[MCARC] Brk

[Farren Constable]

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On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 6:19 PM Nate Bargmann <n0nb at n0nb.us> wrote:

> * 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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