Author: W0AV
43 is Back!
After a full week of burn in and adjustments, we are ready to say that 43 is back on the air and performing at its best. It was a rocky road of eeprom and eprom burning, reconfiguring and the like to get us where we are after a catastrophic failure. […]
145.43 Repeater is Down
We have developed a very strange issue with the repeater controller on 43. We have powered it down and will be troubleshooting over the coming week. We hope it is something simple… but this seems like a pretty big deal. Considering that this controller is going on 30yrs of age, […]
All PL Tones Are Now 107.2Hz
The migration to using a PL of 107.2Hz has been completed on all machines. Please update your radios ASAP!
Changing PL Tones on ALL Repeaters
We have decided that it’s time to consolidate PL tones on all of our repeaters. We have some cross channel interference that can’t be resolved because of geo-location. We have shared the same PL tone for some time. The only good solution to avoid the cross channel broadband noise is […]
145.43 is Back on the Air
The necessary storm damage repairs have been completed. The repeater is back on the air and fully functional.
145.43 Storm Damage OTA
Well.. we are once again off the air due to lightning damage. The storms that moved through yesterday brought with them a wrath of lightning. This didn’t fair well for us. The building lost power, the generator fired up and breakers were tripped. Much damage occurred. We will be assessing […]
145.43 Power Supply Failure
We experienced a failure in the power supply that controls logic to the transmitter building over the weekend. We have taken the repeater offline as a result. The issue is minor and we should have the repeater back on the air in the next day or two. Thanks for your […]