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<p dir="ltr">Following up on Kat's questions:</p>
<p dir="ltr">There is a nice 6 foot lockable rack, as well as a set of high quality VHF cans, and of course an antenna left on site. If we vacate downtown Houston, we would likely leave the antenna behind since someone would need to go up on the roof and remove it. Perhaps that would qualify as the required piece of equipment (it certainly won't be operational!). I can't comment competently on the legal aspects of retaining the location, though - way out of my pay grade! The rack and cans could be used in Wallis.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Regarding the frequencies: I don't know the answer yet, but I agree it would be desirable to keep them for the new Wallis site. We will have to work with our Texas VHF/FM society coordinator to see if this will work. Wallis is about 30 miles west of the downtown Houston location, so it is possible the new location could interfere with a existing repeater further west.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Please keep the comments and questions coming - there are lots of members we have not heard from yet!</p>
<p dir="ltr">73</p>
<p dir="ltr">Roger N5RWK</p>
<br><br>On March 8, 2021, at 6:33 PM, Kat Croker <katcroker@yahoo.com> wrote:<br><br><br></font><html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I am in agreement with needing to find a solution. I do have a couple questions:<div>1. When relocated, will the new location retain the current frequency pair? And,</div><div>2. The location downtown was granted perpetually, originally, as long as equipment is onsite. I don’t know that the requirement is a working piece, but that may be splitting hairs. Do we have an older piece of equipment that can be left onsite to retain our right to the space in the event we want to expand again in the future?<br>Thanks!</div><div>Kat</div><div>KB5ITB</div><div><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Mar 6, 2021, at 9:14 PM, John Gervais <<a href="mailto:jsbgervais@sbcglobal.net">jsbgervais@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">I mirror everyone’s comments. Set it Free!! Thanks for all you do Roger!!<br><br><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Thanks!<b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b class=""><span class="">John</span></b><br></span></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Mar 6, 2021, at 12:48 PM, Joe Cucuzza <<a href="mailto:cucuzza18@gmail.com">cucuzza18@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I agree with your assessment.
The fact that there are no means to effectively perform the
required control operation function pretty much seals the deal for
me. Your other points just add reinforcement to the decision.</div>
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Roger, thanks for all the work you do on the repeaters.<br>
73<br>
Joe KA8WEP<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Club Members,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As you probably know, our club maintains
three repeater locations: Bellville, Columbus and downtown
Houston. We have had problems over the past few months with
the downtown Houston location, requiring "house calls" to
replace and reset the equipment. We also have a new repeater
location that will be available to us near Wallis. Therefore,
I suggest that the club needs to consider the future of the
downtown Houston location. The following pros and cons
concerning downtown Houston come to mind:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Pros:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->The downtown Houston
location is an established site with a long (30 year?) history
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->We have an excellent
repeater location on top of a skyscraper with a wide coverage
area<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->If we vacate the
downtown repeater site at 1221 McKinney, it is not clear if we
will be able to return in the future<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cons: <o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->I can't respond quickly
to repeater issues (at least 24 hours or more is needed to
arrange for building access plus planning to travel down
there)<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->As the responsible
control operator, my home is out of range of the Houston
repeater so I can't verify its proper operation without
involving others<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->We have no internet
service available to us at the site, so remote maintenance
like we have at Columbus and Bellville is not possible<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->I perceive a low
activity level with the downtown Houston repeater - not many
club members utilise it<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Downtown Houston is a
long way away. From my home in New Ulm, it is a 180 mile round
trip. The club approved reimbursement of travel expenses to
downtown Houston at the January meeting. That is appreciated,
but at the current $.56/mile rate plus parking, <u>one visit
to downtown Houston costs the club more than $100</u>.
Also, it takes 4 or more hours to make the round trip,
including time spent onsite. That time and expense could be
put to better use.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The new Wallis location can take the place
of downtown Houston and resolve these issues. This location
with its 400’ tower will be able to cover much of west and
southwest Houston, it will have internet access, it is much
closer and will therefore be less costly and easier to
maintain.<br>
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To summarize, I’d like the club discuss the above issues and
decide on a future direction. In my opinion, the cons far
outweigh the pros for continuing to maintain the downtown
Houston location. Instead, we should take advantage of the
benefits and flexibility the new Wallis location will give
us. I don’t expect everyone to agree with my opinion, so <b>please
let your thoughts be known and respond to the reflector so
everyone can participate and comment</b>. Specifically, have
I missed any pros or cons, or are there other options we
should look at? <br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Roger N5RWK<o:p></o:p></p>
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