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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Club Members,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I thought it would be helpful to give a quick overview of what’s happening with the club’s repeaters. Read on if you’re interested….<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Downtown Houston<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We had a problem with the downtown Houston (analog) repeater back in late November, and the repeater was powered down over the holidays. I finally got onsite in late January, and it’s back operating again. Looks like the controller board may have failed, causing the transmitter to stay on all the time. The external controller has been removed and the repeater seems to be functioning normally again.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Columbus<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We lost internet at the Columbus site for a couple of weeks in January, due to an router releasing the “magic blue smoke”. That issue has now been fixed, and I’ve placed the repeater into C4FM digital mode today so it can be linked to Bellville with Wires-X. Please note that this means that analog will no longer work when using the Columbus repeater – you must use C4FM digital to access the repeater.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Bellville<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Bellville repeaters, both the C4FM UHF and Analog VHF portions have been working normally, as well as the VHF and UHF D-Star repeaters.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Repeater Linking<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Today I set up a Wires-X link between the Bellville and Columbus repeaters on a test basis. So next time you are on either Bellville VHF analog or UHF digital, you’ll be heard down in the Columbus area as well (and vice versa). So far it seems to be working, but we are very early in testing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>That’s all for now. Let me know if any questions or problems.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>73,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Roger N5RWK<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>