Solar Powered Digipeater Project
CURRENT STATUS: OFF AIR
This project is for a APRS dead spot in Northeast Alabama. It's going on top of a 170ft tower. I am building this out of spare parts laying around the shack and some help from a friend. My parts list is as follows:
TinyTrak4 TNC
Control/Power Cable for TNC
Wouxun HT @ 5w
External Power Supply for the HT
Omni Directional 6.5dB 2m (Tunned) Antenna
Renogy 50 Watts 12 Volts Monocrystalline Solar Panel
Renogy 30A PWM Solar Controller
12v 28Ah Battery
The tower is an old AT&T relay tower located in Douglas, Alabama.
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Standby power draw is .12amp
TX power draw is 1.50amp @ 5w
About 20w ERP
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