Repeaters

The Maces Bay 444.875 (VE9MBY) repeater is producing a very weak output.  The repeater is still receiving fine and outputs audio via microwave link to Pleasant Ridge and any other repeater when linked.   DTI has been advised and a site visit will be scheduled for repair.

After a day or two of not being in the linked audio with other repeaters, Kintore Mountain VE9KMT 147.060 (-) is back in proper operation.  Thanks for the help from RadComm branch of DTI for the help in fixing this issue.

Update:  This item has been repaired.   --  As of this posting, the Miramichi VE9MIR 147.150 repeater is working locally only - no audio to other repeaters in the zone or when linked.  This has been reported and repairs are awaited.

UPDATED:  Good news, we are advised that the problem has been resolved as of Friday afternoon. Previous message follows:

There is a problem with audio not always being passed from East and NorthEast zones to other zones when linked.  I.e. when linked, users in Moncton or Bathurst can hear audio from others around the province, and can hear each other, but others cannot hear them - users on the "other side" of the province only hear a silent carrier.

The VE9GMI 146.955 repeater on Grand Manan Island is temporarily out of the link system.  The repeater works alone as stand-alone, but is not linked to the repeaters in South West Zone, nor can you link to or from other zones via VE9GMI.  We will advise when the problem is corrected.

As of Thursday, April 28, the VE9GFL Grand Falls repeater was back in the link.  Thanks to the staff at DTI for their help in resolving this problem!

There are a couple of quirks still to work out and users may notice:

• Occasional audio drop-outs from Stanley and Grand Lake repeaters
• Difficulty bringing "all links on" to full system from Stanley and Grand Lake repeaters