[WARC] 146.835 Repeater Is Down for the Time Being

[Erik Brom]

Thanks for doing that guys!
Erik



At 04:06 PM 02/14/09, you wrote:
>Russ N0QK and I went to the 146.835 repeater site this morning to 
>trouble shoot the weak audio which had been observed for several weeks.
>We found ice in the feed line-to-lightning arrestor 
>connectors.  This condition seems to be a repeat of a problem of 
>moisture in the feed line observed several times in the past two years.
>
>As a result, the repeater is out of operation for awhile.  We 
>brought the Polyphasor lightning arrestor down from the repeater 
>site to properly dry and clean it.  We also routed the feed line 
>from the base of the tower to the floor of the shack so that it has 
>a continual downward grade toward the end connector.  The objective 
>is to encourage moisture which might be in the feed line (in the 
>normal droop between the tower and shack entrance) to thaw and drain 
>out the end of the line.
>
>Russ examined the feed line all the way up the tower and found no 
>visible fault in the feed line jacket.  The repair to the jacket 
>performed previously seemed to be intact, but the patch was removed 
>and new splicing tape and liquid electrical tape applied.  Another 
>small "dent" in the jacket which did not appear to represent a 
>failure in jacket integrity was coated with liquid electrical tape.
>
>The antenna-to-feed line connections at the top of the tower 
>appeared to be protected from the weather and sound.
>
>No timetable for bringing the repeater back up has been set, but it 
>is thought that the repeater will be out of operation for up a 
>couple of weeks while the feed line thaws and moisture has an 
>opportunity to drain.
>
>Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments.  A 
>more detailed report will be posted on the repeater changelog on the club wiki.
>
>73,
>Len
>
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