The original W1SYE Repeater antenna had been damaged during recent storms, and water ingress had degraded the signal. Club members Rick Brendlinger (N3RWB), John King (WA1ABI), John Mills (N1JSM), and Willy MacLean (W1LY), plus Henrikas Tamulynas, spent three days working on the antenna system. They spent two days assembling a new G7, taking down the old antenna, and installing the new one. On the third day they ran 180 feet of new Andrew hard line. This was secured using stainless clamps which were supplied as part of a Red Cross antenna upgrade package and augmented with hardware supplied by John King and John Mills.
After cleaning up all existing coax and topping up the battery the repeater was tested and found to be much improved. Besides this new antenna system, there are two spare runs of coax, the control antenna, and a backup 2 meter antenna on the tower.
Members are reminded that Rich Travers (N1ZSR) runs a net each night at 7 PM (details on Web site) and with the improved operation of the W1SYE machine, increased club usage is encouraged.
You can see a few photos of the antenna work on the photo tab.