Yes, it's the complete no-BS 4-bolt swap out. Minimizes work and uncertainty in the forest. The dish also had a 15ft vertical antenna fall onto it 2 years ago. And it bears the dents of that impact. :) The ice + wind loading was so high that the antenna broke the metal pipe clamp that was securing its mast to the building. I'm hoping to replace that antenna this summer with a shorter 4-bay offset folded dipole. That same falling antenna is also the reason why one of the other (non-HamWAN) dishes is completely mangled right now. --Bart On 7/16/2020 5:38 PM, Todd Lilleness wrote:
I agree On Thu, Jul 16, 2020, 5:37 PM Doug Kingston <dpk@randomnotes.org <mailto:dpk@randomnotes.org>> wrote:
This sounds like a maximum possible expenditure as its likely only one component is actually broken. In light of this and the importance of the link, I vote yea. I have all that equipment in stock.
-Doug-
On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 4:43 PM Bart Kus <me@bartk.us <mailto:me@bartk.us>> wrote:
Hello,
Both clients to SnoDEM.Haystack are super weak on ch0. This implies a fault with SnoDEM.Haystack. I'd like to go up there with a full dish+modem kit to swap out the whole thing and not do diagnostics on the mountain top. PTZ does not show any obvious physical damage to ch0 cable or dish.
I would like to draw upon existing inventory to perform this repair. Here are the estimated costs:
Dish: $130 Shield: $100 Modem: $150 TOTAL: $380
I can do diagnostics and salvage what is possible once the faulty gear is down on the ground.
My vote is yea. Since this is a repair measure, only 1 more supporting director vote is required for it to pass under our standing repair spending rules.
--Bart
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