[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] 147.315 Repeater

[Rich Adamy]

Thanks, Jack!!

Rich

On Tue, Jul 1, 2025, 20:39 W4JJ <jackparker at w4jj.com> wrote:

> Rich,
>
> Great work by the technical team!
>
> 73,
> Jack / W4JJ
>
> > On Jul 1, 2025, at 8:27 PM, Rich Adamy <ka4gfy at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > There had been a strange carrier bringing up the 147.315 repeater for
> > about 10 to 12 days every 90 seconds. I timed the keying of the
> > repeater to once every 90 seconds.  You could set your watch with
> > it.It went beyond annoying.
> >
> > The repeater technicians went to work chasing it down.  We believe it
> > was an unlicensed Part 15 device that was operating on the same
> > frequency or very near the frequency of the remote receiver link
> > frequency.  The transmitter was physically close enough to the
> > repeater site to be heard on the link receiver, but far enough away to
> > not be a full quieting signal and very low power.
> >
> > No telling what the device was.  It could have been a home security
> > system, a weather station or something else that transmits a signal on
> > a regular basis in that part of the spectrum.  It is not unusual to
> > find these devices scattered around various parts of the spectrum.
> > Those devices have to accept whatever interference a licensed service
> > causes them.
> >
> > A couple adjustments were made to the link receiver.  I have not heard
> > the constant keying of the repeater since those adjustments were made.
> > .
> >
> > The repeater appears to be back to normal operation.
> >
> > Rich Adamy, KA4GFY
> > W4HFH Trustee.
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