147.075 is back on the air!
Hooray! After a week of shutdown due to it causing interference to Kevin (W4KEV)’s 145.37 repeater, I was able to pay a visit to the 147.075 site on Tuesday Evening. I exchanged the defective PA (power amplifier) with one that I had as a ready spare. The result was a “clean” signal from 147.075, with no interference to other repeaters. It’s back on the air and ready for your use!
Remember, 147.075 has an open autopatch for your use. I realize that in the age of cellular phones that an autopatch is not as needed as it once was, but there are still a significant amount of autopatch calls that are made by .075 users. And what about those areas up in the mountains where there is NO cellular service? I have heard several autopatches from HT’s up on the tops of some of the mountainous areas within the
I also discovered yet another antenna problem, this one on .075 itself. It appears that I have an antenna or heliax problem on the repeater antenna. This is going to make it harder for portables and distant stations to access 147.075. Rest assured, as soon as I can get a tower climber to the site I will address this one along with the other sites.
Thanks for reading the ‘blog. I know there are over 50 subscribers…but I don’t have any feedback as of late when I write an entry. Hello…(tap,tap,tap)…is this thing on? J
73 de Tim WB4GBI
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2 comments:
Thanks for the updates Tim. It is nice to keep up with the work that you are doing on your repeaters.
I dont think I show up as a subscriber because I read your posts through Google Reader. I greatly appreciate the updates... Keep them coming.
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