[SCCC] Field Day

[Marty Woll]

Hi, Randy.

I advise against hooking the PV panels directly to your gear.  The open-circuit voltage can be in excess of 20 volts.  That could fry your QRP rig.  At least have a battery in the circuit, and a charge controller would be a good addition if you can get one.

73,

Marty N6VI
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: randy Johnson 
  To: sccc at contesting.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 1:57 PM
  Subject: [SCCC] Field Day



  I thought I would try a little solar experimenting for my batteries this
  Field Day and actually operate direcly off them, maybe, as I will be QRP.
   
  Does anyone have a spare panel just sitting around that I could borrow it? 
   
  Kinda silly to buy something you use 1 day per year!
   
  Randy Johnson W6SJ
  w6sj at arrl.net
   
  949-852-8822
  949-759-5070 home
  949-689-5857 cell
   
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