The solar panels look just like the $79.00 Northern ones. I am curious how they built the "PVC" frame. Not a bad deal considering it also has the controller *AND* an inverter you could keep in the truck to power your laptop charger. 60 watts is probably overkill for most of our applications except Marlon's. :-)
You could even wire the four of them series/parallel to get 24V for a long CAT5 run. This stuff has really come down in price the past few months thanks to the Northern/Home Depot/Harbor Freight Chinese importers. This IS a deal maker for those remote repeater sites some of us have been contemplating. Yes Marlon, you CAN solar power a site for less than $500.00 if you're willing to do some creative work. Gotta love it. At 08:43 AM 8/26/2009, you wrote: >Home depot's site. go figure. $329 a Solar Back Up Kit (as they call >it.) 60 Watts. $329 > >http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100658288 > > >Mike wrote: > > It depends on how high you push it up. I *HAVE* had it all the way > > up with a 12" panel, low wind condition, one person on the ground and > > the other sitting on the gable end of a roof for testing. The top > > two sections get a little wispy (pun intended) for big panels, or to > > leave up. I regularly put it 20' - 26' and leave it with a panel attached. > > > > They sell a drive-on mount with a socket for holding it. I just > > mounted mine through the trailer side with one of those nice alloy > > dish mounts so I can rotate it to about 45 degrees for > > transport. When I set it up, I rotate upright, put the end into a > > socket I made from one of those floor PVC toilet bowl > > flanges. Eyeball along a building or vertical surface in two planes > > and you get the whole thing somewhat vertical. Above the mount, on > > the side of the trailer, I put two stainless eye bolts. Once I get > > the mast vertical, I put a custom fitted piece of wood with an arc > > cut in the end to fit the pole, between the pole and trailer and lash > > it with a bungy cord. Gives it a third attachment point along the > > trailer side; ground, middle, near the top. It's raining pretty hard > > right now or I'd take a picture. > > > > I can set it up on Friday in about 20 minutes at the market. > > > > > > At 08:03 AM 8/26/2009, you wrote: > > > >> Would the wonder pole handle a wind load of an NS2/Canopy? What about a > >> massive Arc MT combo? > >> > >> How do you mount the base? Can this be made mobile/temporary? > >> > >> Josh Luthman > >> Office: 937-552-2340 > >> Direct: 937-552-2343 > >> 1100 Wayne St > >> Suite 1337 > >> Troy, OH 45373 > >> > >> "When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however > >> improbable, must be the truth." > >> --- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 8:55 AM, ralph <ralphli...@bsrg.org> wrote: > >> > >> > >>> Were you speaking of the pneumatic mast in my pics, or of the > wonder pole? > >>> > >>> Mine is a Wil-burt or Wilburt and they cost a bunch- like $5,000.00 new. > >>> But since the DTV rollout is complete, there should be surplus ENG trucks > >>> around with these masts. > >>> The TV stations started keeping their old trucks to use for testing. I > >>> actually had one given to me complete with pole and generator. > >>> I could not go get it and the station decided to keep it for DTV testing. > >>> Call around to your local stations and ask about "surplus ENG trucks". > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > >>> Behalf Of Mike > >>> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 5:40 AM > >>> To: WISPA General List > >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] solar site > >>> > >>> 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! 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