On Saturday 4/9/2016 The N6WZ repeater frequency will be changing to the a new pair on UHF. This will bring a few changes to the system including the addition of a VHF repeater and replacing the current UHF repeater antenna with a 4 bay dipole to improve coverage. Stay tuned for the new frequencies.
Month: March 2016
3-19-16
Mt. Toro VHF install today – added a 2M repeater (Kenwood TKR-750) on 147.270 CTCSS 94.8 with Arcom controller and an additional power supply. 4-cavity Telewave duplexer. Installed 2-bay VHF dipole array on bottom half of side mount where UHF(WB6ECE 441.300Mhz) repeater had been. Fed with RFS 7/8″ line, grounded top and bottom, with Polyphaser at entrance. It is on the air, but receive performance is much worse than expected. We suspect it may be caused by the helical resonators being miss tuned in the repeaters receiver.
Next visit to Mt. Toro we will: install the VoIP link controller for the 2M repeater, replace the temporary two power supply situation with a single more efficient supply (possibly with a bit of backup battery to cover the generator start interval) and install a DC distribution panel to clean up all the DC wiring. And diagnose the poor receive performance of the new repeater.
3-1-16
The W6MOW repeater link has been restored. The repeater is located in Hollister, its frequency and PL is 443.600 + 110.9. In the upcoming weeks the repeater will be moved to a slightly different location and the antenna will be replaced to improve coverage in Hollister and up highway 101 to Morgan hill. We plan to link the repeater via our VOIP network to ensure link stability and full duplex capability.