WJIB night signal

[Mark Connelly]

One would think that the newer generation of batteries like you might find in a Toyota Prius, Nissan Leaf, or Chevy Volt would have enough "horses" to run a computer and 250-watt AM rig for a while from a full charge.


Maybe Cambridge would permit a few rooftop solar panels to augment available power too.


Mark Connelly
South Yarmouth, MA


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Dan,


You do know "jibguy" is Bob, right?


You refer to him in your reply like "jibguy" is someone else.. lol.


It seems like power has been pretty stable at WJIB, so thats why a
generator/UPS hasn;t been bought. BOb is very frugal and spends money
wisely.. if one was needed and he could get it, he would.


Paul




On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 8:30 AM, Dan.Strassberg <dan.strassberg@att.net>wrote:


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> ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jibguy@aol.com>
> To: <chris2526@comcast.net>; <boston-radio-interest@lists.**
> BostonRadio.org <boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 6:03 PM
> Subject: Re: WJIB night signal
>
>  WJIB does not have a back-up
>> generator.  Such is probably not possible without permission from 2,412
>> state and local agencies plus the EPA who is concerned that installation
>> of a generator would kill or deform 34 species of lizards.
>>
>> ---jibguy
>>
>
> Well, if WJIB were not a business (my understanding is that it IS
> technically a business notwithstanding that it is non-profit and listener
> supported), Bob could probably put in a generator without consulting the
> EPA. The latest Consumer Reports has a lengthy (for CU) report on backup
> generators for homeowners, and though I didn't read every word, I did not
> notice anything about getting approvals from federal authorities. However,
> I'm pretty sure that a permit from the City of Cambridge (building
> inspector), would be required. And, before the generator could be switched
> on, the building inspector (and maybe the electric company and the gas
> company) would have to visit the property and inspect the installation.
> BTW,
> if natural gas is available on the property at 443 Concord Ave, there
> appear
> to be some nice gas-powered generators. Some of them are even portable
> (that
> is, you can roll them around IF you don't have to roll them uphill--many of
> the generators weigh over 400#).
>
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