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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Again thanks to all the folks that came up to help do the link install, and swap out the old antenna for a new one.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We were unable to get the John Day link radio to reach John Day, it appeared to transmit OK but they could not hear anything coming from us.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>However John Day was able to get into the link radio on Mt-S just fine, almost full quieting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Until I test the link radio I will not know for sure why, it works great in receive, and not transmit.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Other than that I think we had great success in swapping in the antenna.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tested out to 1.3 / 1 swr and fairly flat.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Mt S footprint and quality is miles above where it was before.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We pulled the OLD GP-6 apart and it was pretty much toast inside.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The caps that tie in the UHF 440 side were blown… most likely lightning….<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The lower part VHF had some marginal connections….it was apparent that water had migrated inside.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On the TUES net, I will be asking folks to try and check in using that repeater either from home, and HT or mobile.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If not sure of the freg and TONE….it is on the website under our repeater section.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If we do not hear you, then toggle to LongButte on the 94 or Pine on VHF or UHF.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>John KE7GYB was able to bring up the repeater with full quieting on his HT on his porch.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I can get into it just fine with my HT in my front yard.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Steve at the John Day airport was able to get into it almost full quieting on his mobile.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And marginal from his QTH, I could hear him, but he could not hear me.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Floyd KD7SLY in Mt Vernon, got in with his HT, very low audio, some noise, but I was able to hear him.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Not sure if he heard me as he did not come back.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Folks in Fossil should have better luck getting in and being heard now.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Make sure if you are on an HT, you do not use a ducky, but a decent antenna like a Diamond etc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And do not get your body between the antenna and the repeater. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If anyone knows any hams in Goldendale, have them try and listen and check in at the appropriate time.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>----------------------------------------------------------------</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>73<br>Max Vaughan KF7MAX Secretary<br>High Desert Amateur Radio Group<br>PO Box 723<br>Bend, Oregon USA 97709</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="http://www.hidarg.org/"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>www.hidarg.org</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="mailto:maxv@horizonps.com"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>maxv@horizonps.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="mailto:kf7max@arrl.net"><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>kf7max@arrl.net</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <br>----------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>