[MCARC] Brk

[Nate Bargmann]

* On 2020 26 May 18:05 -0500, Farren Constable wrote:
> So to recap, there's a DB224 on the tower not being used that you/the club
> has permission to use as a result of them taking your antenna down without
> permission?
> (If that DB224 wasn't being used I wonder why they didn't "clean it up" as
> well?)
> 
> I know it's not tuned for the ham band, but that's a nice antenna.  Is it
> the one at the very top?  Is there a good feedline already in place?
> 
> Doesn't the club have a 2-meter repeater sitting around waiting for a place
> to put it???  I've lost track of what happened to the Greanleaf repeater.

The antenna would be better suited for the repeater at 147.285/147.885
than packet at 145 MHz or APRS at 144.390 MHz.  I have the 2m repeater
here.  I just need to get over the Home City and steal the controller
from the cabinet (actually the entire MSR-2000) and wire it up.  Myron
should have the duplexer we tuned a few years ago for it.

I'd certainly be willing to give it a try.

> I've never been up there -- how much space is available in the building?

The repeater is less than 5 inches tall to fit into a 19" rack.  The
controller is less than 2 inches tall.  The duplexer is what will take
up space and I do have a power supply available.

> I vote we "do something" up there!  I'm open to alternative ideas including
> packet as I've been slowly gearing up to get back into packet again.

I think it would be a reasonable location to try with a voice repeater.

73, Nate

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