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HB9V · Radio Amateurs of Canton Vaud

Electricity consumption calculator

⚡ Electricity Consumption Calculator

Estimate the electricity cost of your amateur radio shack

🔌 Your Equipment

ct/kWh
🗺️ View the interactive map to find the price in your municipality
📻

Radio Station (HF/VHF/UHF)

100W HF transceiver (transmitting)
W
h/day
CHF 0/year
HF transceiver (standby/receive)
W
h/day
CHF 0/year
1kW linear amplifier
W
h/day
CHF 0/year
Amplifier (standby)
W
h/day
CHF 0/year
50W VHF/UHF transceiver
W
h/day
CHF 0/year
Handheld (battery charging)
W
h/day
CHF 0/year
💻

Digital Modes & SDR

MMDVM hotspot (Pi-Star/WPSD)
W
h/day
CHF 0/year
SDR receiver (RTL-SDR, SDRPlay)
W
h/day
CHF 0/year
Panadapter / external SDR
W
h/day
CHF 0/year
TNC / packet modem
W
h/day
CHF 0/year
🖥️

Shack Computing

Desktop PC (in use)
W
h/day
CHF 0/year
Desktop PC (standby)
W
h/day
CHF 0/year
24-27" monitor
W
h/day
CHF 0/year
Second monitor
W
h/day
CHF 0/year
Raspberry Pi (24/7 server)
W
h/day
CHF 0/year
NAS / file server
W
h/day
CHF 0/year
🌐

Network & Accessories

WiFi router
W
h/day
CHF 0/year
Network switch
W
h/day
CHF 0/year
13.8V power supply (no load)
W
h/day
CHF 0/year
Antenna rotator (rotating)
W
h/day
CHF 0/year
Shack lighting (LED)
W
h/day
CHF 0/year

➕ Add custom equipment

📊 Results

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CHF/year
Monthly cost
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Daily cost
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Consumption
0 kWh/year
Average power
0 W
Total power in use 0 W

📋 Breakdown by category

💡 Equivalents

🍺 ≈ 0 beers at the pub
☕ ≈ 0 coffees at a café
⛽ ≈ 0 litres of petrol
📻 ≈ 0 ct per QSO (100 QSOs/year)
💡 Tip: Use a power meter to measure the real consumption of your equipment. The default values are average estimates.