>> EMP does NOT destroy all things electronic and electrical. . . . EMP, in effect, needs an antenna <<
I think you may be confusing the effects of EMP with the effects of CME.
CME definitely needs an antenna, specfically one “cut” to extremely long wavelengths.
On the other hand, EMP can destroy certain solid-devices even when no “antenna” is attached.
I don’t know about solar panels. My best guess, however, is that they’d survive a CME, but would not survive a strong direct hit from an EMF. Still, that’s just a “guess” on my part.
“On the other hand, EMP can destroy certain solid-devices even when no “antenna” is attached.”
No, it does not. This EMP nerdfest has gotten out of control.