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Tracking issues with The Gopher Amateur Radio Club at The University of Minnesota repeaters
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Metro 2 RX #40

Open KD0TLS opened 2 months ago

KD0TLS commented 2 months ago

The RX on the Metro 2 GMRS repeater has declined significantly. This repeater always has transmitted better than it received. I suspect antenna issues, as little on the repeater end could change and allow the repeater to still function. I would suggest an antenna analyzer be used to determine if the current antenna/feedline is still adequate. I have been able to access this repeater reliably with a 5w station in Plymouth since it first went up. That is no longer the case. A 25w mobile station in Minneapolis proper also now fails to ker-chunk the repeater.

Todd D KD0TLS

KD0TLS commented 1 month ago

The Metro 2 GMRS repeater (462.675) has been serviced. The PSU failed. Per Action Radio, these TKR-850 repeaters require a slight re-tuning every two years or so, and this was also done. Wherever and whenever it goes back on-air, a crude wattmeter should be used to determine if it is set to full power or low power, which is controlled by a small unmarked push-button in the lower corner of the front panel. There is no way to know by simply looking at it.

Todd D.

mgenelins commented 1 month ago

Todd,

Awesome news! Thanks for taking Metro 2 into the professionals!

Yours,

-Matt

Regards, ---Matt Genelin--- Vice President Gopher Amateur Radio Club at The University of Minnesota ( https://w0yc.org/ ) Sr. Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer ARS N0YNT/W0USD, GMRS WQCQ790 Cell: +1 (612) 605-5382 Texts or call. NNNNN

On Mon, Jul 22, 2024 at 5:58 PM, KD0TLS < @.*** > wrote:

The Metro 2 GMRS repeater (462.675) has been serviced. The PSU failed. Per Action Radio, these TKR-850 repeaters require a slight re-tuning every two years or so, and this was also done. Wherever and whenever it goes back on-air, a crude wattmeter should be used to determine if it is set to full power or low power, which is controlled by a small unmarked push-button in the lower corner of the front panel. There is no way to know by simply looking at it.

Todd D.

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