​George KJ6VU is away at Pacificon so Nick KN6NK stops by to deep dive on Solar Power fundamentals.  We talk about understanding your power requirements, sizing your batteries, and how to factor your solar production needs.  We also talk about solar charge controllers to tie it all together. Jeremy KF7IJZ also gives a basic overview of Ubiquiti Unifi networking equipment.

Save 10% off of a PowerFilm Solar 30 Watt Panel with Anderson Powerpole Adapter with code WORKBENCH 10 at checkout (through Dec 31, 2018) - 30 Watt Foldable Solar Panel with Anderson Powerpole Adapter

Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code “HamRadioWorkbench2018” in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/

Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/
Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench
Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact
Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/
BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/

Light-weight Portable Rugged Thin Film Solar Panels from PowerFilm Solar -

Desoldering Iron

Hakko Desoldering Iron

uBITx spectral purity fixes

D-Link vulnerabilities

Solar Exposure Map KWh/m^2/day - https://www.nrel.gov/gis/solar.html

Solar Energy Potential Maps in Watt Hours / foot^2 / day - https://www.energy.gov/maps/solar-energy-potential

Great Scott DIY Solar Tracker

KN6NK's Solar Charge Controller

Genasun Maximum Power Point Tracking Solar Charge Controllers - https://genasun.com/

West Mountain Radio Epic PWRgate and Solar Charge Controller

Victron Energeny Battery Monitor

Turnigy Power Monitor

West Mountain Radio PWRCheck Power Monitor - https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-011155

Welding Cable

MC4 Solar Pannel Connectors

Managing 12 Volts

Achieving Energy Independence

Home Power magazine

Jehu Garcia

Commsprepper

Charging and Discharging Batteries at the Same Time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA_WEykbGE4&t=1s

KN6NK's Trailer Solar Installation - https://imgur.com/a/M3iHdet
​

​George KJ6VU walks us through the most common components found in a modern FM repeater.  We cover antennas, duplexers, coax, radios, controllers, and other helpful information for those who are considering taking on the project of an analog repeater build.

Save 10% off of a PowerFilm Solar 30 Watt Panel with Anderson Powerpole Adapter with code WORKBENCH 10 at checkout (through Dec 31, 2018) - 30 Watt Foldable Solar Panel with Anderson Powerpole Adapter

Save $100 on the Digilent Analog Discovery 2 Package by using code “HamRadioWorkbench2018” in your cart prior to checkout - https://store.digilentinc.com/ham-radio-workbench-bundle/

Our Website - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/
Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/hamworkbench
Contact us for feedback and ideas - http://hamradioworkbench.com/contact
Connect with us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/hamradioworkbench/
BrandMeister Talkgroup 31075 - https://hose.brandmeister.network/group/31075/

Case for 12V DC Power Strip from Rocket City 3d - https://rocketcity3d.ecwid.com/Ham-Radio-Workbench-12V-DC-Power-Strip-Case-p114464423

OpenSpot 2 - https://www.sharkrf.com/products/openspot2/

POCSAG - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POCSAG

Google Assistant enabled Repeater - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m52-3EuQfnk

Benchduino - https://groups.io/g/benchduino

KJ6VU’s Previous Repeater Episode - http://hamradio360.com/index.php/2014/10/08/10/

Repeater Builder - http://www.repeater-builder.com/rbtip/index.html

CDM Repeaters - http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorola/cdm/cdm-index.html

MaxTrac Repeaters - http://www.repeater-builder.com/motorola/maxtrac/maxtrac-index.html

Sierra Radio Systems Repeater Controllers - http://www.sierraradio.net/

Hustler G6 440 - https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/hsr-g6-440

PAVE PAWS Over the Horizon Radar - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAVE_PAWS

Coax Feedline Loss Calculator - http://www.timesmicrowave.com/calculator/

Remote Site Monitoring Episode - https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/remote-repeater-site-monitoring

​QST Voter Article - http://www.ldgelectronics.com/assets/discontinued_manuals/RVS-8.pdf