[SkyHub] WestCO repeater system update

[Jason Hamilton]

Hey everyone

I live down in the Blanca area of you want to put a repeater here at
anytime I am more than willing to host one. I'm not on the mountain but
down in the valley and I know coverage here isn't great. Just let me know.

Jason
N6JPH

On Sun, Sep 11, 2022, 6:55 PM Tower DIVA <tower.diva at gmail.com> wrote:

> Greetings to all.    Keri, N2KNK here. I just wanted to give everyone a
> bit of an update on the happenings over here on the west side of the rock
> pile.
>
> Ute Butte on the Uncompahgre Plateau has been transitioned to the WestCO
> system.   It is currently active with all solar engines running.   I did
> add 250 watts of solar to the roof to assist in the winter time and for the
> higher expected use than it had in the past.   The repeater is a Kenwood
> TKR-851 and transmitting about 22 watts to the antenna, which is a DB-404 4
> bay folded dipole antenna (roughly 3.5Dbd gain) at about 48 feet.
>
> I will be looking into increasing battery capacity in the near future, but
> for this year, I am tapped out.  There is a low voltage disconnect to help
> protect the batteries and some strategically placed solar panels to help
> bring them back (hopefully.)
>
> Listed at the end of this email is a link to the *"N2KNK WestCO System"* map
> showing locations of the repeaters, and if you click on the waypoint, will
> pop up the information with frequency, offset and CTCSS tone.   Also
> attached is the photos I took of this basic location.   PS there is APRS at
> this location as well.
>
>
> Keri
> N2KNK
>
>
> https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1sz_w_MgS3pf8UvyeDJrecR9GnmO3m5Y&usp=sharing
>
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