A Pretty Okay Solar Ham Station, Part 2: Panels

Sat 26 July 2025

Back in Part 1, I emptied my soul laid out the rough qualifications for a somewhat minimalist solar-powered ham radio station. Today, I'd like to walk you through my process for selecting the solar panels for this lash-up of geekery.

I thought picking out solar panels for …

A Pretty Okay Solar Ham Station, Part 1

Wed 28 May 2025

There are many things you can do in ham radio and one of the things I like doing is contests. In a contest, you get on the air and try to rack up as many contacts are you can. A "contact" is essentially just getting …