Re: [Swprograms] Answer (Re: Power consumption of WiFi Internet radio tuners?)

[Kevin Anderson <k9iua@xxxxxxxxx>]

To each their own, Joe.  I was sharing information that I
learned.  As I said at the end of my post, it may not matter to
others, but power consumption nonetheless matters to me in my
consumer decisions and my view of living within the Earth's
environment and responsible energy resource use.  It is not
simply a matter of cost.  I operate strictly QRP 5 watts in my
ham radio use for the same reasons, and turn off computers and
lights when I'm not using them, etc.  It all adds up, individual
decisions made by persons, accumulated across thousands or
millions/billions of population.

Cheers/73,
Kevin
--- josephbuch@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> The term Watts per hour is a nonsequitur as Mr. Spock used to
> say.  A device consumes Watts.  How many Watts is a function
> of the design and the volume level you play the radio.  If a
> device that consumes 1 Watt is on for an hour, it consumes a
> Watt-hour of electricity.  If the cost of electricity is $.10
> per kilowatt hour, the cost of operating your radio for an
> hour will be 15/1000 x 0.10 = $0.0015.  You have bigger things
> to worry about.
>    
>   Joe
> 
> Kevin Anderson <k9iua@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   In answering my own question, I contacted the sales
> department
> of Tangent Audio (home based in Denmark), the manufacturers of
> the Tangent Quattro, one of the Reciva-powered internet audio
> ["radio"] appliances on the market. They in turn contacted
> their technical department and got me an answer:
> 
> Depending on what normal listening volume is, from 12 to 15
> watts/hour.
> 
> About what I was expecting. More than a radio, but certainly
> less than a laptop and far less than a common desktop
> computer. 
> Obviously not counted in this is the power consumption of the
> cable or dsl modem, plus wireless router/access point, needed
> minimally to use a wireless internet audio appliance such as
> the
> Tangent Quattro in one's home.
> 
> Power consumption may not matter to most people, but it does
> to
> me.
> 
> Kevin Anderson
> 
> --- Kevin Anderson wrote:
> 
> > I been checking webpages and manuals online for the various
> > WiFi
> > radio tuners, such as the Acoustic Energy and Tangent
> Quattro,
> > hoping to get an idea what their power consumption is like. 
> > So
> > far no luck in finding that type of information.
> > 
> > Those of you who have seen these in person, do you recall
> what
> > the power transformer was rated for? Have you seen any power
> > consumption figures?
> > 
> > I ask because one of my pros for radio receivers in general
> is
> > their low power consumption compared to other devices such
> as
> > television and computers. One of my reluctances for leaving
> > computers on when they are not being used has also been, in
> > part, because of power consumption and not wanting to waste
> > this
> > energy (and pay the bill) for idle use. I doubt an Internet
> > radio appliance will consume as much electricity as an
> actual
> > desktop computer, but nonetheless is probably not trivial
> > either
> > as these are nonetheless computers, albeit specialized ones.
> 
> > 
> > Just curious,
> > Kevin Anderson
> > 
> > 
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