Field Day is the largest on-air event in amateur radio. It's held once a year on the fourth weekend of June. The date this year is on June 26th and it starts at 2pm. It's an exercise in emergency communication skills.
http://www.arrl.org/field-day
I will be operating using my solar panels and battery bank. I'm not sure if anyone has ever participated in the event in New England using 100% solar powered batteries. I'm hoping for a nice sunny day on Saturday and I'll figure out how many watts I can run at night during the contest so I don't run down the battery bank. I'll be monitering the battery bank health with the shunt and Flex Net. My Elecraft K3 drains about 17-22 amps at 100W when I'm "running" (calling CQ test). I can always crank down the power to lower power if I have to....I'll just be a few db lower.
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