[FADCA] Re: Update for 10/29/03

[Bill Sinbine]

At 07:46 PM 10/29/2003 -0500, kptower@bellsouth.net wrote:
>Evening all:
>
>I did get back up to Trinity Towers this afternoon and got the connectors 
>on the feed-lines that we need operational at this time.   I also put the 
>polyphasers in line but they are not grounded to anything as of yet.   I 
>did not have any test equipment with me when I was up there but I did 
>power up the radios and all came on line and seem to be on the right 
>frequencies and the TNCs all powered up and seemed to have gone through a 
>set up or diagnostic mode.   The VHF & the 220 also seem to be active or 
>something since lights are on or flashing on and off on them.   The VHF 
>radio has the busy light on all the time and when I adjusted the volume up 
>the squelch was open.   If someone could try working the system to see if 
>it is awake I world appreciate it.   I am not sure just where in Vero the 
>440 antenna is suppose to be pointing but it should be facing the middle 
>if town now.   As of now the Vero 440, the Cocoa 220 & the local VHF 
>antennas are all connected and should be working.   I will try to get back 
>up there again tomorrow with some test gear.   Going to keep this short 
>tonight since I am under the weather again.
>
>73's
>Eric KD4DJW


Well Eric you did VERY good. I worked the network up to vero from Fort 
Pierce and connected to the node. It looks like all ports are working at 
this time.  Doing a heard on the node it shows activity on all ports. I 
connected to w4rp without any problems but he wasn't at the keyboard.

bud, I expect to see a message on my bbs in the morning when you work your 
way down this way. !!!

The vero switch is located at the old hospital Eric. You know where that 
is. I belive you were on that tower. They have a small beam on 440 that we 
might need to move to the east just a bit since the melb switch is  more to 
the east now.

Rick, any chance on you monitoring the 440 port and see what type of sig 
strength we have on 440 now? I don't think I can see it from here, but I'll 
give it a try and see what I can see if anything.

Lets hear 3 cheers for Eric on getting the switched moved and set 
up!!!  hip hip Hurray!!

I can still run up and give you a hand with whatever you still need to do 
Eric. Just let me know.
My home is 772 461-7275 and my cell is 772 971-9966 if you want to give me 
a call!!!!


We can open the TNC's and see if the dcd board is in them and that will 
take care of the question of the squelch....

Enough for now

73, Bill N4XEO