[qrp-canada] 1. Re: 6.5W Solar Panels on Sale (Michael Babineau)

[VE3JC John]

Hi Bruce
    I'm glad you bought one of those Charge Controllers, because now you 
can do an experiment for us ...

One of the "selling points" that Mike Bryce makes in selling his Micro 
M+ controllers is that they generate no rf noise, as some other charge
controllers apparently do (thus limiting their utility in QRP applications!)

So what say, Bruce - can you do some noise comparisons on the two?  
Inquiring minds want to know!

72, JC

rattray wrote:

>I had a look at these panels at Canadian Tire today and am in the stage of
>deciding that is titled "Do I really need one of these?"  :-))  - I have a
>15 watt panel all set up and charging batteries in my shack through a charge
>controller - so while I'm thinking about purchasing a 6.5 w panel I did buy
>a Cdn Tire charge controller for $30.00 ($29 & change) - it's all together,
>ready to hook up and work - it'll handle 7A - my Micro M+ controller which I
>purchased a few years ago, will handle 4A and cost $34.00 US ($39.00
>assembled) and works great - but it is nice to be able to buy the Cdn Tire
>one at a slightly lower price, with no exchange and no "coming across the
>Border worry" - I see the Cdn Tire controller is suppose to cut out at 14.2
>volts - 72 Bruce. 
>
>72/73 - Bruce ve5rc/ve5qrp - QRP-C#1, QRP-L#886, A1 Operator
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