Solar Power for the house with battery backup provides uninterrupted power for the NJ7C RMS station. Net metering allows excess power generated during the day to be sold to to the utility. Never having another electric bil is very nice! System details are shown at //www.chidester.org/SolarProject/SolarProjecti.htm
Hello my name is Ken, and I'm the Sysop for W5KAM-10 Packet station located in Hockley, Texas. I have been running this station for about 6 years now and really have a great time doing this. This station runs 24/7 and can be found at 145.030.
My station is a Icom IC-V8000 that runs about 40 watts, TNC is a Kantronics 3 plus, and is co hosted on the same computer that I run my Army MARS Trimode station on. . This equipment has been running 24/7 since I install the Packet RMS station without any major problems.
Here are a few photos showing the large commercial battery system and UPS for XE2EOS.
Also the ground and protection. Site is remote at 8000 foot mountain near Guatemalan border.
Thunderstorms abound in this area, site is between both coasts. Power going out is often, but returns
in a few hours. Battery system should last several days. Internet is occasionally a problem due to
the long haul Ubiquiti link to obtain it. Thanks to auto forwarding, traffic still moves to other Gateways
via their connection to a CMS.