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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 1.35em; line-height: 22.72px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">We often get asked about how much it costs to operate transmission equipment at a remote site.<br>I've posted this before, but here is a current appraisal on behalf of a Client:</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 1.35em; line-height: 22.72px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i><br></i></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 1.35em; line-height: 22.72px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i>The equipment in your rack consumes:<br style="line-height: 22.72px;">TX300 at 50W RF = 78VA </i></span></p></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 1.35em; line-height: 22.72px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i>RDS-1 = 35VA</i></span></p></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 1.35em; line-height: 22.72px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i>DSPX processor = 42VA</i></span></p></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 1.35em; line-height: 22.72px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Codec = 5VA</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 22.72px; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></p></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 1.35em; line-height: 22.72px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i>Total = 160VA - equivalent to less than 3 of the fluorescent lamps which are on at all times in that lift motor room.</i></span></p></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 15px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 1.35em; line-height: 22.72px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><i>Current electricity cost is around 14p per kWh, so annual consumption of your equipment costs:<br style="line-height: 22.72px;">0,16 (kW) x 24 (hours) x 365 (days) x 0,14 (£/kWh) = £196.<br style="line-height: 22.72px;">You could either agree to pay (the site owners) this annually - or they could install a meter if they prefer.</i></span></p></div><br><div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:1;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="3"><b>Ian Hickling</b><br></font></div><font style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:1;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:12pt;" size="3"><font style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);">Partner</font></font><br><br><a href="http://www.transplanuk.com/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);"><img alt="" src="https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/2SkDsnIzSZgRbNnNKBSiwxiFhFQWRGV55mTjVL23fulnJpstZmYxeKrrYefY4qxiSgkMrAETld64XINLXCsujE_zI5gAsQyWeCWvHixcrNYtar3Sij4YlVBgN2NSQ-n2DsgZvrnpWZlfwCQ=s0-d-e1-ft#http://www.transplanuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/transplan_UK_weblogo_190x60.png"></a><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:1;word-spacing:0px;"><i><font size="3">Office: 01635 578435 (7am-11pm UK time)</font></i></div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:1;word-spacing:0px;"><i><font size="3">Carphone: 07530 980115 (only responds when driving)</font></i></div><div style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:1;word-spacing:0px;"><i><font size="3">6 Horn Street, Compton, NEWBURY, RG20 6QS</font></i></div></div> </div></body>
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