Ed, did you install the solar panels yourself? If so, where did you purchase them?
Ron, K8HSY
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ed Malmgren
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2014 5:28 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Fw: Operating maritime mobile
Hi Ron. I have two deep cycle 6 bolters in series for the coach and the engine bat is a 12 bolt job. when under way all bats are charged but I have
250 watts of solar panels on the roof when camped that keeps the deep cycles charged. Yes, I used to do a lot of fishing but my X Y L gets woozy on the water so all my fishing friends have gone to the happy hunting grounds so I sold the boat. Now it’s the motor home now days.
ED K7UC
-----Original Message-----
From: Dr. Ronald E. Milliman
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2014 3:23 PM
To: 'Ed Malmgren'
Subject: RE: Operating maritime mobile
Ed, do you have just one or do you have two deepcycle batteries in your motorHome to power your 590? Also, do you have a charging system connected up to the batteries all of the time while you are operating?
Yeah, I don't want to use up all of my power and not be able to get back to the house! <lol> I guess I could invest a few bucks into an emergency cranking battery and keep it charged in case I ever need it. An inexpensive
$50 or $75 auto battery would serve that purpose. I have plenty of extra room to store an extra battery.
Do you still have your boat? Do you enjoy fishing?
Ron, K8HSY
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Ed Malmgren
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2014 11:19 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Fw: Operating maritime mobile
G M Ron, What I did when I had a cabin cruiser and added another battery was to get a device and I can't remember what it is called but it has two diodes back to back leading to each set of bats. The alternator feeds the center between the diodes and then which set of bats are low takes the charge but I don't think I would short both of sets of bats together. That way you never get your starter bat run down and have to paddle to shore hi hi. Thad device has cooling fins on it to keep cool. I use the deep cycle bats in my motorhome to run my 590 but I do have solar panels on the roof. Good luck Ron. 73
ED K7UC
-----Original Message-----
From: Dr. Ronald E. Milliman
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2014 9:54 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Operating maritime mobile
Howard's hamming in the park brings to my mind a fun hamming event I want to undergo here, and maybe some of you will have a suggestion for a source of power that I can use to make it happen. I want to take my TS-590 out in my
24 foot deck boat out on Lake Barkley here where my lake house is and operate maritime mobile from my boat. The only part that I am uncertain about is my source of power. I have two deepcycle batteries in the boat in addition to the cranking battery for the engine. I have considered connecting a 12-volt DC to 120-volt AC inverter to the deepcycle batteries, and then, running a jumper cable across from the cranking battery to the deepcycle batteries. I believe if I keep the engine running, the alternator will keep all of the batteries charged up, but I don't know if the alternator puts out that much to handle it, and I don't know if the inverter puts out enough to power the TS-590. Of course, I can control the power of the 590 from 100 down to 5 watts. I have a 4-stroke Suzuki engine which idles very quietly; so, engine noise would not be a problem. I don't know if the electrical system of the boat would generate any excessive noise in the
TS-590 receiver or not.
The antenna would not be much of a problem since I can stick a length of pipe in the bottom of the lake and put a vertical on it, using the lake as my counterpoise.
Now, tell me if you think this if feasible or if it is the craziest, most ridiculous idea you have ever heard! <lol>
Ron, K8HSY
Dr. Ronald E. Milliman
Retired Professor of Marketing
President: Millitronics, Inc. (millitronics.biz)
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