Author: W0AV

147.12 Re-Build is FINISHED
Good news! We are FINALLY finished building the new 147.12 repeater and plan to move it into place on July 27, 2013. We have spent a lot of time testing and aligning to be sure everything is ready and we just have to drop it into place in a couple […]

147.12 Almost READY
Wow. We’re almost there. We spent last Saturday finishing up tweaks audio processing, levels and deviation. When we stopped, the new Motorola repeater was functioning as we designed. So now our plan is to pretty up the wiring, get everything labeled and then plan the install! We’re hoping that we’ll […]

147.12 Progress Report
We made a lot of progress this weekend. We are nearly complete with the new repeater build. We are finishing some audio connections and doing final testing. It looks like we will finish the work mid-June and hopefully have everything back on the air by the end of the month. […]

147.12 Repeater Off The Air
An over voltage issue with a power supply damaged the controller on the 147.12 repeater during the installation of a newly configured Motorola MSF5000. Parts are on order and we hope to have the new system on the air within a couple of weeks. This was quite the unplanned event! […]

147.12 Replacement Planned 5.18.13
Hey Everyone, Just a heads-up that we plan on having a major outage on Saturday May 18, 2013 to replace a large portion of the 147.12 repeater system. The plan right now is to swap out the GE Master II repeater with a Motorola MSF5000. This includes a completely new […]

145.43 Repairs
The 145.43 repeater is again working. Repairs have been made post-lightning damage and everything appears to be working to our satisfaction.

145.43 Off-The-Air Due to Lightning
This morning’s storm took us out. The transmitter tower took a major lightning strike damaging the lighting system and various logic components. Thus we are off-the-air until repairs can be made within the next week or two.