<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">In 2000 I set up a 5 mile wi-fi link to my off-grid home in the Caribbean with a product I think was called Smartbridges. I doubt they are around anymore. Regardless, I was absolutely floored when it worked. I might have cried. I was streaming a Sling TV device in the middle of nowhere on my first off-grid system!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">So it can definitely be done. The question is whether it is necessary to go through the effort. I favor keeping the Envoy back at the house, primarily to eliminate the neutral and also for the most reliable connectivity. I can have the low voltage guys install Ethernet for this new home build.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Jason</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><tbody></tbody></table><b><div style="text-align:center"><br></div></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 1:36 PM William Miller <<a href="mailto:william@millersolar.com">william@millersolar.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_-9072064345617417373WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Friends:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">We are impressed with the Ubiquiti line of equipment for access points, stations, wifi extenders, and remotely manageable switches. The Unifi system logs up and down time and will notify if there is a failure. We have one RF link that is 5 miles long (it\u2019s not a power system it\u2019s for a community radio station, a volunteer hobby project).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Miller Solar</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">805-438-5600</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/715c171f275652ee0283e286b9dc6c33e471206b?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.millersolar.com%2F&userId=1613865&signature=7b5c9d3d5861c652" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.millersolar.com</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">CA Lic. 773985</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"> RE-wrenches [mailto:<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dave Tedeyan<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 1, 2021 10:08 AM<br><b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Enphase IQ Envoy Distance for Monitoring</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Along what Glenn is saying - I have often used wireless radios to get wifi to the array. I used to use the Engenius ENH202 all the time and they were great, but last I checked the prices went up. I have recently gotten the TP Link CPE210. They are cheap, but not nearly as powerful. I was able to put the ENH202 in the middle of someone's house and generally aim it in the right direction and there would be great signal 500' away even through some trees. The TP link one needs a much better line of sight.</p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Cheers, </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Dave<br clear="all"></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Dave Tedeyan, PE</span></b></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Senior Engineer | Taitem Engineering, PC</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><img border="0" id="gmail-m_-9072064345617417373_x0000_i1025" src="https://www.taitem.com/signatures/logo.png"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">110 South Albany Street | Ithaca, NY 14850</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">o. <u>607.277.1118 x121</u> f. 607.277.2119</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><a href="https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/797c7adb5369c058b8cdb137cbdae86d5c76099e?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.taitem.com&userId=1613865&signature=1723a2aa217060ff" target="_blank">www.taitem.com</a></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Solar \u2022</span><span style="font-size:12.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Sustainability \u2022 Energy \u2022 Design</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Certified B-Corporation since 2013</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 12:20 PM Glenn Burt <<a href="mailto:Glenn.burt@glbcc.com" target="_blank">Glenn.burt@glbcc.com</a>> wrote:</p></div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">I have used a few different WiFi range extenders successfully to ge internet to a remotely located array.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">-Glenn</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Sent from my 'smart'phone, so please excuse typos and spelling errors.</span></p></div></div></div><div><div id="gmail-m_-9072064345617417373gmail-m_-383257236314533385LGEmailHeader"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">------ Original message------</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt">Jason Szumlanski</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">Date: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt">Mon, Mar 1, 2021 10:39 AM</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">To: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt">RE-wrenches;</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">Cc: </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">Subject:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt">[RE-wrenches] Enphase IQ Envoy Distance for Monitoring</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">How far has anyone ever put an IQ Envoy from an array and successfully monitored it?</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">I am planning a ground mount that is 300 feet from a home with 12/240V service. The branch circuits will have an AC combiner panel on a rack at the array with 2 parallel sets of 4/0 Al conductors back to the interconnection point at the house in a meter/main combo. I was planning to put a breaker in the meter/main combo for the IQ Envoy inside an adjacent enclosure. I'm wondering if I will be successful in picking up the microinverters 300 feet away. </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">I'd rather do this than locate that IQ Envoy near the array and worry about getting Internet out there. I know Cellular is an option, but I hate the 6-hour delay in data acquisition.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Thanks,</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Jason Szumlanski</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Florida Solar Design Group</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></b></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt"><img border="0" id="gmail-m_-9072064345617417373_x0000_i1026" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"></span></p></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">_______________________________________________<br>List sponsored by Redwood Alliance<br><br>List Address: <a href="mailto:RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>Change listserver email address & settings:<br><a href="https://mailtrack.io/trace/link/4b57857bbe7aa44d4e0d60946670a3c50ad103a5?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.re-wrenches.org%2Foptions.cgi%2Fre-wrenches-re-wrenches.org&userId=1613865&signature=46ce034c268d1186" target="_blank">http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org</a><br><br>There are two list archives for searching. 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