NEWSLETTER REMINDER: Officers I need your input this week
Please email me anything in your realm that deserves to be shared with the klub.
I would prefer to receive your submissions by March 10, if possible.
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KG5WHQ - Lonnie
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#9786
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Prosperity Bank Meeting
Tim, Anthony and BJ, we are good for meeting at Prosperity Bank on Thursday morning at 9:00.
BJ, I've attached the contact information for Danny Hernandez.? He will be our contact for Thursday.?
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Mikeltharp KG5TJF
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#9785
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Re: Repeater Summary
Replying inline:
5 power supplies, and the UPS to carry us over waiting for the Generator to kick in?
IMHO, the UPS, the urge protector (which the UPS should do too), and 5 30 amp power supplies is
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Anthony KB3DVS
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#9784
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Re: Repeater Summary
You are correct that this isn't a double conversion UPS (or plant), the mention I was referencing was double conversion UPS /types/. That being a 120v charger to battery to 120v (or 240, or 480)
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Miranda Schwarck KE5YZP
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#9783
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Re: Repeater Summary
My recommendation would to NOT replace them with the exact same thing.
I would recommend a power supply with a universal power input.
The Mean Well ERPF-400-12 is available from Mouser for
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AE5IB (Kip)
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#9782
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Re: Repeater Summary
For the repeater, the light weight and energy density, potential fire risk, and higher cost of Lithium anything and specialized charger is not needed in my opinion
I don't think it's double
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Anthony KB3DVS
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#9781
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Re: Repeater Summary
Essentially what you're describing is a double conversion UPS, the most expensive and quality UPS available.?? You don't even need to use a battery cycle system, just use a charger that can keep up
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Miranda Schwarck KE5YZP
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#9780
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Re: More battery power info
I am not the expert in it, that's Jerry in Fairbanks.?? :)
Anthony Burokas
General Class Ham (KB3DVS)
VP: Plano Amateur Radio Klub ¨C http://k5prk.net
25-year video producer ¡ª IEBA.com
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Anthony KB3DVS
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#9779
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Re: More battery power info
Jerry,
This information would make (or lead to) a really awesome newsletter article... just sayin'.
er, begging..
--Lonnie Webb, (KG5WHQ)
RadioEngine, OnComics on Rumble, YouTube and Twitter
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KG5WHQ - Lonnie
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#9778
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More battery power info
Images attached of Jerry's setup.
-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: Another pic
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2023 08:25:38 -0900
From: JERRY CURRY <jercurry@...>
To: Anthony VidPro
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Anthony KB3DVS
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#9777
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Re: Repeater Summary
Anthony Burokas
General Class Ham (KB3DVS)
VP: Plano Amateur Radio Klub ¨C http://k5prk.net
25-year video producer ¡ª IEBA.com
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Anthony KB3DVS
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#9776
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Re: Repeater Summary
A suggestion I had made a bit ago was to use a lead acid or AGM battery in between the AC supply and the radios.
I worked with a ham in Alaska, who manages several repeaters and remote tower sites
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Anthony KB3DVS
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#9775
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Re: Repeater Summary
Thank you
Sent: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 11:41
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [K5PRK-Board] Repeater Summary
Tim,
If we have someone willing to donate parts then I'll take that over a paid
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Tim Johnson K5TCJ
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#9774
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Re: Repeater Summary
Tim,
If we have someone willing to donate parts then I'll take that over a paid replacement.? ?With both transmitters enabled transmitting the time we were at 30 amps, if all radios were
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Miranda Schwarck KE5YZP
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#9773
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Re: Repeater Summary
Miranda,
Thank you for getting us back on the air.
Bob K5MVZ has a rack mount with 2-30 amp Astron switching supplies available for donation.
I think he and Kip are getting together on Friday to try
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Tim Johnson K5TCJ
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#9772
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Repeater Summary
Hi Everyone,
I'm back in town and was ready to fix the system as of last night however Allen had no techs available so it waited until this morning.
Here's the repair summary.? (minus D-Star)
It
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Miranda Schwarck KE5YZP
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#9771
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Re: Repeaters
I¡¯m not sure what¡¯s there - just thought I remember hearing it was a remote access APC UPS. I did look today and it appears APC only gives a 10 day window from the day of the event to file a
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Rob Forson - K5WFR
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#9770
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Re: Repeaters
Rob,
I'll have to check if that applies for these units, they use to have a $25,000 warranty if it came through the device.? The issue with this is they will see the air component, all the radios
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Miranda Schwarck KE5YZP
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#9769
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Re: Repeatera
Looks like my previous email got lost.
Kip said that we should have insurance for this kind of thing, can we verify if that's still active and what the limits and deductibles are?? ?This may prove
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Miranda Schwarck KE5YZP
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#9768
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Re: Repeatera
We probably could reach into the already allocated repeater funds, but once we know the extent of the damage and what repairs are going to cost, we can determine the way forward. May need to call an
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Tim Johnson K5TCJ
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#9767
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