[SHARCbits] Repeater Outage

[Dave Haney]

REPEATER OUTAGE
I have been informed by Wayne KD4ERG, Repeater Committee Chairman, that the 
SHARC repeater went down yesterday, Thursday July 19th. After 
troubleshooting the unit, it was determined that a failed RF module in the 
transmitter section caused the outage. Although the unit is still under 
warranty, it would have to be returned to the dealer for repair, a process 
which could take weeks. To expedite the repair, the part has been ordered 
from the manufacturer. It should be received next week, and the repair is 
expected to be completed shortly thereafter, returning the repeater to 
service much faster than had it gone back to the dealer. The anticipated 
cost is less than $100.00, and the work will be done by skilled electronics 
technicians, Bernie WB9NDG and Wayne KD4ERG. We're fortunate to have them as 
members of SHARC and we're all looking forward to having the repeater back 
on the air quickly. Feel free to use 146.805 as a simplex frequency (input 
and output) until the repeater is back in service.
73 Dave KB3GYN