PO BOX 191088 – BOISE, IDAHO 83719-1088 – info@vwreact.org
November 1, 2021 trip to the Wilderness Ridge repeater site
- Swapped out Motorola MTR2000s to spare pair configured for external controller
- Installed Arcom RC210 repeater controller
- Replaced 5″ wall entry boot and cushion to seal the cable penetration
- Bonding/Grounding Work:
- Tied to building ground pigtail
- Tied to pole ground buss bar
- Installed building external ground buss bar
- Bonded ice bridge to both building and pole buss bar
- Reestablished ground connection to inside rack and lightning arrestors
- Added 10′ RG-400 jumpers between Polyphasers and duplexers to reduce connector torque and stress
- Redressed cables in rack
- Removed helical preamp assemblies after testing both VHF and UHF HT coverage from valley
- These had been added during the DR-1X era to clean up the receiver front end, no longer necessary with the MTR2000s
- Additional housekeeping in the rack