[GCARC] New Repeater is On the Air...

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The
repeater has been replaced and the new DR-1 is on the air!  As anyone who has worked with such
things can imagine, it took a bit longer than planned – with a few surprises
along the way - but the preliminary results show that we now have analog FM and
digital communication capabilities in a fairly seamless package.
 
On behalf
of The GCARC Repeater Migration and Precision Bagpipe Dance Squad, I thank you
for your patience during the interstitial period and want to encourage EVERYONE
to use the repeater as much as possible in the coming days.
 
As we are
currently operating from an ever-so-slightly-different location and alternate antenna,
your “before & after” signal reports and observations are important.  We are already aware of a somewhat
ragged COR and squelch tail combination.  Also, the audio level appears to be somewhat lower than what we are used
to.  These issues are being
documented and addressed.
 
Please
submit your detailed observations to me, with a subject header starting with
“New Repeater Report – “ and append your specific concern, i.e. "New Repeater Report - Low Audio".  Being able to sort the headers will be
of great value when I report issues to Yaesu as part of the Beta Testing.
 
TNX AGN!
Cory –
WA3UVV