[MVMA] Yet another power outage

[Tyler Gardner]

Chuck,

I have solar panels (bought off Amazon) that I purchased for portable ops. Since they sit at home most of the time, I have also considered setting up a solar ups system. Perhaps we could exchange ideas for this.

I am out of town this week, but when I get back maybe I can pull together something about the equipment I currently have and thoughts that I’ve had on how to implement such a system.

Tyler Gardner
KI7ODK

> On Jun 8, 2022, at 7:07 AM, Chuck Gelm <nc8q-aredn at gelm.net> wrote:
> 
> My power went out a week ago when AES replaced my meter.
> I was away from home so I discovered, hours later, that my battery-UPS supporting my cable modem and firewall/router failed.
> I contemplated getting a replacement UPS.
> 
> My power went out yesterday evening about 6 PM.
> I was home.
> Again, my battery-UPS supporting my cable modem and firewall/router failed.
> I was able to gracefully shutdown the remainder of my home electronic devices.
> A call to AES discovered that my power might be restored around 11:30 PM.
> I went to microcenter and purchased a new UPS (with a larger capacity).
> I left home about 8 PM.
> I am evermore considering a solar power system to support my AREDN radios and services.
> :-|
> 
> During this time all home AREDN radios and services (PBX, phone-patch, Teamtalk, ...) are not operating.
> 
> I plan to restore home radios and services by 11 AM today.
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
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