First Look at New Repeater
Posted on January 9th, 2009 by wd6awp
The City bought us a new repeater to replace our ailing two meter machine. Be sure to tell Brevyn thank you for all the things he’s done for us in 2008 including getting the new repeater, two new mobile radios and the new web site.
The repeater is a Vertex/Yaesu VXR-7000 50 watt VHF repeater/base. Here are a couple of pictures of the repeater on my work bench. That’s Peter Shores, AD6TN laptop. We tried four laptops, including one of Buck’s, W6BRP before we found one that would run the programming software. The aluminum mounting brackets were made by Fred, K6LUE.
If all goes well it should be on the air in a few days.
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- Vertex VXR-7000
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- Bracket by K6LUE
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- Programming Setup
Click on the above thumbnail to see a larger photo.
January 9th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
When I was Chief Radio Officer for HBRACES and I attended other city and county RACES events, I would hear the woes and complaints from other officers about the lack of support their groups received from their supporting agencies.
I was then, and I continue to be now, proud of the City of HB and HB Fire (Glorria/Brevyn) for their generous support of HBRACES.
It is through them that we continue to be the premier RACES group in Orange County and to set the standard for all other RACES groups to achieve.
January 9th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Very nice. I am looking forward to enhanced coverage in Our City.