Marlon referenced a new kill-a-watt that has an ethernet port, remote
monitoring, and power-cycling capability. I can't find any of those
features mentioned on any of the models on the kill-a-watt site, or on
the thinkgeek.com link you provided. Perhaps I missed it. Thanks for the
link though. :)

John

Vickie Edwards wrote:
> ThinkGeek has 3 different models of the Kill-a-Watt, as well as another
> meter-type gadget:
>
> http://www.thinkgeek.com/brain/whereisit.cgi?t=kill+a+watt&x=0&y=0
>
>
> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
> Behalf Of J. Vogel
> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 11:34 AM
> To: WISPA General List
> Subject: Re: [WISPA] electricity usage calculator
>
> Got a link or a model number for that new Kill-a-Watt?  I can't find any
> info about it on their site.
>
> John
>
> Marlon K. Schafer wrote:
>   
>> My biggest site (something like 9 radios now) is drawing under 20
>>     
> watts 
>   
>> these days.  Closer to 15 if my memory serves.
>>
>> To get that number I used one of the new kill-a-watt units that has an
>>     
>
>   
>> ethernet port on it.  A bit spendy but very cool.  It allows me to
>>     
> remotely 
>   
>> (through a company web site, not my own) monitor what's going on at a
>>     
> tower. 
>   
>> It will also do power cycling!  Other than the fact that it has to be
>>     
> sent 
>   
>> to the factory to get firmware updates (how's that for old fashioned?)
>>     
> I 
>   
>> love the unit.
>> marlon
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Brian Rohrbacher" <br...@reliableinter.net>
>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 12:55 PM
>> Subject: [WISPA] electricity usage calculator
>>
>>
>>   
>>     
>>> I have a new tower site and the owner ask how much electric I will
>>>       
> use.
>   
>>> How can I calculate that?  For now all I will have is one 24v 2amp
>>>       
> power
>   
>>> supply going to a rb433ah with an xr2 omni and a xr5 backhaul.
>>> I can roughly guess the price per kilowatt hr but I need to get an
>>> estimate on kw/hr first.
>>>
>>> Brian
>>>
>>>
>>>
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