Solar Powered Ham Radio QRP ME to MA 20m SSB (2.5 watts)
Second completely solar powered QSO with Yaesu FT817ND and Fold-able 20w solar panel! (First QSO Maine to Venezuela) Marc, in Cape Cod Massachusetts while I, in an RV park in Bar Harbor, Maine. Short hop on 20 meters! Solar panel provides nominal 15v at 1.2A in filtered sunlight. Up to 18v in full sunlight. This is enough to run the rig at 2.5watts output direct off of the panel. In the future, I will connect a small battery pack in parallel to provide full 5w output while also providing a more stable voltage regulation.
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