[Ares-races] government purchased amateur radio equipment

[JOE]

This is where packet radio comes into play.  I have my town government 2 
meter station playing on packet radio 24/7/365.  This gives me quick 
notification of when the station/power supply/antenna/feedline/etc fail 
because my phone rings to tell me that the packet station is not working 
properly.  It also alerts me of theft of the equipment, as it will go off 
the air.

Consider putting your station on packet radio, possibly the local APRS or 
DX cluster frequency.  Turn the power down to midrange so as to conserve 
the equipment (although packet radio duty cycle is low) and let the ham 
community keep you informed as to your stations health.

73, Joe, K1ike

At 07:02 PM 7/20/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>ares-races@mailman.qth.net

Following an initial period, first the manuals get lost, then the equipment
stops working, and no one seems to ever get around to getting it repaired.
When the hams show up to use it, it doesn't work.


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