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To: Pollard

That’s not how we do it. Our antennas don’t need solar power. And a repeater would need to be on a substantial base to be effective over more than a short distance.


29 posted on 01/07/2023 7:20:36 PM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: Vermont Lt
And a repeater would need to be on a substantial base to be effective over more than a short distance.

That's why they're in the hills. Height = Might on UHF/VHF.

31 posted on 01/07/2023 7:27:46 PM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Vermont Lt
That’s not how we do it. Our antennas don’t need solar power.

The repeaters we deploy all have battery backup and solar to keep those batteries charged. Of course our primary source of power is hardlined electrical power.

We've actually had a recent case where one of our repeaters lost power for four days. We had enough battery backup & solar to stay online for three of those four days. (We're in process of adding additional battery to extend uptime in event of a longer outage.)

33 posted on 01/07/2023 7:30:38 PM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Vermont Lt

“We don’t care how you do it up North.” /s

Something said many times in the South when Yankees move down and try to tell them how things should be done.


63 posted on 01/08/2023 3:01:46 AM PST by Pollard ( >>> The Great Reset is already underway! <<<)
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