August 2003 station upgrade photos 
August 2003

I fabricated a mount of the panel using galvenized Super Strut, conduit clamps, and  schedule 40 pipe.
August 2003


I fabricated a mount of the panel using galvenized Super Strut, conduit clamps, and schedule 40 pipe.

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August 2003

Panel mount ready to be installed. Adam Frisch deserves credit for helping me thread the pipe.
August 2003


Panel mount ready to be installed. Adam Frisch deserves credit for helping me thread the pipe.

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August 2003

The completed and installed mount. I use condiut straps to mount it to a downed tree and a concrete block. I was initially worried about the stability of the solar panel, but now a year later it is much more stable and I'm very impressed. I'm still worried about the bank collapsing futher and putting undue stress, and possibly breaks, the PV panel.

The orange cord is simply 16 gauge extension cord, about 25 feet long, laying across the surface of the ground. I haven't had any problems at all with animals chewing on it or otherwise getting damaged.
August 2003


The completed and installed mount. I use condiut straps to mount it to a downed tree and a concrete block. I was initially worried about the stability of the solar panel, but now a year later it is much more stable and I'm very impressed. I'm still worried about the bank collapsing futher and putting undue stress, and possibly breaks, the PV panel.


The orange cord is simply 16 gauge extension cord, about 25 feet long, laying across the surface of the ground. I haven't had any problems at all with animals chewing on it or otherwise getting damaged.

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August 2003

The weather station at this point used my Kenwood TH-G71 HT and the arrow satellite antenna. The red device in the upper left is the APRS weather station, and the lower one is a datalogger. The box would close, but it was super tight, so I usually just left it open.
August 2003


The weather station at this point used my Kenwood TH-G71 HT and the arrow satellite antenna. The red device in the upper left is the APRS weather station, and the lower one is a datalogger. The box would close, but it was super tight, so I usually just left it open.

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