[MCARC] Brk

[Farren Constable]

>> So, we have the possibility of using an existing commercial VHF antenna
>> and/or putting a ham antenna up there.  I say both!  the .285 repeater
and
>> a club digipeater.

>There would be too much desense each way unless there is substantial
>vertical separation of the antennas.

True, but how often would that really happen with our typical usage of both
systems?  My guess is it would be pretty rare....

Question:  what packet frequency was BRK on?  145.010?   If not, I vote for
.010 if we put packet back up there....

If we can only have one, I vote for the .285 repeater....

-Farren

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On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 11:46 PM Nate Bargmann <n0nb at n0nb.us> wrote:

> * On 2020 28 May 18:31 -0500, Farren Constable wrote:
> > All:
> >
> > I just had a very nice phone conversation with Rick Stoll from BVT.  I
> > shall attempt to summarize:
> >
> >
> >    - He knew all about the accidental removal of the clubs antenna. He
> said
> >    it was in the process of falling off already when they took it down.
> >    - He's willing to install another antenna for us as long as we provide
> >    it and all the PROPER mounting equipment.  He's not going to do a
> "duck
> >    tape and bailing wire" job.
> >    - (I think we should still get City approval, but that's just me.
> Maybe
> >    it's a "what they don't know won't hurt them" thing?)
> >    - He said the City used to have an equipment cabinet up there but he's
> >    not sure what's in it.  BVT's cabinet is full.
> >    - (Dennis: is the City's cabinet where the packet gear was located?)
> >    - He said they have some old power supply cabinets "in a pile out
> back"
> >    that we might could adopt one if it would be large enough.
> >    - The DB224 antenna that was offered isn't BVT's. It was just
> something
> >    still on the tower that wasn't being used so they offered it, but
> it's not
> >    really theirs to offer. My thought on that is that if somebody comes
> along
> >    years from now and wants their antenna back, we'll worry about that
> then
> >    and in the meantime we may as well get some good out of it.  He didn't
> >    remember about feedline from that antenna.
> >    - When I asked about the possibility of getting an Internet connection
> >    up there for remote-control of the repeater, he said
> "may.....be.......".
> >    I don't know if the controller even has that feature, I just thought
> I'd
> >    ask about getting Internet.
>
> You're reading my mind...
>
> The controller won't but there are plenty of Raspberry Pis around and
> AllStarLink would be interesting.
>
> https://www.allstarlink.org/
>
> > So, we have the possibility of using an existing commercial VHF antenna
> > and/or putting a ham antenna up there.  I say both!  the .285 repeater
> and
> > a club digipeater.
>
> There would be too much desense each way unless there is substantial
> vertical separation of the antennas.
>
> > If there's existing coax to the DB224, I've got a RigExpert AA-600
> that'll
> > make quick work of telling us where that antenna is at.....
>
> I've got the AA-230 ZOOM as well and have AntScope2 all loaded and
> ready...
>
> > Dave, can I leave it to you to talk to the City people about us going up
> > there on a recon mission?
> >
> > I'll be the BVT contact person.
>
> Thanks, Farren.
>
> 73, Nate
>
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