Off Grid Solar Power | Raddy 120 Watt Foldable Solar Panel

[@W9HJBill]

You know Mike has reached the big time of KZbin videos when he starts wearing makeup. Love the lipstick. (Kidding) I just picked up a second Raddy weather station. They don't really make the product, they private label it. I wonder who makes their 120 watt panels. I swear it looks like the Tishi Hery 120 watt panel I got off Amazon several months ago, even down to the cables and adapters. Even still, Raddy has some nice technical support. You don't get that off Amazon.

[@Tommyr]

Those are MC-4 connectors. I have and use a Baldr 120 watt folding solar panel, works great! I use it with a Bluetti EB-70 power station.

[@dongelinas5990]

Like your intro. Short, sweet, to the point.

[@hamradiotube]

Hey, thanks!

[@TimRedman]

What's the solar controller? I don't recognize it. Is it homegrown?

[@W3GYV]

It's a $15 Amazon one that is PWM and noisy.(RFI)

[@hamradiotube]

It is a pice of junk controller I use to demonstrate what a noisy charge controller does to your radio. I do not recommend them anywhere near Ham radio. I do have one in my Little Geek battery box due to the small size, but I don't use that for radio either. As a charge controller they work great, but you have been warned. www.ebay.com/itm/264661135179

[@freddurst4420]

for those interested it says 4.92A at 13.74 Volts = 67.13 WATTS , not too impressed with full sun. @5:43

[@K5YVY]

Man I love how small my Powerfilm Solar folds up but it’s only rated at 30w…I’m thinking a bigger wattage panel will need to be considered if I decide to use the 7300 one day portable. Nice video Mike thanks.

[@hamradiotube]

Powerfilm is great but boy are they expensive. This would be a great panel to have for the 7300. I like this a lot.

[@K5YVY]

@@hamradiotube I won my powerfilm 😎 otherwise I probably wouldn’t have sunk the money into it to get it. the one I have list at Giga for $450 for 30watts (ZFM-F16-1800) 😲

[@PendejoRyan]

I have a TopSolar SolarFairy 100w foldable panel from Amazon. It's 20w less than the one here, but it folds up to the size of a book and has a ton of accessories. I think it was $130. Works great with my setup.

[@RicSpivey]

Thanks Mike! I'm definitely seriously looking at this panel in particular. I know you're supposed to expect it to output some 60-80% of the max output... Definitely thinking about pairing it with a charge controller from buddipole

[@hamradiotube]

I usually get around 5 amps out of my 100 watt panels in the summer. To get 4.9 out of this in the winter says a lot. This is a good panel.

[@temporarilyoffline]

I have one of these waiting for a warmer day to review... I'm still waiting...

[@hamradiotube]

You might want to come down here if you want to do it any time soon.

[@temporarilyoffline]

@@hamradiotube next weekend

[@45auto]

I'm interested to know Raddy's response to your question about the polarity/cables.

[@hamradiotube]

Me too.

[@Martin_PA0KGB]

what is the link to the small solar charger you used?

[@hamradiotube]

I use these when I am nowhere near a radio, or if I want to demonstrate what kind of charge controller to NOT use. These produce an incredible amount of RFI. You have been warned. But, the work great as a cheap charge controller. www.ebay.com/itm/264661135179

[@paulhastings3109]

Been looking at Bioeno solar panels and there changer. Good or ??? battery 12v 12ah for the changer ect

[@hamradiotube]

They're great. That's what I typically use.

[@ke4asc]

Great review, I like solar power also, it's a great thing to have available, but I don't like power pole connectors, question however, what does that panel sell for? Thanks

[@destructivebehavior]

I just clicked the link in the description.

[@hamradiotube]

#powerpoletheworld.

[@paulhastings3109]

On your new coax can you tell the difference in what you was using

[@hamradiotube]

I need to do some A/B comparisons.

[@michaeldina1103]

Good stuff!

[@hamradiotube]

Thanks for the visit

[@wesmagyar]

That one looks almost identical to one i got on amazon for 130. did a review on it on my channel if your curious. biggest thing is the one i got had the correct polarity wiring :D

[@hamradiotube]

Ahh well there’s where they got you. You gotta pay extra to have the polarity crossed lol!!

[@paulhastings3109]

I will get one but have somethings on the list I want to get first. Looking forward to it KQ4CD Paul ⚓️

[@hamradiotube]

The lists keep getting longer don't they?

[@chrisazure1624]

Those are MC4 connector and are water proof. Think about the application before cutting.

[@hamradiotube]

Ah yes the do have a name, thanks. I have no use for them, however. They are getting cut. #powerpoletheworld

[@chrisazure1624]

@@hamradiotube ;-( Powerpole the cut ends so you can have converters to use with other people's systems. MC4s are very common in the solar world. You may need their systems and they may need yours.

[@nr3rful]

Does the solar charge controller come with it ?

[@hamradiotube]

No.

[@mainetomass99]

Mike! What happened to the Genesee Mountain, CO SOTA vid? I told everyone I was going to be famous! Don’t make me a liar Mike!!!….hahahah. JK. Keep it up bud!

[@hamradiotube]

Just edited it yesterday. It will be published soon. And you were already famous lol!

[@mainetomass99]

@@hamradiotube Sweet. Definitely not famous. Lol.

[@preppie478]

Crossing the streams would be bad....

[@hamradiotube]

yes, yes it would.

[@joeblow8593]

I remember when 120 watt solar panels cost twice that and they weren't foldable.

[@hamradiotube]

I'm still waiting for PowerFilm to be affordable.

[@K3JRZOnTheAir]

Never cross the streams! QA fail.

[@hamradiotube]

To be fair, they did cross the streams in the end lol!

[@K3JRZOnTheAir]

@@hamradiotube To be faaaair.