[FADCA] DeLand FPAC site trip and Linux update

Sat, 21 Sep 2002 21:54:00 -0400

There are strange thing sometimes with propogation.
The Linux guy is really making progress. Glad to hear it.

Russ

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From: bud Thompson <[email protected]>
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Cc: Clayton KA4NHW <[email protected]>; Rick W4RP Melbourne
<[email protected]>; Rick Muething KN6KB <[email protected]>;
Charlie N3PPC <[email protected]>; Paul Miller N4WKQ <[email protected]>; JAX
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Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 9:48 PM
Subject: [FADCA] DeLand FPAC site trip and Linux update

Deltona
Saturday Sept 21 2140EST

Charlie, N3PPC, and I did the following at the DeLand FPAC site today.

1. Determined the old hardline for the 220 port is bad.
2. Put in new 9913
3. Added 220 5-el beam to the mast under the vertical  - VSWR 1.12:1
4.  While there with the beam pointed to #COA we could work DAB just fine
off the side, so we left the system on the beam  to see if it improves
things to Cocoa during darkness.  We can change back to the Vertical if
necessary.
5. Installed the DTMF controller which allows cycling power on computer and
another function for cycling TNC power.  A third function to power down
everything was not set up as the power relay for that chattered! We'll
replace the relay.

With the controller available we removed the timer.

We restarted the system at 1340 or so and departed.  The system ran until
2012 and died.  A remote recycle brought it up just fine.  We'll see how
much of a problem that is..  The system halted again at 2133.  I 'm
expecting to have to replace the computer.  That computer had not failed
once a month while on the FPAC testing here since January!

The 220 port worked fine all afternoon, but sometime about 1800-1900 or so
it could no longer work DAB, but I did connect to #COA once after that.. and
just did again though I can't get to DAB.  .Maybe off the side of the beam
doesn't work at night!

The LINUX guy I mentioned Friday sent me an e-mail about 2015 - he had FBB
LINUX up and running and wanted me to run it through some paces.  He said
he'd be taking a look at LINUX FPAC tomorrow.

More later.

bud

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