Solar Powered Ham Radio Repeater

My handheld of choice is the kenwood th f6a.

Solar powered ham radio repeater.

Prepper vhf repeaters portable repeater survivalist repeater radio repeater portable emergency tactical solar powered vhf gmrs radio repeater vhf uhf shtf radio repeaters built to survive and communicate. The repeaters are open repeaters for all amateurs who are members non members. The idea of a solar powered ham radio station has always intrigued me. Repeaters are situated on mountain peaks building rooftops and other highly elevated locations to create a radio horizon for the stations in that area.

The repeaters are located 26 miles off the southern california coast on santa catalina island. From their offshore location at an elevation of 1602 feet above sea level they have great coverage of the southern california area and are operated 100 on solar power. We also encourage youth to become hams by working with our club members who represent a generational diversity and range of knowledge. We re going to start out small inexpensive and low power.

The off grid ham portable solar power station is ideal for. Lacy and i take a ride up the mountain to 12400 feet to my solar powered wide area coverage ham radio 2 meter repeater. 147 180 mhz carrier squelch access. Solar powered vhf repeater.

I have an elecraft kx 1 and currently power it from a 12v 7ah gel cell. Guest post simple solar power for amateur radio as the title says this is intended to explain and document my experiences as a newly licensed tech with coming up with a way to power my equipment using ots off the shelf equipment from my local supplier in this case northern tools and amazon. We built a small system using material provided by the customer to supply power for a radio repeater system the coolest part was being in this abandoned telecom station from the early 80 s. The trp 8000 radio repeater is built using the powerful power protection circuit.

To transmit further a transmission can now be sent to the repeater and the transmission is then slingshot from the repeater at a higher power to cover more distances. Five miles south of pikes peak on 147 180 pl 100 loading. The durango amateur radio club otherwise known as darc is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the ham hobby public service and education for ham radio operators of ages. I ll be using a small 20 watt solar panel and charge controller to charge the battery.

This solves both issues. Solar power for amateur radio in rental units hoa controlled property where permanent solar installations are not permitted or are logistically difficult.