From lengriff at optimum.net  Sun Jun  7 08:54:05 2020
From: lengriff at optimum.net (Len Griffin)
Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2020 08:54:05 -0400
Subject: [ETS/PARC List] 2M repeater signal
Message-ID: <000001d63cca$ba6686b0$2f339410$@optimum.net>

Hope everyone is healthy and safe. Things are so wacky right now.

 

I have observed that the 2M repeater signal is weak. Please e-mail me with
your observations.

 

We may have a problem with the MIRAGE B108 power amplifier. If so, it will
need to be replaced.

We drive it with about 7watts for 50w out.

 

Does anyone have a VHF amplifier?

 

A HENRY repeater amp would cost about $700.

A Chinese amp would be about $125

 

Len

WB2HKK


From mrpjf150 at gmail.com  Sun Jun  7 12:40:31 2020
From: mrpjf150 at gmail.com (Pete Fierro)
Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2020 12:40:31 -0400
Subject: [ETS/PARC List] 2M repeater signal
In-Reply-To: <000001d63cca$ba6686b0$2f339410$@optimum.net>
References: <000001d63cca$ba6686b0$2f339410$@optimum.net>
Message-ID: <CAE+kjPfwFooL2s9qOXqTs4VKXzupX+37Kwuvq4PBN3kUTA8y=w@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Len

  When I was out&about last night,there is a dramatic power drop on the
repeater.Hope the repeater hasn't got COVID-19!

   I would advise having nothing to do with any Chinese equipment onsite.My
experience running node radios with anything Chinese is that they are very
substandard&not meant for continuous duty.Two of my TYT radios burned up on
Allstar on low power&even with a cooling fan blasting on the
heatsink!Alincos saved the day

  I do have a very old Motorola VHF amp you can tinker with if you want.Got
it at the Timonium hamfest years ago.

  We wont know whats up until we go onsite to see whats up.

  Amps from TE Systems are what I hear the best,better than a Henry&priced
about the same.I know some repeater owners that have these amps&they are
reliable

http://tesystems.com/

Pete
KD2ARB





On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 8:54 AM Len Griffin <lengriff at optimum.net> wrote:

> Hope everyone is healthy and safe. Things are so wacky right now.
>
>
>
> I have observed that the 2M repeater signal is weak. Please e-mail me with
> your observations.
>
>
>
> We may have a problem with the MIRAGE B108 power amplifier. If so, it will
> need to be replaced.
>
> We drive it with about 7watts for 50w out.
>
>
>
> Does anyone have a VHF amplifier?
>
>
>
> A HENRY repeater amp would cost about $700.
>
> A Chinese amp would be about $125
>
>
>
> Len
>
> WB2HKK
>
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From lengriff at optimum.net  Fri Jun 12 17:04:57 2020
From: lengriff at optimum.net (Len Griffin)
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2020 17:04:57 -0400
Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Site Visit Today
Message-ID: <000901d640fd$215c02b0$64140810$@optimum.net>

          Due to an obvious signal reduction from the repeater transmitter,
a site visit was necessary.

 

The crew was myself, Len, WB2HKK; Rich KB2LLM; and Pete KD2ARB.

 

We arrived to find the Mirage B108 ( 10 in / 80 out ) amplifier had NO
POWER. The power output to the antenna, measured on the Motorola service
monitor, was a whopping .39 watts! Yep, only 390 milliwatts to the antenna,
yet we all could still hear it!

 

I removed the 15A fuse in the amp ( that did NOT seem blown ), and replaced
it., The amp was then working. After a keydown for about 15 minutes, it
again failed. The fuseholder itself was screaming HOT. I tried another fuse,
with the same results.the fuseholder got VERY hot. Tapping on it made the
amp fail momentarily.

 

The decision was made to put the standby repeater tray on air. The output to
the antenna is now 16watts, only about 3dB down from before.

 

The right thing to do is put a real repeater amp in place. A HENRY amp ( 10w
in / 100w out ) to match the 220 amp will be about $700.00. This will need
to be approved by the officers.

 

PS: We should get a crew up there soon to trim some branches that are over
the FiOS lines.

 

Len

WB2HKK


From drumor at optonline.net  Fri Jun 12 20:34:43 2020
From: drumor at optonline.net (drumor at optonline.net)
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2020 20:34:43 -0400
Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Site Visit Today
In-Reply-To: <000901d640fd$215c02b0$64140810$@optimum.net>
References: <000901d640fd$215c02b0$64140810$@optimum.net>
Message-ID: <02a901d6411a$6f8b8ce0$4ea2a6a0$@optonline.net>

It's amazing how this went from a defective fuse holder to a $700 amplifier.
Maybe we should meet and discuss our option.

73, Drew, W2OU

-----Original Message-----
From: etslist-bounces at mailman.qth.net <etslist-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
Behalf Of Len Griffin
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2020 5:05 PM
To: ETSLIST <etslist at mailman.qth.net>; Chris Fine <crfine at aol.com>; K2NBC
Victor <vpennetta at pennetta.com>; KB2LLM <KB2LLM at juno.com>; KD2ARB
<mrpjf150 at gmail.com>; W2CZM Kevin Dezuzio <w2czm at geezerlab.com>
Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Site Visit Today

          Due to an obvious signal reduction from the repeater transmitter,
a site visit was necessary.

 

The crew was myself, Len, WB2HKK; Rich KB2LLM; and Pete KD2ARB.

 

We arrived to find the Mirage B108 ( 10 in / 80 out ) amplifier had NO
POWER. The power output to the antenna, measured on the Motorola service
monitor, was a whopping .39 watts! Yep, only 390 milliwatts to the antenna,
yet we all could still hear it!

 

I removed the 15A fuse in the amp ( that did NOT seem blown ), and replaced
it., The amp was then working. After a keydown for about 15 minutes, it
again failed. The fuseholder itself was screaming HOT. I tried another fuse,
with the same results.the fuseholder got VERY hot. Tapping on it made the
amp fail momentarily.

 

The decision was made to put the standby repeater tray on air. The output to
the antenna is now 16watts, only about 3dB down from before.

 

The right thing to do is put a real repeater amp in place. A HENRY amp ( 10w
in / 100w out ) to match the 220 amp will be about $700.00. This will need
to be approved by the officers.

 

PS: We should get a crew up there soon to trim some branches that are over
the FiOS lines.

 

Len

WB2HKK

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From mrpjf150 at gmail.com  Sat Jun 13 11:05:38 2020
From: mrpjf150 at gmail.com (Pete Fierro)
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2020 11:05:38 -0400
Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Skywarn Training
Message-ID: <CAE+kjPf34NGz_zo-dMWWE_VaK65s4aiL5oyp0UuR+vReuWikJQ@mail.gmail.com>

The National weather service New York is hosting a SkyWarn training webinar
next Thursday June 18th 7-9 pm.Its all free. Anyone can click the link
below to sign up. Look for the SkyWarn training at the top of the page.

73
Pete
KD2ARB

http://www.weather.gov/nyc

From mrpjf150 at gmail.com  Sat Jun 13 15:40:13 2020
From: mrpjf150 at gmail.com (Pete Fierro)
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2020 15:40:13 -0400
Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Amateur Radio Newsline
Message-ID: <CAE+kjPdn=FiZHpyzXPixyn09w-wpHjB56jeBggH3FWXAwOBenA@mail.gmail.com>

  Greetings

   The Amateur Radio Newsline will air on the K2ETS two meter repeater on
Sunday nights at 21:00.This is something new&the content is interesting.

  The scripts have been written&the connect/disconnect will be automatic
via CRON.

  The ARRL News will still be maintained on Monday nights at 21:00

Pete
KD2ARB

From w2oudrew at gmail.com  Sun Jun 14 22:04:30 2020
From: w2oudrew at gmail.com (w2oudrew at gmail.com)
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2020 22:04:30 -0400
Subject: [ETS/PARC List] FW: Drive-up VE Exam Session June 13, 2020
In-Reply-To: <005a01d642b7$92752f10$b75f8d30$@optonline.net>
References: <005a01d642b7$92752f10$b75f8d30$@optonline.net>
Message-ID: <007101d642b9$4ef91ce0$eceb56a0$@gmail.com>

ETSNJ,

Saturday ETSNJ VEs in cooperation with VEs from other clubs held a drive-up
exam session in Clark NJ, There were 20 candidates and 15 VEs scheduled. At
the end of the morning all candidates had either earned a new license or an
upgrade.

 

73, Drew Moore, W2OU

 


Subject: Drive-up VE Exam Session June 13, 2020

 

Participants,

 

Yesterday's drive up exam session went very well and we couldn't have asked
for a better day. Every one testing for the technician license passed that
element with flying colors. The statistics showed:

 

Total Test Elements Administered

 

Technician    General         Extra              Total

13                   12                   4                      29

 

 

Licenses earned

 

Technician    General         Extra              Total Licenses earned

9                      6                      2                      17


 

 

Photos can be viewed , downloaded at

 

https://drumor.smugmug.com/CE061320/n-433N9V/ 

 

I finished scanning and uploading 80 documents to the ARRL/VEC today. You
should be receiving an email concerning your license grants by the end of
the week. Drop me a note when you receive your new call . Many of you have
sent emails expressing you appreciation of how smoothly the event went.
Thank you. Speaking for the volunteer examiners "We appreciate that all of
you took the time to study the materials and we hope to hear you on the air
soon." Try to locate a local Amateur Radio Club to broaden your interest in
or hobby. Hams love to talk. Many of the VEs are from different surrounding
clubs and they too enjoyed the event.

 

73,

 

E. Drew Moore, W2OU

732-801-4654

 


From cdemers at cjd77.com  Thu Jun 25 16:21:02 2020
From: cdemers at cjd77.com (Chris Demers)
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 16:21:02 -0400
Subject: [ETS/PARC List] ETS of NJ May 2020 Minutes
Message-ID: <b6f69095-7618-8c9a-abdd-5c1e5d36b697@cjd77.com>

*Minutes for the Meeting on May 29th, 2020 (via repeater)*

*Electronic Technology Society of New Jersey (ETS of NJ)*

The Meeting was called to order by President Vic Pennetta, K2NBC at 8:03 
PM on the K2ETS repeater. This was followed by the check-ins of 
participating members.

Bill K2WLR is now VP, Chris KD2PMP is now Secretary.Both welcomed. 
Outgoing officers were thanked for their service.

**Minutes**

Minutes went out shortly before the meeting. Larry W2LJ Thanked for support.

*Minutes Accepted - KD2ARB motioned, WB2HKK Seconded.*

**Treasures Report**

Dan, not checked in, may report later.

**Correspondence* *

Larry W2LJ ? Just web developer spam via feedback form.

Vic K2NBC ? reporting correspondence from Courtney Rinalide (sp) ? 
Scotch Plains Rec. department. 5/1 They have application, will hold 
date, but will hold off on accepting the payment. Last Sunday (8/30) 
brookside park planned for picnic.

**Committee Reports**

**Technical Committee**

Rich KB2LLM ? All 4 repeaters are up and running.

Len WB2HKK ? Running July 2017 version of Allstar. Dotydummy (sp) fixes 
audio timing. Restart Asterisk once a week and all seems well. 100% 
reliable repeater. Experimenting with ASLAMD running on his repeater. 
Only runs for 2 weeks and then loses communication, must do a full 
reboot to recover.Has posted some Allstar questions but gets no 
answers.Will continue with reliable old version until something better 
comes along.

**Other Business**

KB2LLM Wondering about in person June meeting.May be possible.

**Old Business** None

**New Business** None

**Health and Welfare** No reports.

**Comments**

Vic K2NBC - Thank you to first responders who are taking care of things 
and making them easier for all of us.

Len WB2HKK ? Shared thoughts on challenges of shutdown and debugging an 
amplifier problem and gardening.

Vic K2NBC ? Shared mother?s birthday story.

Pete KD2ARB ? Allstar link group is in disarray as a major player 
left.It will need to reorganize. Reminder about WIN System Technical 
Net, Friday 10 PM.

Vic K2NBC ? Apologized for dropouts at the last meeting, it was a 
problem with the cooling fan, but it all seems to be working now.

Pete KD2ARB ? Hamfest updates. No Sussex Hamfest.

**Adjournment**

8:35 pm meeting adjourned.

*Check-ins*

*Call*

	

*Name*

	

*Location*

	

*Type*

WD2NZC(sp)

	

	

	

KD2ARB

	

Pete

	

Bellmead, NJ

	

Mobile

WB2HKK

	

Len

	

Old Bridge, NJ

	

 From his repeater via Allstar

K2WLR

	

Bill

	

Metuchen, NJ

	

Base

KD2KC

	

Jerry

	

Colonia, NJ

	

Base

KC2PI

	

Chris

	

Ridgewood, NJ

	

EchoLink

W2LJ

	

Larry

	

South Plainfield, NJ

	

Base

W2CZM

	

Kevin

	

Martinsville, NJ

	

KB2LLM

	

Rich

	

Clark, NJ

	

K2NBC

	

Vic

	

Edison, NJ

	

KD2PMP

	

Chris

	

Rahway, NJ

	

KD2IKS

	

John

	

Rahway, NJ

	

Listening, checked in via phone

****Respectfully Submitted,* *

Chris KD2PMP


From vpennetta at pennetta.com  Thu Jun 25 16:48:50 2020
From: vpennetta at pennetta.com (Victor Pennetta)
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 20:48:50 +0000
Subject: [ETS/PARC List] ETS of NJ May 2020 Minutes
In-Reply-To: <b6f69095-7618-8c9a-abdd-5c1e5d36b697@cjd77.com>
References: <b6f69095-7618-8c9a-abdd-5c1e5d36b697@cjd77.com>
Message-ID: <BYAPR08MB6040352C07F839FE42E4FB5CC3920@BYAPR08MB6040.namprd08.prod.outlook.com>

Chris,

Nice job with the meeting minutes.  Thank you.

73,
Victor, K2NBC
President, ETS of NJ




-----Original Message-----
From: etslist-bounces at mailman.qth.net <etslist-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Chris Demers
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 4:21 PM
To: ETSNJ <etslist at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [ETS/PARC List] ETS of NJ May 2020 Minutes

*Minutes for the Meeting on May 29th, 2020 (via repeater)*

*Electronic Technology Society of New Jersey (ETS of NJ)*

The Meeting was called to order by President Vic Pennetta, K2NBC at 8:03 PM on the K2ETS repeater. This was followed by the check-ins of participating members.

Bill K2WLR is now VP, Chris KD2PMP is now Secretary.Both welcomed. 
Outgoing officers were thanked for their service.

**Minutes**

Minutes went out shortly before the meeting. Larry W2LJ Thanked for support.

*Minutes Accepted - KD2ARB motioned, WB2HKK Seconded.*

**Treasures Report**

Dan, not checked in, may report later.

**Correspondence* *

Larry W2LJ ? Just web developer spam via feedback form.

Vic K2NBC ? reporting correspondence from Courtney Rinalide (sp) ? Scotch Plains Rec. department. 5/1 They have application, will hold date, but will hold off on accepting the payment. Last Sunday (8/30) brookside park planned for picnic.

**Committee Reports**

**Technical Committee**

Rich KB2LLM ? All 4 repeaters are up and running.

Len WB2HKK ? Running July 2017 version of Allstar. Dotydummy (sp) fixes audio timing. Restart Asterisk once a week and all seems well. 100% reliable repeater. Experimenting with ASLAMD running on his repeater. 
Only runs for 2 weeks and then loses communication, must do a full reboot to recover.Has posted some Allstar questions but gets no answers.Will continue with reliable old version until something better comes along.

**Other Business**

KB2LLM Wondering about in person June meeting.May be possible.

**Old Business** None

**New Business** None

**Health and Welfare** No reports.

**Comments**

Vic K2NBC - Thank you to first responders who are taking care of things and making them easier for all of us.

Len WB2HKK ? Shared thoughts on challenges of shutdown and debugging an amplifier problem and gardening.

Vic K2NBC ? Shared mother?s birthday story.

Pete KD2ARB ? Allstar link group is in disarray as a major player left.It will need to reorganize. Reminder about WIN System Technical Net, Friday 10 PM.

Vic K2NBC ? Apologized for dropouts at the last meeting, it was a problem with the cooling fan, but it all seems to be working now.

Pete KD2ARB ? Hamfest updates. No Sussex Hamfest.

**Adjournment**

8:35 pm meeting adjourned.

*Check-ins*

*Call*

	

*Name*

	

*Location*

	

*Type*

WD2NZC(sp)

	

	

	

KD2ARB

	

Pete

	

Bellmead, NJ

	

Mobile

WB2HKK

	

Len

	

Old Bridge, NJ

	

 From his repeater via Allstar

K2WLR

	

Bill

	

Metuchen, NJ

	

Base

KD2KC

	

Jerry

	

Colonia, NJ

	

Base

KC2PI

	

Chris

	

Ridgewood, NJ

	

EchoLink

W2LJ

	

Larry

	

South Plainfield, NJ

	

Base

W2CZM

	

Kevin

	

Martinsville, NJ

	

KB2LLM

	

Rich

	

Clark, NJ

	

K2NBC

	

Vic

	

Edison, NJ

	

KD2PMP

	

Chris

	

Rahway, NJ

	

KD2IKS

	

John

	

Rahway, NJ

	

Listening, checked in via phone

****Respectfully Submitted,* *

Chris KD2PMP

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From vpennetta at pennetta.com  Fri Jun 26 19:50:39 2020
From: vpennetta at pennetta.com (Victor Pennetta)
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2020 23:50:39 +0000
Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Need Control Operator For Tonight's Meeting
Message-ID: <cfd264f7-2935-4a4d-9a33-710aa5ab9e4e@email.android.com>

I am down the shore today. Had to meet a contractor who is doing some work to my home down here. Ran later than I planned so I will not back home in time for tonight's meeting. Hopefully our VP or someone else can be tonight's control operator.  Sorry for the late notice.
73
Victor, K2NBC

From mrpjf150 at gmail.com  Sat Jun 27 10:48:36 2020
From: mrpjf150 at gmail.com (Pete Fierro)
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2020 10:48:36 -0400
Subject: [ETS/PARC List] Echolink....
Message-ID: <CAE+kjPd6pemGsVkKR7KHG9JU-xa41JxW7_vD_htO8LRqxJwpyQ@mail.gmail.com>

     Hello

   I heard that the Echolink was not working last night if we had our
meeting.The echolink is now working&available for use.Still on the two
meter side

Pete
KD2ARB