[MCARC] 444.350 repeater update

[Mike Stillwell]

Good opportunity to provide Bluevalley some feedback.


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> On Nov 11, 2022, at 14:51, Nate Bargmann <n0nb at n0nb.us> wrote:
> 
> Well, nothing has changed and it is still perking along.
> 
> I got a call from Rick at Blue Valley Technologies a few minutes ago.
> He was doing some routine site maintenance and was curious about the
> repeater since we had not been in contact with each other for a bit over
> two years.  I replied that it has been running well and doing us a great
> service without issue.
> 
> He was pleasantly surprised to hear me say that, I guess, as he said
> this past summer the tower took a lightning strike which damaged a lot
> of their wireless equipment and took out some of the tower lighting.  He
> said when he climbed the tower he found the winch cable wrapped tight
> around the repeater antenna!  Apparently, the winds have not been kind.
> Anyway, it is back in place and he said today it was flopping some so he
> tightened the winch and it is tight now.  It sounds like this is
> something that he'll keep an eye on.
> 
> Otherwise we had a good conversation regarding the ways the repeater has
> given us great service over the past couple of years.  I also thanked
> him for the opportunity to have the repeater on the tower and to pass
> our thanks along to the folks in Home City.
> 
> 73, Nate
> 
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