Folks
We're moving a VHF MSR2000 repeater and two UHF GMR300 linking radso's to a
site where commercial power will cost $5000 plus monthly fees. So we're
looking at various options such as solar, wind and so forth. The land
owner might not appreciate another wind turbine so one idea we're th
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Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 22:55:23 -0600
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] DTMF controllable propane generators
Folks
We're moving a VHF MSR2000 repeater and two UHF GMR300 linking radso's to
a site where commer
bject:[Repeater-Builder] DTMF controllable propane generators
Folks
We're moving a VHF MSR2000 repeater and two UHF GMR300 linking radso's to a
site where commercial power will cost $5000 plus monthly fees. So we're
looking at various options such as solar, wind and so forth. The l
Tony,
Wonder why the commercial power would cost that much. Is it because of the
wiring installation cost???
73, ron, n9ee/r
>From: Tony VE6MVP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: 2008/05/08 Thu PM 11:55:23 CDT
>To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Repeater-Builder]
that 5k is still 10x what a good scrounger can do the job for
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Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 07:38:27 -0400
Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] DTMF controllable propane generators
Your solution may be
ssive heating
of the tank...
hope that helps
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Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 07:34:05 -0500
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] DTMF controllable propane generators
Tony,
Wonder why the commercial power would co
At 21:55 5/8/2008, Tony VE6MVP wrote:
>We're in central Alberta, Canada so the days in winter are quite
>short and we can get 20 or 25 cloudy days in a row. We either need
>to put in a *lot* of solar panels or some other form of auxiliary
>power. Also the site may be accessible only by snowmob
At 07:38 AM 2008-05-09 -0400, Robert Pease wrote:
Your solution may be easier than you think. By the time you get a
generator, tank, controller of some sort, setup, fuel charges, and gen
maintenance, not to mention going up the hill in the winter a few times to
thaw the gen... $5000 one time t
Be happy having a club to help spread the cost out.
I pay $45 a month for electric to sustain two repeaters at one of my sites. In
order to keep the site, I had to purchase a chunk of the land and build a
building, so now there's real property taxes and maintenance to pay as well.
And all the e
depending on gas prices, you could get close to that in gas
From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck Kelsey
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 2:54 PM
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] DTMF
You may also find, as
others are suggesting, that commercial AC mains with battery backup is the most
cost-effective option in a practical system.
Paul, AE4KR
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From: Tony VE6MVP
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 10:55 PM
At 01:55 PM 2008-05-09 -0600, Paul Plack wrote:
Why DTMF controlled? If the batteries run down because no one starts the
generator, you'll be unable to start it remotely, and have to go to the
site. Use a repeater controller which has enough smarts to monitor the
system, start and stop the gen
Tony VE6MVP wrote:
> This will be the only repeater covering a fair bit of the terrain with
> some overlap at the edges. I'm not quite sure just how much difference
> 5 watts output vs 100 watts will make.
Why not do the math? :-) C'mon. It's not a secret. Nothing hard
about it.
Start
:42:12 -0600Subject:
RE: [Repeater-Builder] DTMF controllable propane generators
At 07:38 AM 2008-05-09 -0400, Robert Pease wrote:
Your solution
may be easier than you think. By the time you get a generator, tank,
controller of some sort, setup, fuel charges, and
R. D. Reese
330-329-8754
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From: Robert Pease
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 2:59 PM
Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] DTMF controllable propane generators
depending on gas prices, you could get close to that in gas
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