At 12:47 PM 01/30/10, you wrote:
Hi Mike,
We're using a Kenwood TKR-720. The price was
right (we had it on hand), it's relatively compact,
does what we need it to. Older technology, with
the front panel controller, etc. You know of a
way to reduce the current?Did remove the
+ from the
At 09:24 PM 01/29/10, you wrote:
I'll look into the AGM bats - the rptr draws about 450
mA in RX, and about 4A in TX.
What do you have in that portable repeater that draws
almost half an amp in receive?
Getting a Pelican case for the repeater cables, but
not sure how to make the battery
Hi Mike,
We're using a Kenwood TKR-720. The price was
right (we had it on hand), it's relatively compact,
does what we need it to. Older technology, with
the front panel controller, etc. You know of a
way to reduce the current?Did remove the
+ from the audio amp got it down to 300ma,
tower to
extend the antenna a little higher up and then you could mount solar panels to
the unit and charge/recharge the batteries all the time.
Stan
--- On Sat, 1/30/10, Tim Ahrens tahr...@swtexas.net wrote:
From: Tim Ahrens tahr...@swtexas.net
Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Battery system
Tim,
The ideal battery that will not boil off electrolyte is a VRSLA (Valve
Regulated Sealed Lead Acid) unit with AGM (Absorptive Glass Mat) design.
Provided that the charging voltage remains within the tolerances specified
by the battery manufacturer, it will never run dry. That's because the
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