VE3NB took over the license - from VE3CPK. VE3LXA will maintain rptr.

VE3LXA & VE3NB put in pre-amp & OK. Has some gain. Turned antenna from W.SW to N.NW ( this puts BLVL & GAN on sides & high gain to Verona area, & low gain to Wolfe Island.

Routine visit - checked antenna etc. Took black box home with patch cords, meter etc to clean it out & restock.

VE3NB

350^P - Checked rptr due to 0ff air evening of 20 July probably due to storm interuptions AC power. N.T.F.

VE3NB

215^P - 3^P - George VE3LXA & Bernie VE3NB looking for intermittent trouble. N.T.F. checked output of TX 5 TO 6 watts. Connected iD control to provide beacon to prove whether the RX or TX is at fault.

4^PM unable to access rptr TX OK. Tested unit with VE3UG & OK with preamp out of cct but lots of X mod. Put pre-amp in % trouble cleared - tightened all mounting screws and moved cables around but couldn't bring trouble on. (We now have a regular Heath S meter for receiver)

VE3NB

5^PM Trouble back on - there was some noise when ant coil in receiver moved - but found that trouble was in C.O.R. - voltages OK going in from RX but no ground to TX RPTR ID BEACON DISCONNECTED

VE3NB

1015^am RPTR back in service - tested unit with VE3VG & VE3IVX Trouble was cross under COR cct board between pins 10 & 11 on 556 timer ( must have been close since built and a vibration could bring it on). Made a "S" meter for RX but do not leave in cct as it causes feed back.

Bernie
VE3NB

Set TX on freq - was off by 2KHZ. Pre-amp off freq causing - low gain & intermod also intermittent in RX. Took RX out of service. Loose can T106 in RX - repaired.

Lined up RX using Cushman & sensitivity .6 m/v into duplexer. Put TX on freq was off 1-2 KHZ, now 400HZ off. RX freq 135.64 Oscillator OK.

George VE3LXA
Bernie VE3NB

Spare repeater put in service (TX Heath 202 and RX Heath 202 in separate cases using Heath HW202-1 power unit with iD beacon every ² mins. 3 min COR timer, all misc parts in RX case Reg repeater pre amp to be checked for sig/noise. Spare reptr left on UFN

George VE3LXA,
Pat VE3MPZ,
Don VE3MNE,
Bernie VE3NB

iD beacon only 80 secs - changed capacity to 30 mfd from 20 - now about 3 mins, 2 MIN 10 Secs. [Need about 25 mfd in one good capacitor instead of 3 larger small ones?]

VE3NB

Spare repeater txing ID continuously! Pulled plug. Re-connected main repeater and left "as is' for VE3NB.
P.S. "Spare" unit very hot and smelly

VE3LXA George

0900 - took spare xmtr back to the work bench

Bernie VE3NB

7^PM - bad X mod - put in 5 section filter from non operational pre-amp hope its better!

Bernie VE3NB

1030^A took lead off beacon due to X mod at times.

Bernie VE3NB

1700 hrs - put spare repeater in service - 1730 hrs out
low RX sensitivity damm it!

VE3NB

1035^A - Spare repeater in service

VE3NB

Regular receiver & control boxes removed for bench testing

VE3NB

iD unit removed for testing only TX left. - note - spare repeater range very good up to 30 -35 miles with no pre amp - just helix coils on input to RX. TX output about 10^W

VE3NB

Regular repeater put back in cabinet (less edefective pre amp) & tested OK with VE3UG & VE3MNE, VE3iVX. Some X mod due to lack of receiver RF filters. Standby repeater put back LEFT in service but regular repeater could be used if necessary

VE3NB Bernie

Path tested to Ottawa on 440 - no good - OK on 220 MHZ to Rice Lake.

VE3MPZ
VE3LXA
VE3MNE
VE3PPE
VE3OSL
VE3NB

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