= NOW 13 WPM = TEXT IS FROM SEPTEMBER 2021 QST PAGE 68 = THESE TO THE BASE, AS THEY CAN BE POSITIONED AS NEEDED, DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF RADIO AND/OR PERIPHERAL MODULES YOU USE. THE CRUX OF THE SYSTEM IS THE MODULES. I HAVE TWO RADIOS ONE FOR VHF FM AND ANOTHER FOR MULTIMODE HF/ VHF/ UHF. EACH MOUNTING BRACKET IS SCREWED ONTO OPPOSING ENDS OF INDIVIDUAL FOUR BY FOURS. THE RADIOS ARE THEN MOUNTED ON THE BRACKETS. IN MY CASE, THIS MADE TWO FOUR BY FOUR MODULES. THE NUMBER OF MODULES WILL VARY BASED ON HOW MANY RADIOS YOU HAVE. FOR DC POWER MANAGEMENT, I MOUNTED < QST DE W1AW = A WEST MOUNTAIN RADIO N8XJK SUPER BOOSTER ONTO A THIRD MODULE TO USE WITH MY 12 V SEALED LEAD ACID SLA BATTERIES. WHEN THE VOLTAGE FROM THE BATTERY DROPS, THE BOOSTER BRINGS IT UP TO A LEVEL THAT ALLOWS FOR OPTIMAL TRANSMISSION. LASTLY, I MOUNTED MY WEST MOUNTAIN RADIO EPIC PWRGATE, WHICH IS PROGRAMMED TO CHARGE MY LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATE LFP BATTERY FROM A SOLAR PANEL OR POWER SUPPLY, ONTO A FOURTH FOUR BY FOUR TO PLACE WITH THE OTHERS = END OF 13 WPM TEXT = QST DE W1AW <