W1YX Repeater Photo Gallery
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This
is the fully assembled repeater as it was installed back at the repeater site
after the Winter 2002/2003 rebuild. In order from the top of the rack are the
RF amplifier, the controller, the notch cavity, the duplexer assembly, and the
power supply.
Here
is the inside of the Hamtronics REP-200 controller. Visible in the upper
right corner is the DVR-3, which is responsible for the repeater's voice
ID. The controller board is in the top center, the receiver is at the
upper right, and the exciter is in the bottom center.
This
is my father, Neil Armstrong, KB2RTP. He provided transportation services
for the repeater rack and associated equipment. You'll have to ask him
what the deal with the hat is when you see him.
This
is Bob Shewell, N2HJD, aligning the duplexer assembly. He
was my resident expert for the Winter 2002/2003 rebuild and continues to help me with
technical issues. He gets lots of practice since he owns an extensive repeater
network.
This
is the new Com-Spec CTCSS board which I installed during the Winter 2002/2003
rebuild. It manages PL tones and filtering all in one handy little unit.
This
is the new monitor speaker which I installed inside the controller during the
Winter 2002/2003 rebuild.
This
is the fan control that I built based on a circuit design by Bob
Shewell, N2HJD. It is housed in a four-square electrical box and the fan
plugs into a duplex receptacle visible at the far side of the cover. There
is a large solid-state relay under the circuit board. The
timer circuit greatly extends cooling fan life by turning it on only when it is needed.
This
side view of the repeater shows all of the custom double-shielded cabling that
connects the repeater equipment together. You can see the new fan control
box at the back of the rack, under the controller. The black cable at the
right is the hardline leading out to the tower.
This
is the cooling fan shroud that the students at Fairport BOCES in the Welding &
Fabrication program made for me. They started only with a sheet of 16
gauge steel and some basic drawings which I made.
This
view of the back of the repeater rack shows how well the new, bright red fan
shroud dresses up the back of the amplifier. On the back of the controller
is a terminal strip with connections for 12VDC, the phone line, and the
cooling fan control box.
This
is Andy Walker, KA2RBW, of Walker
Towers. To see why he is smiling, look at what he just successfully finished doing
in the next photo ...
Andy
Walker came by the repeater site in November of 2003 to help me get the 35'
long Moseley beam down from the tower. He really knows how to help out with
antennas and tower climbing and doesn't overcharge for his miracles. Just
don't forget to show up early with pastries in hand!