When the subduction zone earthquake comes, here's what we do; hook up Joe Christenson's MotoSat dish to a Department of Transportation portable sign trailer. It uses solar panels and a battery bank. Get them cheap on E-Bay.
On the trailer we'd store 1-2 telescoping ham antennas, a couple of 10x10 canopys, 5-6 Merakis, and folding tables and chairs. A mobile Field Day rig. The whole thing would power half a dozen laptops in two locations for 3 days, and the solar panel could extend that. Joe could drive up his MotoSat Dish or Greg Swanson could couple his Inmarsat mobile internet cafe terminal. The Merakis would extend coverage through mesh. Probably get 5 miles with another telescoping ham antenna. AMSIG PORTABLE CHANGEABLE MESSAGE SIGN LED display $8,000 on EBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/SOLAR-PROGRAMABLE-SIGN-MESSAGE-BOARD-ON-TRAILER_W0QQitemZ170431442636QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item27ae816ecc (http://www.amsig.com/frame_home.htm) Battery Life.. 10 Days nominal Land power.. On-board trickle charger automatically capable of recharging battery pack within 24 - 48 hours using 110 VAC. Remote control via cell phone
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