On Saturday, August 25, the Repeater SIG met to do some antenna work.
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Front View of Repeater, Controller, and Duplexer
The repeater is a Kenwood TK-820 UHF commercial repeater. The Controller is a CAT-300DX. The Duplexer is a Vertex. |
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Another view of the repeater.
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Dave KB7LMI checks it out.
Ted AA7HX and Jeff K2VNT offer their advice. |
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Dave KB7LMI and Keith KR7RK check out the repeater.
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Dave KB7LMI and Jeff K2VNT checking the SWR.
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"That thing is called an antenna mast..."
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Before working on it.
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Pushing the mast back up.
It had dropped quite a bit, causing slack in the guy lines and allowing the mast itself to bend. |
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Yes, the mast really is bent.
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A litte bit straighter now.
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