Belmont CERT’s current radio-in-a-box received a much needed upgrade recently. The upgrade now allows the radio, and the lithium phosphate (LiFePo4) battery, to operate via solar power. Unfortunately (or fortunately) in the course of the mods it was discovered that the original battery was no longer charging properly. Thanks to the Tim Wong CERT grant funding, components were procured to upgrade the existing radio unit AND to build a second one. This will result in each Belmont trailer being equipped with a portable ham radio capability.
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