Solar Powered Ham Radio Station

This video explains solar power from the panels and batteries to charge controllers and sizing.

Solar powered ham radio station.

Can you power your station from the sun. I have an elecraft kx 1 and currently power it from a 12v 7ah gel cell. A solar powered ham radio station created by rob norman vk5sw on 2019 06 18 editor s note. Kenwood th f6a 2m 440 handheld.

This video was created on 28th april 2020. In may 2010 i decided to do something about it. One of the perceived barriers to off grid amateur radio is the selection of solar panels. The battery is where you get your power from.

This is practically the same as the more common car batteries and they come in various. Those who spend many hours researching the various options and end up more confused than when they started. I ve been able to solar power a small ham radio station for about two hundred dollars. The main solar station is remotely controlled from the home qth.

Solar powered ham radio. As you see on other parts of this website i do a lot of low power operating using small simple transceivers rigs that put out as little as. This high definition video shows my solar powered amateur radio stations which are located on our isolated bush property about 150 klms away from where we live. The off grid ham portable solar power station is ideal for.

Amateurs who want an all in one setup to use on a home station but also have the option of taking it out in the field. Here is a diagram of the station s power supply. For setting up your solar powered station there are 3 items you will need. For some time i have wanted to try powering my ham radio station with solar power and batteries.

We re going to start out small inexpensive and low power. And those who impulsively buy whatever is cheapest easiest to find and end up with poorly chosen solar panels that do not meet their needs. Most hams fall into one of two categories. The recommended battery for the setup is a 12v sealed lead acid sla for short pb.

I ll be using a small 20 watt solar panel and charge controller to charge the battery. The radios in this setup have relatively modest power requirements.