[FADCA] Re: Update on Melborne FPAC Switch

[bud thompson]

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To: "bud thompson" <budt at cfl.rr.com>; <kptower at bellsouth.net>; "Andy Leeds 
N3MCB" <n3mcb at arrl.net>
Cc: "Victor Poor" <vpoor at cfl.rr.com>; "Rick Muething KN6KB" 
<rmuething at cfl.rr.com>; "Ivars Lauzums" <ivars at iri.com>; "Charlie N3PPC" 
<ccrook at cfl.rr.com>; "Bill Sinbine" <n4xeo at bellsouth.net>; 
<fadca at mailman.qth.net>; "Dan Babilla KA0OXH" <dbabilla at earthlink.net>; 
"Rick W4RP Melbourne" <rick at spydercat.com>
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 12:29
Subject: Re: Update on Melborne FPAC Switch


>
>> PCARS has not yet purchased a replacement antenna for the 2M LAN for the 
>> one that became MIA during the hurricanes.  Eric has been totally swamped 
>> with tower work due to the hurricanes and is out of town much of the 
>> time.  He doesn't see any let up in this until sometime in January.
>>
>> Eric has a commercial DB-224 of his own that he will put up at the site 
>> for the LAN when he gets the time.  We discussed trying for sometime 
>> after mid January if possible.
>>
>
> PCARS is still waiting on our insurance company. We have ordered some 
> items but its going slow right now. I've been swamped at work so I havn't 
> even had time to install the things we got.
>
> If we use a db224 we might consider a N-S alignment on it instead of a 
> omni as that would seem to better suit our local coverage model.... just a 
> thought that popped into my head when I read that part of the message.
>
> Andy
>
>

Andy - I'll leave that up to you guys- I don't know the lay of the land, but 
it is likely a good idea depending on coverage needed.  It would be good to 
be able to cover most, if not all, of the length of the county - the breadth 
would be taken care of I believe.

bud