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Please tell us more about your rig

talldatethrow 3y ago
I'm not OP, but I assume it's a 12v car battery, with a 12v solar panel, and a 12v automotive ham radio connected to the battery, in a box. Edit: the solar panel is on top of the box. /s
amatecha 3y ago
Sure! Yaesu FT-857D[0] in Armoloq TPA-857B pack frame[1], High Ground Gear PRC-117G bag[2], Dakota Lithium 12v 10ah LiFePo4 battery[3] (in its own little pouch on the back of the PRC-117G), integrated Digirig[4] and CW key extension cable attached to the pack frame. Charging is via Genasun GV-10-Li-14.2V[5] and a big solar panel I got on discount a year or so ago. I've also got a universal adapter so I can charge various devices like my laptop or whatever else "on the go". One improvement for longer-term operation would of course be larger battery and solar panel. Either way, basically a "shack in a bag". Total weight for the pack (excluding solar charge controller and panel) is 11lbs. Deploy and attach an antenna and you're on the air. Oh, I should mention I got the overall idea from KT1RUN "The Tech Prepper" who has a video[6] showcasing the setup, if you're interested. [0] https://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&encProdID=8CBB7C4BDBAF40129AD4253A4987523C https://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&encPro... [1] https://www.armoloq.com/tpa-857b https://www.armoloq.com/tpa-857b [2] https://highgroundgear.com/products/instant-access-prc-117g-golf-radio-pouch https://highgroundgear.com/products/instant-access-prc-117g-... [3] https://dakotalithium.com/product/dakota-lithium-12v-10ah-battery/ https://dakotalithium.com/product/dakota-lithium-12v-10ah-ba... [4] https://digirig.net/ https://digirig.net/ [5] https://sunforgellc.com/product/gv-10/ https://sunforgellc.com/product/gv-10/ [6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QHVq3P_xWI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QHVq3P_xWI
- jamesdwilson 3y ago
  thank you so much! I will dig into this!

I'm not OP, but I assume it's a 12v car battery, with a 12v solar panel, and a 12v automotive ham radio connected to the battery, in a box. Edit: the solar panel is on top of the box. /s

amatecha 3y ago

Sure! Yaesu FT-857D[0] in Armoloq TPA-857B pack frame[1], High Ground Gear PRC-117G bag[2], Dakota Lithium 12v 10ah LiFePo4 battery[3] (in its own little pouch on the back of the PRC-117G), integrated Digirig[4] and CW key extension cable attached to the pack frame. Charging is via Genasun GV-10-Li-14.2V[5] and a big solar panel I got on discount a year or so ago. I've also got a universal adapter so I can charge various devices like my laptop or whatever else "on the go". One improvement for longer-term operation would of course be larger battery and solar panel. Either way, basically a "shack in a bag". Total weight for the pack (excluding solar charge controller and panel) is 11lbs. Deploy and attach an antenna and you're on the air. Oh, I should mention I got the overall idea from KT1RUN "The Tech Prepper" who has a video[6] showcasing the setup, if you're interested. [0] https://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&encProdID=8CBB7C4BDBAF40129AD4253A4987523C https://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&encPro... [1] https://www.armoloq.com/tpa-857b https://www.armoloq.com/tpa-857b [2] https://highgroundgear.com/products/instant-access-prc-117g-golf-radio-pouch https://highgroundgear.com/products/instant-access-prc-117g-... [3] https://dakotalithium.com/product/dakota-lithium-12v-10ah-battery/ https://dakotalithium.com/product/dakota-lithium-12v-10ah-ba... [4] https://digirig.net/ https://digirig.net/ [5] https://sunforgellc.com/product/gv-10/ https://sunforgellc.com/product/gv-10/ [6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QHVq3P_xWI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QHVq3P_xWI

jamesdwilson 3y ago
thank you so much! I will dig into this!