Hey all, Thanks for all the good info and sorry for the slow reply. I meant to mention in the first post that line of sight is an issue. It’s probably a quarter mile (maybe less) through forested terrain to the nearest building on the property that has WiFi. There is also a decent elevation change (the array is uphill from the building…maybe 40’ of difference in elevation?)
To answer Sam’s questions, we could put AC at each inverter if that needed to happen. Maybe since line of sight is an issue, Glenn’s suggestion of looking into a Yagi antenna is best place to start? Adam Adam Katzman (he/him) Autonomous Energies | Owner/Operator www.AutonomousEnergies.com <http://www.autonomousenergies.com> (518) 567-1468 On Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 6:00 PM Foxfire Energy <d...@foxfire-energy.com> wrote: > We’ve had success with Wilson amplifiers and a cell phone modem hotspot > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 14, 2022, at 5:58 PM, Sam Haraldson <s...@onsiteenergyinc.com> > wrote: > > > Adam, > > What kind of distance between the inverters and the existing internet > connection? Is there line of sight between the two? Is there an > electrical panel at the inverters that would allow you to install a low > amperage AC circuit for powering comms devices? Folks have made some good > suggestions so far regarding building wireless bridges or using a > directional (yagi) antenna to beam a wireless but depending on distance and > line of sight these options may not be possible. I have successfully > installed both of these options but the devil is in the details as to > whether it will work. > Sam Haraldson <s...@onsiteenergyinc.com> > Installation & Service Manager > <http://www.onsiteenergyinc.com/> > > > | o. (406) 551-6135 > <https://www.facebook.com/onsiteenergysolar/> > <https://www.instagram.com/onsiteenergyinc/> > <https://twitter.com/onsiteenergyinc> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/onsite-energy-inc/> > > <https://onsiteenergyinc.com/bcorp> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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