Effective Wednesday March 8, the W1SYE 145.45 repeater has been taken off the air. It should return to service by the end of April. When it is back on the air, everything will be new with the exception of the hardline, which was replaced about 3 years ago.
Category Archives: Repeater
W1AAD Repeater Off Air for Repairs
The computer used for the gateway function of our DSTAR repeater, W1AAD, has been failing for the past few months. We have decided to take the repeater off the air until we can come up with a reliable alternative that can be managed remotely (access to the site is very restricted).
There is no definite timeframe, but several weeks is is the minimum.
W1AAD DSTAR Repeater Off Air Temporarilly
The DSTAR Repeater, W1AAD, suffered a hardware failure that left the internet connection down, but the RF part working. The internet section was repaired by John Mills, Ted Wrobel, and Bob Beatty this morning. Unfortunately the RF side is now offline.
Ted and Bob will return to the site tomorrow, install a new UPS, and get the RF side back up and running.
W1SYE Repeater Off Air – Use Output as Simplex
The W1SYE repeater is temporarily off the air due to lack of AC power at the site. The nightly NCRC net is still being held weeknights at 19:00 hours, simplex on the output frequency 145.450 MHz. We have relay stations for the Warren net control in Coventry, Portsmouth, and Middletown.
The repeater will likely be off the air for a week or two, but this is an outstanding training opportunity for everyone to practice simplex net operation.
Things Just Keep Getting Better for W1SYE
Ed (W1NQH), Jack (N1JK), John (WA1ABI), and Willy (W1LY) were at it again on April 27th, installing custom made Heliax cables and resolving RF noise that was desensing the receiver. You can read about the latest update HERE, and see photos of the repeater site and update HERE
The club is very grateful to all those involved in the update, which when completed, will result in a fine ECOM repeater for all of the East Bay area.