January 26, 2014
Well, it's been a while again...but here are some repeater updates that I hope you might be interested in....
1) The 145.47 repeater is temporarily off the air. I had to shut the repeater down late Thursday night after it was determined to be causing interference to other repeaters and frequencies. I hope to be able to pay a visit to the repeater site within the next day or two to restore it to service. I *definitely* want it back on the air before the 47 Net on Thursday Evening!
2) In case you haven't heard or seen the news on my website...I am THRILLED to announce that I have taken over operation of the 146.85 repeater, formerly the WA4KJH repeater. Keith and I went to Cove Mountain back in October and I brought the repeater to my home for repairs and upgrades. I have replaced the duplexer with a newer model pass/reject duplexer, retuned the receiver, and am in the process of installing the remote control equipment that all of my repeaters must have. I hope to have the repeater on the air in "test mode" very soon from a temporary location. But I am also very pleased to inform everyone that the 146.85 repeater will be returning to its home on Cove Mountain as soon as possible! I have been able to reach an agreement with the site landlord that will allow its return. I hope you will be looking for 85's return to the 4000+ AMSL site very soon! 146.85 is another "Heritage" repeater in East Tennessee, tracing its roots back to the early seventies. I will add some historical information (and maybe some pictures) to the website as they become available.
3) While traveling for the Vol Radio Network, I have had some time to revise and upgrade the website. I still have some more work to do, but I hope you will pay it a visit- www.wb4gbi.com.
With the exception of 145.47, ALL of the repeaters are up and running. A HUGE "Thank you" to Todd Overbay, KA4OAK, for tuning the new .85 duplexer, and to Kevin, W4KEV, for re-setting the 224.34 repeater when it failed earler this week. And, last but not least, Thank you for using the repeaters!
Thanks for reading! I subscribe to a repeater group's listserver in Georgia where the owner frequently updates everyone on the goings on with his repeaters. If you would like to hear more from me, how about an email letting me know that you got this one? Thanks in advance!
73 de Tim WB4GBI
