I use for POTA, btw - very happy with it!

-B.K.
AC2PT

On Sat, Jan 14, 2023 at 9:59 PM Vinnie Sallustio <Yankees_1996 at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> I would like to take over Herb's spot on Field Day, for the 2M solar
> bonus. I need a battery big enough to make a lousy 5 contacts, and a solar
> charger that can charge it, and whatever is needed in between the battery
> and solar panel.
>
> Once I make the 5 contacts, I can go to regular electric generator power.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Vinnie N4NYY
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