[Lowfer] SIW in CT

[Paul Daulton]

I started out with a battery and solar panel from Harbour Freight. 
Solar panels wouldn't last , so I switched to a burried cable carring 
18v out to recharge the battery( actually a B&D jumpstart package, what 
we call a hillbilly defibrilator). This worked well until a mole chewed 
the cable into. 

How about a windmill, you could use the propeller as a capacity hat. 

I will look for you. 

Good luck,
Paul

Quoting Garry Hess <k3siw at sbcglobal.net>:
> To all,
>
> Thanks for the comments and humor! Bob has braved the winter weather yet
> again and the beacon is now running with a charger attached to the
> battery. That should nicely take care of the power issue and keep it
> running indefinitely (i.e., until something breaks because of poor
> construction or too little design tolerance). 
>
> 73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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Paul Daulton K5WMS
beacon WMS 187.492 khz qrss30/slow 24/7
Jacksonville,Ar 72076
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