147.390 Back to full power

As of 14:30 Friday afternoon, SARA’s 147.390 repeater is back to full power. The amp is back to 120 watts output into the duplexer, with about 90 watts going into the feedline after duplexer loss. The driver transistor had failed in the amp, and was replaced by Henry Radio. Thanks to Henry Radio, who diagnosed,

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147.39 Amplifier Issue

From John Wagner N8CD of the Technical Committee: A few people this morning noticed that SARA’s 147.39 repeater had a weaker transmitted signal than normal.  After some troubleshooting this afternoon, the power amplifier was found to be defective and was attenuating the signal rather than amplifying it. The amp was removed from service and the

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ARRL Launches Self-Paced “Introduction to Emergency Communication”

ARRL’s EC-001-S online “Introduction to Emergency Communication” course is now available to students in an on-demand format, allowing students to register for the course and begin work at any time. This course is designed to provide basic knowledge and tools for any emergency communications volunteer. In response to the great course demand and to expand

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