>>to move the power consumption issue somewhere else Of course this is a vexed question. Which power is the least essential?
The power to your EPIRB or Spot or InReach is arguably the most important… or to your phone if you are using this for SAR stuff. So if you also using it for navigation, you want to make sure the battery is fully charged when you outland! Alternatively carry an Aldi backup battery or solar powered recharger if you are prepared to wait overnight. You know what I mean. Using big screens such as the LX9000 as well as things like a ADS-B can mean that the battery drain is double what it might have been with a simple nav system. I'm looking into those tiny "personal diesel generators" being developed for military backpack use where the modern soldier has to remain wired all the time. D _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring
