I'd love to add that to my trailer. What is the make?
At 11:36 PM 8/25/2009, you wrote: >That sounds like great public service and a way to get recognized too! > >If you want to see something that really gets attention, have a look at my >site survey/portable AP rig. >http://ralphfowler.com >I have been reluctant to put signs on it though, for obvious reasons. >(people already think I am toting a rocket launcher) LOL > Ralph > >-----Original Message----- >From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On >Behalf Of Mike >Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 10:57 PM >To: sarn...@info-ed.com; WISPA General List >Subject: Re: [WISPA] solar site > >This particular setup is mounted to a 4 x 6 x 4 Wells Cargo enclosed >trailer. I painted it bright white and added my logo and on one side >Solar Powered Wireless. I park it at events and provide free >WiFi. I park it downtown every Friday for Farmers Market and the >name recognition has been outstanding. > >I have a 40 foot Wonder Pole mounted to the side I swing into >position and hoist a Deliberant panel up. Inside the trailer I have >a Deliberant AP2i doing DHCP and giving out access. I don't push the >pole up farther than 15 or 20 feet for events, but will run it all >the way up for site surveys on occasion. > >Both radios pull less than an Amp total and the system supplies 2.5 >Amp in good sun. The 800 Amp hour battery will run it for 800 hours? > >Mike > >At 08:04 PM 8/25/2009, you wrote: > >Interesting. What radios are you powering this with? > > > >Scottie > > > >---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > >From: Mike <m...@aweiowa.com> > >Reply-To: WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> > >Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:50:14 -0500 > > > > >I bought two of the Northern Tool $79.00 15 watt panels, their $49.00 > > >charge controller, a deep cycle marine battery from Walmart and built > > >my own. So far, the "fully charged" light comes on every day. The > > >battery should run my two radio repeater for more than a week. Might > > >not be the club way to do it, but it works. > > > > > >Mike > > > > > >At 11:09 PM 8/24/2009, you wrote: > > >>Hi All, > > >> > > >>Sorry for the cross post. Time is short on this project and I > > need a lot of > > >>help. > > >> > > >>I've never done a solar project. Never really even looked at them due >to > > >>the costs I've seen tossed about. > > >> > > >>Now I have a customer that's willing to purchase the initial equipment > > >>needed to cover his community. The ONLY way into the area is a hill >that's > > >>within sight of my tower and NOT anywhere near power. > > >> > > >>I'll be able to just run a single MT board with two radios in it for >this > > >>site. One backhaul and 1 distribution. I'll guess that I'll > > have less than > > >>a 2 amp draw (probably much less than 1 amp in reality). > > >> > > >>We don't often get long periods of no sun. Could be days of fog or low > > >>clouds in the winter, but mostly we'll have a lot of sun. On the foggy >or > > >>cloudy days we often don't have enough wind to worry about wind >generation. > > >>I think. > > >> > > >>So, please clue me in on what to buy, who to buy it from (vendors >welcome!) > > >>and anything else I'm missing. > > >> > > >>Thanks all! > > >>marlon > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>------------------------------------------------------------------ > > -------------- > > >>WISPA Wants You! Join today! > > >>http://signup.wispa.org/ > > >>------------------------------------------------------------------ > > -------------- > > >> > > >>WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > >> > > >>Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > >>http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > >> > > >>Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------- > > >WISPA Wants You! 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