[K3PZN-List] 147.285 on & open for testing

[Bill Mellema]

Hi Steve:

Tom dropped off the manual to me for the rack and receiver...including 
revision sheets. So I think we're set.

73's

Bill N3WM





At 07:48 PM 10/16/2005, you wrote:
>Greetings Friends;
>
>The 147.285 machine is currently on the air from the K3PZN club station. 
>The repeater is running about 75 Watts out to the vertical at the top of 
>the tower, about 70-80 feet up.
>
>Please try it out! Don't expect coverage as good as 145.410, but it should 
>be fairly easy to access for those of you close to Westminster.
>
>We still have plenty of tweaks and adjustments to make. You will notice 
>some background noise between transmissions. Some additional audio 
>processing circuits need to be built to fix this. You CW buffs will also 
>note that the IDer was programmed to ID a link channel transmitter. This 
>will get taken care of over the next several days.
>
>In the few hours that the repeater has been on, I've heard a couple 
>conversations already! There's been a small group of members who have been 
>testing the machine's coverage to the South and West. It would be great to 
>hear some more folks talking. The machine should also work well with 
>Packet and PSK-31 if anyone cares to give it a try.
>
>We will also be testing operation of the control receiver. If you hear the 
>repeater drop out in the middle of a QSO, it may just be the control 
>receiver functionality being checked out.
>
>Have fun with your new machine!
>
>73; Steve, N3SB
>
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