Not that i know much about repeaters but a little surpised the Repeater doesnt have some sort of Hi-SWR foldback to protect the finals.?
On Mon, Dec 19, 2022, 7:19 PM Brian Donovan <
k2as@...> wrote:
I emailed Matt, KD2MGM, since he lives nearby the repeater, and asked he
try and key it up and see if any response.? He emailed my back and said,
Yes, the repeater can be heard at his QTH.
I'm hearing other repeaters fine here, SWR is fine.? So I don't think
problem is my end.? Anyone else who normally can access it, maybe let me
know if you can get in or hear it.
So it points to a TX output power issue, antenna or feedline problem.?
Unfortunately, probably antenna issue most likely.?? It's been up on the
tower more than 6.5 years.
So while it may not be completely down, since I don't hear it at all,
I'm guessing coverage is very limited, but your mileage may vary.? I
might try to disable it through the second receiver, until I can check
the antenna/swr. Though I won't be sure whether it works.? I might get
Matt to help me out again.
Stay tuned.
Brian
On 12/19/2022 1:00 PM, Brian Donovan wrote:
> It appears the 145.29 repeater is down.? I was there briefly last
> week, and it was working when I left.? This is a busy week, I have
> family coming in, and not sure what opportunity I will have to get
> down there.
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> No idea, could be antenna, power, or repeater itself.? It has a 120V
> to 13.8V switching supply inside.? The 444.950 machine is up, so
> unless on different circuits, not likely power problem.? I'll pass
> along what I find out when I can.
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