"Emergency" ham repeater failed again. (not the problem with ham radio, but problem with the way that repeater is set up. Not my problem. My shed repeater continues to run on solar/bttery, but in a terrible spot.) #gripe #disasters
"Emergency" ham repeater failed again. (not the problem with ham radio, but problem with the way that repeater is set up. Not my problem. My shed repeater continues to run on solar/bttery, but in a terrible spot.) #gripe #disasters
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W6KME
In response to this post@ai6yr I have learned more about short-term and mid-term plans for this repeater, and the power flaw is being addressed.
There are alternate repeaters with power backup thankfully, but it's definitely an odd situation with our main local. The main County repeater is battery+solar.
What has been good is how the local hams have been able to adapt to simplex nets. The weekly emcomm drill had as many checkins this week on simplex as we usually have with the repeater, with good relay performance.
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Malachi17
In response to this post@ai6yr Electrical things rely on electrical fields maintaining basic electrical properties. In an emergency that isn't always a safe bet...
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