[K3CAL] A UPS for Field Day & More Extension Cords?

[mistralholt at comcast.net]

I will bring several (4 or 5) long extension cords.  Peter KB3SXB  
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From: "N3AE" <n3ae at comcast.net> 
To: "K3CAL Reflector" <k3cal at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2016 12:56:09 PM 
Subject: [K3CAL] A UPS for Field Day & More Extension Cords? 

All, 

I stopped at Mt Hope yesterday and put the latest FD logging software on the two laptops there.   Already have it on the laptop I plan to bring. 

But ... ALL THREE laptops have marginal/dead batteries.  One is so dead that you have to enter the date/time in BIOS on every power-up. 

So if anyone has a UPS capable of running at least three laptops, that would be a great addition to the FD plans.   Otherwise we'll be hassling with computer reboots/config/networking whenever the AC power drops;   [  that never happens on FD  ;-)  ] 

Alternatively, if we have a power outlet in the pavilion, we could power all the computers off of SMECO's AC main.   I think the rules only require that the radios be fed by emergency power for our planned class of operation. 

In either case, more extension cords will be needed. 

Shawn 
N3AE 

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