Re: [Flexradio] Laptop to use with Flex-1500 portable? Solar charging?

2014-05-05 Thread Patrick Greenlee
Tough challenge. You will need plenty of PV surface area to get significant amps. I have a good portion of the roof of my pickup camper covered with solar electric panels and in really bright sun near noon I get 14-15 amps. Remember if you charge batteries with this current you will loose si

[Flexradio] Laptop to use with Flex-1500 portable? Solar charging?

2014-05-04 Thread vtnn43e
Several times a year the XYL (N8FPA) and I go car camping and I have been considering getting a QRP rig for use on the road. The rig that I have mainly considering is the FT-817 and getting a NUE-PSK modem to use with it for CW and PSK31. I really like the FT-817 as I could charge the extern