[aprssig] Fun with FloodAdvisor

[Steve Dimse]

On Sep 2, 2006, at 12:58 PM, isobar wrote:

> A few milliwatts from the seawall to the tower, and the transmitter  
> batteries
> would last forever. Would have been nice to see the Ernesto effect  
> yesterday.

Not forever. The battery is a 6 volt lantern battery with a two year  
shelf life. They say with a 15 minute interval the life should match  
the shelf life. Of course, a battery could well last longer than its  
shelf life, but at some point even with no drain it will fail.

Even at two years, that amount to $6 a year, not enough to break even  
the cheapest ham ;-)

Steve K4HG