Member/New Member Informational Meeting

DID YOU EVERY WONDER HOW ALL THOSE CODES IN YOUR
............ REPEATER MANUAL WORK ??? ...............
BUT WERE TO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE?
HERE IS GREAT CHANCE TO GET THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED

The Capitol Peak Repeater Group is holding an informational meeting to cover the user codes for all the available functions on the 145.470 Repeater.

Rick – K7CAH will make the presentation. He and others will be available for questions and answer sessions. Its also a great opportunity to meet some of the individuals you have spoken to on the repeater or maybe some nets face to face.

Since we will be discussing user codes, this meeting is limited to members of the repeater......

BUT YOU ARE NOT A MEMBER YET .... WELL HERE IS A DEAL FOR YOU

From this date until June 1, 2009 those who have not been a member of the repeater group for at least one year will have the opportunity to join this wonderful group for half price. The cost of joining will be a donation of $12.50 for regular membership and the youth membership shall be $5.00.

Just come to the meeting and join the repeater group right then and there.

Place: South Bay Fire Department
3506 Shincke Rd NE, Olympia, WA 98506
Date: May 16, 2009
Time: 1PM to 3PM

Jim - AA7OH

We all lost a good friend, a great HAM and a dedicated, loyal and avid supporter of this repeater.

Maj. James F. Elliott (RET) - AA7OH passed away last night January 28, 2009 at the American Lake Veteran's Hospital in Lakewood, Washington.

I first met Jim in the fall of 1992 where he signed my Certificate of Completion when I passed my no-code technician license. I never knew at the time, I would be lucky to get to know him as I did. He was a good friend and I will truly miss him. Its always hard to lose a good friend, but I really do consider myself blessed to have our paths in life cross.

I will each summer, buy that 'special' German beer he loved so much .... BBQ a good steak, play a little radio and remember my good friend Jim.

Please feel free to post your comments. I am sure I missed many things which should be documented here on our 47repeater site.

73
kim - ac7yy
President

Trip to the hill 10-22-2008

Jim (AB7SI) and I made a trip to the peak today. We installed the backup repeater that was taken down at the last trip. We also installed wiring harnesses on the main repeater and the controller. Rick (K7CAH) made up those harnesses. Thanks Rick. These harnesses will make it a lot easier to install the backup system if we ever need it. All we will need to do is to just do a plug and play and it will be set. I also took a couple of pictures of the available space for two cabinets if and when we will need it.

Bill NW7BT

Official "47" Repeater Control Operators

Jim - AB7SI and Bill - NW7BT have taken on the responsibilities of Repeater Control Operators. So, if you have any questions about the operations of the repeater or if you need assistance in any way, give Jim or Bill a call.

Another great source of information is the Capitol Peak Website.

73
Kim - AC7YY
President

Trip to the Peak - September 22, 2008

Hi

Just a quick note to let you all know that Jim-AB7SI and I made a quick trip to the peak to make the audio adjustments. It took all of maybe 15 minutes but well worth the trip.

The mixer is marked now so if they get moved they can be placed back to the correct settings. Jim also hooked the antenna control back up and that now works as it should. It was a successful trip for us and for the repeater.

Also on the way down Rick was programming the voice slots so today was a great day.

73 de Bill NW7BT

Tone of 100 Hz has now been Turned on.

Well the day started off a bit rough. Rick - K7CAH, Bill - NW7BT, Jim - AB7SI, David - W7AUW and Kim - AC7YY made a trip up to the repeater site today. First, no one had the combination to the lock box, so Jim removed the screen and we able to get into the building. Then Rick fired up his service monitor ..... well it worked last time he used it. That got Rick a bit flustered and when Jim later fired off his camera (With Full Flash) .... Well by that time Rick was a nervious wreck.

But Rick is a veteran and a trooper and managed to not only fix the PL tone, but replaced the repeater with the backup repeater. When we left, the 47 repeater was and is now operating at 100 percent.

Remember to set your radio with a PL tone of 100.00 and you will be very happy with the current status of the repeater.

Let us know how it works for you.

73
kim - ac7yy

IRLP Node Now Operating 24/7

The IRLP system is now on 24/7. It will still announce and make sure that it is on at 8:00 am but it will not turn off automatically as before.

Rick - K7CAH