that 5k is still 10x what a good scrounger can do the job for
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 07:38:27 -0400
Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] DTMF controllable propane generators
Your solution may be easier than you think. By the time you get a generator,
tank, controller of some sort, setup, fuel charges, and gen maintenance, not to
mention going up the hill in the winter a few times to thaw the gen... $5000
one time then small monthly electric bill starts to sound cheap.
Sometimes the answer isn't technical at all
Rob. KS4EC
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From: Tony VE6MVP [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 12:56 AM Eastern Standard Time
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] DTMF controllable propane generators
Folks
We're moving a VHF MSR2000 repeater and two UHF GMR300 linking radso's to a
site where commercial power will cost $5000 plus monthly fees. So we're
looking at various options such as solar, wind and so forth. The land
owner might not appreciate another wind turbine so one idea we're thinking
about is a DTMF controlled propane generator. Has anyone experimented
with such? I see mention of remote control generators so figure it should
be doable. The current controller is a RLC-3 but that could be changed if
it would help.
The other obvious answer is to have the generator automatically come on
when the voltage gets too low but I wonder how well that will work.
We're in central Alberta, Canada so the days in winter are quite short and
we can get 20 or 25 cloudy days in a row. We either need to put in a *lot*
of solar panels or some other form of auxiliary power. Also the site may
be accessible only by snowmobile for a number of months in the
winter. We also will have to ensure that if the temperature looks like
it's going to get colder than -35 for an extended period of time we'd
better have the batteries charged right up as propane won't "gasify" colder
than that.
Thanks, Tony
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