[WIARC] ice and antennas

Thu, 31 Jan 2002 11:07:40 -0600

I can sure bring it up.  It sounds like a sensible contingency to me if we
can do it within the constraints of the club's finances and in a
responsible, safe, and otherwise acceptable to the host station's
engineering crew.

----- Original Message -----
From: Danny Pease <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: [WIARC] ice and antennas

> We really out to look at putting one of the repeaters on battery back-up.
> It wouldn't be too hard but it would take a little cash outlay.  The .94
> machine only needs a couple of batteries, the charger is already in the
> transmitter.  .03 would be a lot tougher and expensive.  Maybe something
to
> bring up at the repeater board meeting Jim?
>
> NG9R
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike McCabe" <[email protected]>
> To: "WIARC Reflector" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 10:06 AM
> Subject: FW: [WIARC] ice and antennas
>
>
> > It was a long night I have to say. I was up at 11:30 pm, 1:06 am and
3:55
> am
> > but I am not complaining, this is my choice of professions. I have the
> > club's generator in my garage next to mine if we need it. It has fresh
oil
> > and is ready to fly.
> >
> > N9GXW
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
> > Behalf Of jim funk
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 9:44 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [WIARC] ice and antennas
> >
> >
> > I called net tonight on SIMPLEX on 147.030 and 146.940.  I had no
trouble
> > copying N9DT, KB9ZEN, KB9ZFJ and N9DO but heard no others, nor did they.
> I
> > lost Gib and Laura after the initial checkin and surmise they lost power
> in
> > Camp Point.
> >
> > As both Channel 7 and Channel 10 were off the air at the time (Channel
27
> is
> > off now, too....), I was not surprised that the repeaters were off-line.
> If
> > we find a need, we could take the club's generator out to one site or
the
> > other to run the repeater.  However, I wonder what condition the
antennas
> > are in at the moment?  I was under the impression that at least Channel
7
> > had backup power (though we are not on it) and  wonder why they are not
> > using it to power the station unless 1) they have severe antenna
problems
> 2)
> > they have lost their link to the studio or 3) they're on and I can't
pick
> > them up at reduced power.
> >
> > Be advised that the Pittsfield repeater is going strong on 147.270 and
> makes
> > a good backup if you have an outdoor antenna in Quincy with a bit of
> height.
> >
> > All the public service agencies in the northern and western parts of the
> > county have been going nuts today.  We're fortunate to have had only ONE
> > call for downed power lines in the Liberty district (bite my
tongue....).
> > Mendon, Ursa, Central Adams and Camp Point have been out repeatedly and
> > continuously since about 4 p.m.
> >
> > If it cools off a little and keeps raining, it will be a looooong night.
> >
> >
> > 73, Jim
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Mike McCabe <[email protected]>
> > To: WIARC Reflector <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 3:39 PM
> > Subject: FW: [WIARC] ice and antennas
> >
> >
> > > We have Ice-ed up antennas with high VSWR all over the state and
several
> > > sites on back-up power. So far though it is all still running fine,
> knock
> > on
> > > wood.
> > >
> > > N9GXW
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On
> > > Behalf Of Danny Pease
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 2:09 PM
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Subject: [WIARC] ice and antennas
> > >
> > >
> > > How are everyone's antennas holding up?  I am to the point I cannot
hear
> > the
> > > .03 repeater here due to antenna icing.  Even my lonely 80 meter
dipole
> > has
> > > had a limb break that was holding it up and one end is only 20' off
the
> > > gropund now.  Several power outages and limbs down here in Camp Point.
> > > Quite a fireworks display earlier when ice loaded branches drooped
down
> > onto
> > > high voltage wires.
> > >
> > > Danny
> > >
> > >
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