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Solar Powered System
Frank Stratton – VE3YY
3G & 2.4 GHZ WIRELESS
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Solar Powered WirelessThe Problem
No HydroNo High Speed InternetNo Good Signals near the lake
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EnvironmentTrailer Park
Calabogie AreaLake area near Tatty Hill500 acre farm with a trailer park behind the
hill3G Distance from Tatty Hill to Burnstown –
20 Km2.4 GHz wireless distance – ½ kilometre
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Equipment2.4 GHz
TPLink RouterTPLink repeaters (2)
Rogers Rocket Hub850 MHz 12 element 3G Yagi24 Element 2.4 GHz Yagi2.4 Ghz Dish2.4 Vertical Antenna2.4 GHz 32 slot horizontally polarized
antenna
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Equipment Continued
Charge Controllers (MorningStar)Batteries – Flooded and Gel Solar Panels – Mostly manufactured by
Sharp
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3G & 2.4 Ghz Antennas
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View to Main Repeater
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Solar Panels (shared)
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Yagi to Repeater (VE3YY)
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3G 850 Mhz to Burnstown
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Main System at Tower
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Main Tower Controller
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200 Amp Hour 6 volt Batteries
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Main Repeater and Antenna
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Main Repeater Antenna
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Repeater at VE3YY
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32 Slot Repeater Antenna – VE3YY
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Battery Power at VE3YY – 1300 Amp Hours
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Lessons LearnedLeaves and 2.4 GHz do not mix.
Cut down trees between the antennasHeight and high gain antennas
Mix vertical and horizontal antennasRouters & Repeaters consume 3 to 4 amps
Do not use 120 volt converters. Direct connect and use only 12 volt repeaters
and routersUse same manufacturer for routers and
repeatersTPLink used in this system
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Rogers Rocket Hub
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TPLINK Wireless Setup
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Wireless Security Setup
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TPLINK Connection to Rogers Hub
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TPLINK – IP Address Setup
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TPLINK – Connected Clients
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TPLINK – Media Server
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TPLINK - Media Server Files
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Questions
73Frank Stratton
VE3YY