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Re: Pictures of my dual GV2 battery setup.
Battery mounted fuse Designing 2 different battery systems for my 5th wheel and my house to power my Ham Radio shack with a SGC-500 PowerCube Amp. It can pull 90A. Safety first with large battery banks that you can basically arc weld with.609Views0likes0CommentsRe: Ham radio hobby
The fun part of Rving and ham radio is figuring out how and where to put up HF antennas and finding out what what works and what doesn’t and sometimes just finding out that conditions are so bad that even 1500w will not get to the next county. Solar panels, batteries, inverters, vertical StepperIR, DC to DC converters. Going places that it is so quiet that QRP 160m operations are possible. Crossband repeat with my VX-3 and a TS-2000 is always a conversation starter around a campfire. 73’s KD7KBK407Views0likes0CommentsRe: Edison Batteries
People do have real world experience with Nickel Iron Batteries. I personally know a friend running a large set for his Ham radio station at home. A smaller set that used to be in his TC till it was sold and he has not installed them in his class A as they would be in the nose and doesn't want to add all that weight up there. Best places to get info about them, that I have found, is on off grid solar forum boards. I personally would not use them in a mobile environment as they are very heavy and have different charging requirements than FLA battery. Seems that FLA is still the most bang for the buck. For the money it would cost for new ones, I could buy LOTS of FLA.111Views0likes0CommentsRe: Going up hills
I am no expert in RV's, however I do know how to turn a wrench and have been a back yard mechanic for 40 years. I live in Edmonds, WA. If you need any help or just someone to ask questions, I would be proud to help a retired teacher. I have the utmost respect for teachers. Teachers taught me how to read, write and do math so I could figure out how to weight a trailer. Don't hesitate to ask questions.397Views0likes0Comments
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