Hi John,
Batteries and shipping them is going to be a BIG expense. In true
ham tradition, there is an innovative alternative to auto and
marine batteries:
I found an inexpensive source of deep-cycle, solid-plate,
liquid-filled lead acid batteries at SAMS Club. They are 6VDC Golf
Cart batteries for $70ea. I don't recall the AH capacity, but they
weigh in around 80lbs each. I use two for emergency power on a
Deltran VRW Power Tender Plus quad-state charger, and with 300W
true-sine inverter.
Bring some junk car batteries (or lawn mower, etc) for the core
charge replacement.
I also use the same batteries as backup for our club's three GE
repeaters.
73 Bill N4LG
John Frazier wrote:
> Hi folks....
>
> Looking for someone who has experience with choosing a gel cell
battery and solar charging system for running home station (Orion II).
>
> Please email me at.... fraz1@bellsouth.net
>
> 73 John W4II
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