Battery bank. A bunch of 2V cells.
Chainsaw action to clear out trees that are in the way of guy wires:
Setting up the gin pole and tower mast onto center footing:
Gin pole is raised:
The rest of the turn buckles are put in place before the tower is fully raised:
Solar array frame:
Autumn is in full swing in Fairbanks:
Snowy statistics:
THE STATISTICS SHOW THAT THIS FIRST SNOWFALL IN THE MIDDLE TANANA
VALLEY IS JUST ABOUT ON SCHEDULE...
THE AVERAGE DATE FOR THE FIRST TRACE OF SNOWFALL IN
FAIRBANKS...SEPTEMBER 21.
THE AVERAGE DATE FOR THE SNOWFALL IN FAIRBANKS REACHES 1
INCH...OCTOBER 8.
THE AVERAGE DATE ON WHICH THE SNOW PACK ON THE GROUND IN FAIRBANKS
BECOMES PERMANENT...OCTOBER 18.
Forecast for Tuesday:
FPAK53PAFG_AKZ222
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AKZ222-221430-
MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY-
INCLUDING...FAIRBANKS...FORT WAINWRIGHT...EIELSON AFB...ESTER...
NORTH POLE...MOOSE CREEK...TWO RIVERS...FOX...CHATANIKA...CHENA
HOT SPRINGS...SOURDOUGH CAMP
316 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
PERIODS OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT...MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO SNOW
OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH ABOVE
1500 FT. LOWS 30 TO 40. EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 25
MPH ON THE HILLS.
.TUESDAY...RAIN...MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO SNOW OVER THE HILLS.
HIGHS 35 TO 45. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION 1 TO 2 INCHES ON THE
HILLS. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN A
CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 30. WEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
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