Hi Tim, This is great; I've thought about the off-grid aspects of the hobby as well (but not done much about it yet).
One question... what accommodations have you made for the recharging of the batteries? Given that AC power may not be available for some time (longer than one charge), do you use a 12v (automobile) -> 120vac inverter and regular charge equipment, or something custom? I know some radios can run from AA dry cells (e.g. my Kenwood TH-D7, and the HP-100LX Palmtop which I can run FODTrack on), but not the laptop. Just curious, Greg KO6TH _________________________________________________________________ Rediscover HotmailĀ®: Get e-mail storage that grows with you. http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Storage2_042009 _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
