On Thu, 7 Jul 2011 17:04:29 -0400 Joseph Armbruster <josepharmbrus...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Gordon, > > That's interesting! I live down in Florida and had no clue that some of > those towers were powered by diesel! > > Do you know how many gallons (or liters) it takes to run the tower for a > week? > > Joseph Armbruster > KJ4JIO The tank on site near the high site I was working on last week is about the same size as my 1300 litre heating oil tank. It's a 10kVA genny, somewhere around 2 litres per hour, and it gets topped up every two weeks. A rough back-of-an-envelope calculation gives about three and a half weeks running time to dry, not allowing for any load-shedding. Presumably you could knock down the RAN output power, or drop off one of the microwave links if you needed to save a bit of fuel. Gordon MM0YEQ _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. 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
