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1. Take equipment to storage.
2. add my name to the dog show
3. raise my 2M antenna about 25′
   • How much wire is in the garage?
4. D Repair radiator on Blue.
5. Program remote access backup routers for mom.
6. Drive to FL
   • Install remote access
   • Install MJ Phone
   • Repair VPN
   • Install Home Assistant
   • Bring framed picture from Thanksgiving.
7. D Repair the brakes on Blue.
8. Our appt with D Marini. Mar 22nd.
9. Check temperatures for Pahrump pump house every week.
10. Two 8GB Raspberry Pi’s are ordered from Newark Electronics.
11. Two more 8GB Raspberry Pi’s are ordered from DigiKey
12. Floss, banana, Meds and toes.
13. Register with IRS as an administrator of an estate.
14. Nancy’s Will, i don’t have a copy but she’s working on it.
15. Arizona Land
16. Take wet cell batteries back
17. Check Mom’s accounts
18. Fix mom’s printer working
19. Hire an accountant for the estate taxes.
20. Hire a lawyer for Arizona.
21. Run generators

I am still working/improving my solar powered sensor in the back yard. This has been a learning experience; solar panels produce significantly less power than I expected. Streaks of cloudy days have also been longer than I had anticipated. (Like six cloudy days that could not provide 10WH/Day of power from 20W of solar panel.)

The temp sensor is in the PVC pipe and the batteries+charger circuits are in the tub.

I now have a working timer that turns on/off the sensor SBC so that it runs for 1/10th the time. (And 1/10th the power consumption.) Now we’re at 20W of solar, 192WH of battery to support 1.3WH/Day. (20W@5Hr=100WH with full sun)

The first timer was so short that the SBC A/D never arrived at the battery voltage.

To lengthen the “ON” time, I changed to a 220 uF capacitor which also increased the overall time to 19 Minutes.

The next challenge was the weather is not sunny and the batteries are depleted so I charged them manually today.

The 2x 10W solar panels are providing more power than the sensor is consuming even on a cloudy day. I know that because the voltage is rising, albeit slowly.

Next thing I want to know is current, charted current. The input of these 8266 boards is a 1/3 divider (Since the internal voltages are 3 V)

Days and Days of little or no sun have taken their toll on the batteries.

The left (Darker) side is where the timer was 9 minutes, the right side the timer is 30 minutes. The ratio/power consumption is the same since it stays on longer with the 30-minute timer. The only difference is that the longer period allows the measured voltage to achieve quiescence. (Not changing/more accurate.)

Tuesday Feb 14th, Valentines Day.

Wife cooked us up some eggs for breakfast. It was a very pretty day today.

The FCC sent me my license to operate and my callsign this morning. I got to work on getting my 2M radio setup. It took about 2 hours to run the coax through the attic, into the garage and through the garage wall into my cave. I thought I had to remove several cables from that opening to allow the connector though the wall. (Those wires powered the most critical items in my network so they could be run on solar. As it turns it out, the connector still didn’t fit and pulling the power wires out was a waste of time.)

I am terribly forgetful, so I printed a couple labels with my call sign and the “Phonic Equivalent” so that it is readily available.

I need to come up with a way of recording the audio from the radio for instant playback. It would also be handy to capture the frequency on the display if I am scanning.

Thursday 16 Feb 2023

1. Take equipment to storage.
   • Load snake and battery powered amp in van
2. D Repair radiator on Blue.
3. Program remote access backup routers for mom.
4. Drive to FL
   • Install remote access
   • Repair VPN
   • Install Home Assistant
   • Bring framed picture from Thanksgiving.
5. D Repair the brakes on Blue.
6. Our appt with D Marini. Mar 22nd.
7. Check temperatures for Pahrump pump house every week.
8. Two 8GB Raspberry Pi’s are ordered from Newark Electronics.
9. Two more 8GB Raspberry Pi’s are ordered from DigiKey
10. Received Magic Jack for mom.
11. Floss, banana, Meds and toes.
12. Register with IRS as an administrator of an estate.
13. Nancy’s Will, i don’t have a copy but she’s working on it.
14. Arizona Land
15. Take wet cell batteries back
16. Check Mom’s accounts
17. Fix mom’s printer working
18. Hire an accountant for the estate taxes.
19. Hire a lawyer for Arizona.
20. Run generators
21. Run 2M cable, Done

I received the 555 timer circuit boards that I plan on modifying to the circuit above.

I need to cut some of the runs on the board so that I can insert components at those pins.

Tuesday Feb 14th, Valentines

Wife cooked us up some eggs for breakfast. It was a very pretty day today.

The FCC sent me my license to operate and my callsign so I got to work on my 2M radio. It took about 2 hours to run the coax through the attic, into the garage and through the garage wall into my cave. I had to remove several cables from that opening to allow the connector though the wall. Those wires powered the most critical items in my network so they could be run on solar. (As it turns it out it still didn’t fit and pulling the wire out was a waste of time.)

1. Take equipment to storage.
   • Load snake and battery amp in van
2. New D Marini Appt on 22 February 9:15
3. D Repair radiator on Blue.
4. Fix up remote access backup routers for mom.
5. Drive to FL
   • Install remote access
   • Repair VPN
   • Install Home Assistant
   • Bring framed picture from Thanksgiving.
6. D Repair the brakes on Blue.
7. Missed my appt with D Marini. Feb 8th 11:15
8. Check temperatures for Pahrump pump house every week.
9. Two 8GB Raspberry Pi’s are ordered from Newark Electronics.
10. Two more 8GB Raspberry Pi’s are ordered from DigiKey
11. Received Magic Jack for mom.
12. Floss, banana, Meds and toes.
13. Register with IRS as an administrator of an estate.
14. Nancy’s Will, i don’t have a copy but she’s working on it.
15. Arizona Land
16. Take wet cell batteries back
17. Check Mom’s accounts
18. Fix mom’s printer working
19. Hire an accountant for the estate taxes.
20. Hire a lawyer for Arizona.
21. Run generators
22. Run 2M cable.
23. Got headphones from storage.
24. Clear off recorder SD card.
25. Changed mom’s bi-weekly transfer to $460.00, balance was too low.
26. Ordered a new coffee thermos to replace the one left at church.

1. D Repair radiator on Blue.
2. Fix up remote access backup routers for mom.
3. D Repair the brakes on Blue.
4. Made appt with D Marini. Feb 8th 11:15
5. Check temperatures for Pahrump pump house every day.
6. Two 8GB Raspberry Pi’s are ordered from Newark Electronics.
7. Two more 8GB Raspberry Pi’s are ordered from DigiKey
8. Received Magic Jack for mom.
9. Floss, banana, Meds and toes.
10. Register with IRS as an administrator of an estate.
11. Nancy’s Will, i don’t have a copy but she’s working on it.
12. Arizona Land
13. Take equipment to storage
14. Take wet cell batteries back
15. Bruce Springsteen on Feb 3
16. Check Mom’s accounts
17. Dr. Stark on Thursday Feb 2
18. Fix mom’s printer working
19. Hire an accountant for the estate taxes.
20. Hire a lawyer for Arizona.

1. D Repair radiator on Blue.
2. Fix up remote access backup routers for mom.
3. D Repair the brakes on Blue.
4. Made appt with D Marini. Feb 8th 11:15
5. Check temperatures for Pahrump pump house every day.
6. Two 8GB Raspberry Pi’s are ordered from Newark Electronics.
7. Two more 8GB Raspberry Pi’s are ordered from DigiKey
8. Received Magic Jack for mom.
9. Floss, banana, Meds and toes.
10. Register with IRS as an administrator of an estate.
11. Nancy’s Will, i don’t have a copy but she’s working on it.
12. Arizona Land
13. Take equipment to storage
14. Take wet cell batteries back
15. Bruce Springsteen on Feb 2
16. Checked Mom’s accounts, changed password.

1. D Repair radiator on Blue.
2. Trim for Silver on order.
3. D Repair the brakes on Blue.
4. Made appt with D Marini. Feb 8th 11:15
5. Check temperatures for Pahrump pump house every day.
6. Two 8GB Raspberry Pi’s are ordered from Newark Electronics.
7. Received Magic Jack for mom.
   • Need a standard phone for mom or use Pahrump phones.
8. Purchased flights to Pahrump on 8 Jan.
9. Floss, banana, Meds and toes.
10. Nancy’s Will, i don’t have a copy but she’s working on it.
11. skin Doc appt Monday 2:30PM
12. Arizona Land
13. Take equipment to storage
14. Take wet cell batteries back
15. Bruce Springsteen on Feb 2
16. Sent Message to CF about the letters.
17. Get with Paul about his desk.
18. Checked Mom’s accounts, changed password.
19. Fill out disclosure forms

• Miles Gal Price MPG
• 48614 07.76 4.559
• 48898 11.69 4.999 24.29
• 49200 12.72 3.099 23.74
• 49462 13.82 2.999 18.96
• 49732 11.45 2.819 19.82
• 50095 16.76 2.899 21.65
• 50420 14.21 1.619 22.87

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Cave Desk 283W
Primary+Secondary 280W
CPAPs 25W 1.112KWH/Day

1. Ride from Airport to Pahrump.
2. D Repair radiator on Blue.
3. D Repair the brakes on Blue.
4. Made appt with D Marini. Feb 8th 11:15
5. Check temperatures for Pahrump pump house every day.
6. Two 8GB Raspberry Pi’s are ordered from Digikey Electronics.
   They shipped on Tuesday to arrive on Friday.
7. Two 8GB Raspberry Pi’s are ordered from Newark Electronics.
8. Received Magic Jack for mom.
   • Need a standard phone for mom or use Pahrump phones.
9. Purchased flights to Pahrump on 8 Jan.
10. Need to figure out how we’re going to pay for Pahrump repairs.
11. Floss, banana, Meds and toes.
12. Nancy’s Will, i don’t have a copy but she’s working on it.
13. Make appt with skin doc.
14. Arizona Land
15. Take equipment to storage
16. Take batteries back
17. Changed the backyard so it displays correctly
18. Bruce Springsteen on Feb 2

I’ve always had an issue getting an accurate outside temp with any sensor close to a building (Home). 

With no wind the building heats the sensor to give a false reading.  My first attempt was putting a sensor outside under a hat (Chimney cover) which was quite successful.  I did have some corrosion on the connectors after several months.

When I moved the sensor to the fence I wanted to make sure that the wireless bridge was reliable before doing too much engineering. 

I put all the elecronics in a 1-1/2 PVC pipe with a cap on it and strapped it to the fence as shown below.

I had also worked out using a 20W solar panel and 8AH battery box to power the 0.5W sensor   

(20WH/Day load, 100WH battery, 60WH/Day solar in bright sun. 5WH/Day cloudy.)

To my utter amazement the temps are accurate enough to not expose them to the weather as I have done in the past.

1. Go to DMV and get title for van, DONE!
2. Buy some more batteries at a $20 discount.
3. Repair the brakes on Blue.
4. Made appt with D Marini. Feb 8th 11:15
5. Check temperatures for Pahrump pump house every day.
   • It has gotten quite cold out there.
6. Did a long battery test on the strong battery string.
   • I installed a new fuse, need to retest the straps under desk
7. Two 8GB Raspberry Pi’s are ordered from Digikey Electronics.
8. Two 8GB Raspberry Pi’s are ordered from Newark Electronics.
9. Received Magic Jack for mom.
   • Need a standard phone for mom or use Pahrump phones.
10. Find flights to Pahrump in January.
11. Need to figure out how we’re going to pay for Pahrump repairs.
12. Floss, banana, Meds and toes.
13. Nancy’s Will, i don’t have a copy but she’s working on it.
14. Make appt with skin doc.
15. Expenses for church, Done!
16. Cost of shipping car.
17. Arizona Land
18. Take equipment to storage
19. Take batteries back
20. Changed the backyard to ADD 8.8V to Solar Reading.
21. Bruce Springsteen on Feb 2