K-W Amateur Radio Club's Trouble Tickets

Systems Trouble Log

This is a listing of reported issues regarding any of the clubs infrastructure. This includes:

VE3KSR Repeater 146.97/37
APRS Baden Node (inc. WX station)
VE3RCK Repeater 146.865/265
URL Link system
VE3RBM IRLP network
VA3SED BBS (owned and operated by VE3TJD)
VE3KWQ-0 ax.25 Packet LAN Node 145.09
VE3KSR-0 ax.25 Packet WAN Node 145.01
VE3IXY 220 Repeater
NASA SHUTTLE TRANSMITTER 147.510

Thank You

Kitchener-Waterloo ARC Technical Committee
Tedd VE3TJD, Chairman

What others have already reported...

Submitted: Thursday, December 01, 2005 at 17:18:12 (EST)
From: Steven, Va3smc, < Steven>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

Hello, Im not having a problem with VE3KSR, I downloaded echolink but I have a speedstream dsl router that connects 2 computers into one so both computers can be used on the internet at the same time...but having it connected will not let me connect to repeaters, etc on echolink...how can I bypass the system with having it still hooked up?

Submitted: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at 12:20:40 (EST)
From: Tedd, ve3tjd, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3RCK

On the 28th of November, 2005, the tech committee found that the antenna (210-c4) has a problem with either the coax or the antenna itself. A temporary antenna will be installed ASAP. Thanks, Tedd, VE3TJD

Submitted: Friday, July 22, 2005 at 09:19:37 (EDT)
From: Tedd, ve3tjd, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3SED UHF Rpt

On Saturday morning (July 16th, 2005) during an intense lightning storm, the SED UHF repeater and controller were damaged. On July 21, repairs were made by the Tech Committee and the system is back on the air, just in time for the Friday Night Tech Net! Tedd, VE3TJD

Submitted: Saturday, January 15, 2005 at 12:36:18 (EST)
From: William Polyawert, no licence, < William Polyawert>
Trouble reported for: ULR LINK

The link to "Ask the Xperts your tech questions" on the INFO page seems broken. It looks like it points to a file on a PC rather than the web site. PS: There is no choice on Effected System for web page. Bill

Submitted: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 at 23:41:52 (EST)
From: J.J. Riddell, VE3AMG, < J.J. Riddell>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

I'm unable to locate the january bulletin...what is wrong...?

Submitted: Friday, December 24, 2004 at 04:58:00 (EST)
From: Larry, Ve3rip, < Larry>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR-0 145.01 Node

Hi and Merry Christmas all. Just a note to advise .01 node has been down for a week or so. Good luck getting to the site through all the snow. Cheers Larry

Submitted: Thursday, November 18, 2004 at 23:04:13 (EST)
From: Tedd, ve3tjd, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3SED 6 mtr Rpt

The tech committee has reinstalled the SED system, and have added a UHF link radio which is tied to the VE3WIK machine in Hamilton. This now means that the Friday Night Technet will be available to the Kitchener area. Check in every Friday night....starts at 8PM, and let Reg know where you are talking from! Many thanks to the entire Tech comittee team! Tedd, KWARC Tech Chairman.

Submitted: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 at 10:52:44 (EST)
From: Tedd, ve3tjd, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3SED UHF Rpt

I guess the first try at this didn't make it to the log (although the emails went out!). Just FYI the UHF and 6 meter VE3SED machines will be off-line for a couple days due to upgrades. Thanks, Tedd

Submitted: Sunday, November 07, 2004 at 12:20:56 (EST)
From: Tedd, ve3tjd, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3SED UHF Rpt

Both VE3SED UHF and 6 meter repeaters will be off line for a couple days for upgrades. Thanks, Tedd, VE3TJD KWARC Technical Chairman

Submitted: Monday, August 02, 2004 at 13:37:45 (EDT)
From: Tedd, ve3tjd, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR-0 145.01 Node

Guess picture links don't show up in the log. I will forward a picture of the TNC to Paul and Dennis for you to see. Tedd, VE3TJD

Submitted: Monday, August 02, 2004 at 13:34:53 (EDT)
From: Tedd, ve3tjd, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR-0 145.01 Node

Your tech committee checked out the 145.01 node today and found more TNC damage. Surprising, the TNC was still powered up but isn't decoding or encoding any data. From this picture I think you can understand why. Surgury will be performed in a timly fashion. Tedd, VE3TJD

Submitted: Saturday, July 31, 2004 at 14:50:38 (EDT)
From: Jeffrey Richards, VE3JQR, < Jeffrey Richards>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR-0 145.01 Node

It appears that the PAKET node on 145.010 is dead. Can anybody confirm or deny this? I am trying to get paket from Simcoe to Campbelville and KSR would be a handy system.

Submitted: Monday, May 10, 2004 at 16:42:16 (EDT)
From: Tedd, ve3tjd, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

It was brought to my attention that the output of VE3KSR was at a minimum, and could barely be heard a couple miles away. The tech committee found an open fuse feeding the power amp (RF-PA) and after replacing it, the output came back up. The fuse "looked" good, but obviously was bad.

Submitted: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 at 19:27:32 (EST)
From: Larry, ve3rip, < Larry>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR-0 145.01 Node

Hi all , thought I'd drop a note just in case im the only one left using the packet node on .01 , its been down for a couple of weeks now. Thanks & 73 de larry ve3rip

Submitted: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 at 20:54:56 (EST)
From: Tedd, VE3TJD, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

Greetings: While the tech committee was up at Baden Hill trying to figure out why packet wasn't working, we found that the battery bank's fusible link popped and the entire system (including KSR voice and packet, and VE3SED UHF/6 meters) was running off the Staticon unit! We temporarily jumpered the fuse and we are again back on batteries. The fuse will be upgraded from a 60 amp to an 80/100 amp unit. The weather station was reset as well, and is once again updating the website. Thanks, Tedd, VE3TJD

Submitted: Monday, March 01, 2004 at 17:02:25 (EST)
From: Tedd, ve3tjd, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR-0 145.01 Node

From the VA3SED BBS, it sure looked like there was a problem up at Baden Hill, so I took a deep breath, floored the Crown Victoria (just kidding) and made it up the hill. We found that the TNC which feeds VE3DTV in Hamilton was not functioning (no power at the TNC...radio OK). The tech committee found a shorted "reverse protection diode", replaced it and now the entire system is back up and running.

Submitted: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 at 12:23:38 (EST)
From: Larry Zarola, ve3rip, < Larry Zarola>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR-0 145.01 Node

Nothing heard up here in Durham from the 145.01 node in several days. Ve3rio in Thamesford also reports nothing heard. Thanks guys -

Submitted: Sunday, February 22, 2004 at 08:16:44 (EST)
From: Doy M. Richards, VE3DOY, < Doy M. Richards>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR-0 145.01 Node

Good morning Ted, We seem to be experiencing some type of difficulty in connecting with your Packet system. Usually I can reach you with 4.5 Watts with no problem. Gary VE3NYP also reports to me that he has not 'seen' any activity for a few days. Dated Sun. 22 Feb. 2003 Thank you, de Doy, VE3DOY (FN03ab)

Submitted: Monday, February 02, 2004 at 07:34:24 (EST)
From: Terry Green, VE3NSV, < Terry Green>
Trouble reported for: NASA SHUTTLE TX

I am hearing a audio link for AM570 news on 147.510 mhz this morning, sounds like a reporter on location somewhere with an open mic giving reports every 15mins.

Submitted: Monday, December 22, 2003 at 10:33:33 (EST)
From: John A/Blom, ve3kis, < John A/Blom>
Trouble reported for: BBS VA3SED

Hi Ted, I have not rec'd a single bulletin for over a week now. When I interrogate (I) the BBS its message counter remains practically the same. This morning it stood at 172665 which is approx. 5 or 6 more then a week ago. Those are probably personal messages. Thanks, a Happy X-mas and 73 de John

Submitted: Thursday, November 06, 2003 at 15:30:55 (EST)
From: Tedd, ve3tjd, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3KWQ-0 145.09 Node

Thanks to Terry (ve3nsv) and Bill (ve3wfr), ve3kwq is back up and running. They found that the computer running the node had a bad sector and corrected the problem. This bad sector was causing the machine not to fully boot and load the software. While there, they replaced the backup battery in the UPS. We will have to keep and eye on the computer, because from experience, once a hard drive starts having problems, they don't stop! Tedd, VE3TJD Tech Chairman for the KWARC.

Submitted: Saturday, October 11, 2003 at 10:38:11 (EDT)
From: Paul Cassel, VE3SY, < Paul Cassel>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

Phone patch is still not working. Will not accept 3 out of 3 attempst using different rigs. Paul

Submitted: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 at 20:45:28 (EDT)
From: Terry Green, VE3NSV, < Terry Green>
Trouble reported for: APRS Node Baden

The rain guage doesn't seem to be working on the weather station up at the hill.

Submitted: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 at 16:41:38 (EDT)
From: Tedd, VE3TJD, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3SED UHF Rpt

After some investigating, it looks like something has gone south within the SED-440 repeater RX. The audio isn't being passed, but control codes are being accepted. The 6 meter side is working as normal, AND all audio from the 6 meter port is being passed through to 440. Strange. The tech committee will keep you informed on the progress of the repairs. Thanks Terry (NSV) for the report. Tedd, ve3tjd KWARC Tech Chairman.

Submitted: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 at 14:52:33 (EDT)
From: Terry Green, VE3NSV, < Terry Green>
Trouble reported for: VE3SED UHF Rpt

6m and 70cm seem to be down, tried to contact Ted and the phone is busy. I did hear the 70cm side I.D. but seems to be deaf. Hope the magic smoke didn't escape with the storms lastnight.

Submitted: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at 09:15:34 (EDT)
From: Tedd, ve3tjd, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3RBM IRLP SYSTEM

After some reports of RBM going down intermittently, the tech committee did some investigating at the site and found that our "bay" had no power. RCK and IXY (220) were running on backup power. At this time, RBM doesn't have backup power, which will be remedied soon! We found out why we had no power at our bay, and it has been resolved (it had nothing to do with our equipment). This shows that even at a site with generator back-up, battery back-up is essential. Tedd, ve3tjd Tech Chairman of the KWARC.

Submitted: Sunday, July 06, 2003 at 20:14:40 (EDT)
From: Tedd, ve3tjd, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: BBS VA3SED

Hi John: Somehow, the TNC's at SED-BBS did a reset and went stupid. I did a hard reset and everythings is back and running. Thanks, Tedd, VE3TJD

Submitted: Sunday, July 06, 2003 at 13:13:33 (EDT)
From: John A.Blom, VE3KIS, < John A.Blom>
Trouble reported for: BBS VA3SED

Hi Ted, The BBS is down again. Also, for several weeks now, I only get bulletin headers somewhere between 7 and 10 days at which times I have received as many as 300 per session. Ciao and 73

Submitted: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 at 09:39:19 (EST)
From: Tedd, ve3tjd, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3RBM IRLP SYSTEM

After battling with an intermittant PA (RF Power Amplifier), RMB has been up and running since Saturday, so it looks like the tech committee found and resolved the "problem". The culprit was a Final RF transistor that had a partial short. The entire PA was replaced with a slightly lower rated unit (30 watts instead of 40), due to not having the exact replacement transistor available. Eventually, the original will be put back in service after we source a replacement. Tedd, VE3TJD KWARC Tech Chairman.

Submitted: Sunday, February 09, 2003 at 19:11:19 (EST)
From: Terry Green, VE3NSV, < Terry Green>
Trouble reported for: VE3RBM IRLP SYSTEM

Looks like VE3RBM has lost its output again. I can just barely hear the repeater here at my house just a few blocks from the repeater. Back to the drawing board gentlemen!! :^)

Submitted: Sunday, February 09, 2003 at 18:37:18 (EST)
From: Tedd, ve3tjd, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3RBM IRLP SYSTEM

VE3RBM is back in operation as of about 5 PM on Sunday Feb. 09, 2003. The tech committee found a bunch of bad solder joints on the rear interface board where the 10 volt regulator board plugs in. Also, the joints from the unregulated supply leads running to the final amp were redressed (within the PA). Tedd, VE3TJD KWARC Tech Chairman

Submitted: Sunday, February 09, 2003 at 12:00:06 (EST)
From: John A. Blom, VE3KIS, < John A. Blom>
Trouble reported for: APRS Node Baden

Hi, I have a strange phenomena on APRS concerning VE3KSR. I am using UIView. Everybody should ha,ha. It shows up on the right place and the expected parameters. eg Call sign: VE3KSR: Symbol:(N) WX Stn: Lat.43.24.26N: Long.080.38.01W: Miles 21.4: Deg.209: Now when I go to UIView Real Time Plot I get this: Callsign VE3KSR: Lat. 13106N: Long:20012.50E: Miles 766.81 These lines come from the Stations Heard file. Whenever "KSR" is in the path the plot lines do not intersect KSR but disappear off the map. Since this reporting system does not support attachments, I will send the "Screen capture" I will send it to Tedd Doda seperately. Sincerely, John

Submitted: Saturday, February 08, 2003 at 13:22:14 (EST)
From: Tedd, ve3tjd, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3RBM IRLP SYSTEM

It seems that VE3RBM has lost it's power output, and has been removed for service. Please use IRLP on simplex (147.570) or VE3WFM on 147.090. Tedd, VE3TJD KWARC Tech Chairman

Submitted: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 at 13:57:19 (EST)
From: Tedd, ve3tjd, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

It has come to the technical committee's attention that there may be a problem with the use of the phone patch on KSR. If you can't get it to work, please be advised that VE3RCK also has a patch. We will have a look at the problem the next time we can get to the hill. Thanks, Tedd, VE3TJD KWARC Tech Chairman

Submitted: Sunday, October 27, 2002 at 18:58:01 (EST)
From: Dave, ve3eay, < Dave>
Trouble reported for: ULR LINK

any idea about the ulr link BHR when and if going back on??

Submitted: Saturday, September 21, 2002 at 18:58:04 (EDT)
From: Tedd, ve3tjd, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

Thanks to the Tech Committee, the intermittent up/down audio on KSR voice has been resolved. A dirty pot within the Mastr II repeater transmitter was at fault. A quick cleaning and resetting of the TX level was performed. Tedd, VE3TJD

Submitted: Friday, September 20, 2002 at 12:22:35 (EDT)
From: Bob Pelling, VE3XNB, < Bob Pelling>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

On Friday Sept 20 at @ 11:30 AM the audio level of KSR faded quite drastically. This drop effected all transmitted audio including the ID and curtesy beep. The level droped more than 50%.

Submitted: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 at 14:20:01 (EDT)
From: John A.Blom, VE3KIS, < John A.Blom>
Trouble reported for: BBS VA3SED

Hi, The BBS VA3SED is down again.The messages were as follows: "VA3SED busy" for a couple of days. Now, last two days: "Link failed." Sincerely,

Submitted: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 at 10:54:59 (EDT)
From: John A.Blom, ve3kis, < John A.Blom>
Trouble reported for: VE3KWQ-0 145.09 Node

Hi, When trying to connect to BBS, system drops right back to: Reconnected to ve3kwq. Similar to an earlier problem. Ciao and 73 John (ve3kis)

Submitted: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 at 09:07:33 (EDT)
From: Tedd, ve3tjd, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3KWQ-0 145.09 Node

The problem with throughput to VE3KWQ has been found and repaired. There was a stuck transmitter on 145.090 Mhz that would lock up the channel. Thanks to the tech committee for a fast response. Tedd

Submitted: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 at 12:46:21 (EDT)
From: John A.Blom, ve3kis, < John A.Blom>
Trouble reported for: BBS VA3SED

Hi, I have NOT been able to get into VE3KWQ for at least two weeks. VE3TJE (Brian) told me he has the same problem. Symptoms: When setting any VHF radio to 145.090 there is a full scale hiss. I went to a field location in the Elora Gorge Conservation Area operating on a 12V/45AH fully charged deep-cycle battery. Same fullscale noise. (Un-squelchable). No problems getting into KSR (145.010). Normally my system (WinPack) connects on the first try. When tuning to the APRS freq. the packets come flying by. Back home now and still the same results.

Submitted: Saturday, July 20, 2002 at 11:56:38 (EDT)
From: John, ve3jcl, < John>
Trouble reported for: No Seclection Made

KSR audio was low(very) friday AM. Was ok later during Friday. Paul (SY) says it's low sat.

Submitted: Thursday, July 04, 2002 at 00:00:24 (EDT)
From: Tedd, ve3tjd, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

As of about 10PM tonight (July 3rd, 2002), VE3KSR has a new controller. Many thanks to Ben, va3bny and David, va3mrj for all their help in getting this project one step closer to completion. Ben has noticed a hum on the phone line, which he believes is a bad "carbon" or a bad twisted pair somewhere along our phone line. Arrangements will be made to have this corrected with Bell. If you have any comments, leave them here on the Trouble Log (that way all of the tech committee members get your comments). Thanks, Tedd

Submitted: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 at 18:27:35 (EDT)
From: Tedd, VE3TJD, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

VE3KSR will be off line tonight for a few hours, as the tech committee will be installing the CAT-1000 controller. If all goes well, it should be back in operation by 10PM. Thanks, Tedd.

Submitted: Saturday, April 06, 2002 at 12:03:09 (EST)
From: Tedd, ve3tjd, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

Due to some shack maintenence, all of the equipment at the Baden site may be off-line for a few hours today (Sat April 06, 2002). Tedd

Submitted: Friday, March 15, 2002 at 13:32:00 (EST)
From: Ben, VA3BNY, < Ben>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

Sometime on Monday of this week, the PL tone and the ctcss option of KSR repeater became disabled, we suspect a power varience caused the controller to falter. Both the PL tone and CTCSS has been reprogrammed and functioning again on this repeater. va3bny de ben

Submitted: Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 08:22:50 (EST)
From: David, VA3MRJ, < David>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

CTCSS decode is not working or so low that it will not open the receiver. Suggest users turn off decode option for now so you can still receive signals. Encode is still required 131.8.

Submitted: Saturday, March 02, 2002 at 16:50:41 (EST)
From: Bill Riddell, ve3wfr, < Bill Riddell>
Trouble reported for: VE3RBM IRLP SYSTEM

Ben I don"t know why but neither my yaesu ft 470 or myTait seem to be decoding the pl tone properly.I may be wrong but It has ganged since the new repeater whent in I had no trouble before. ve3wfr bill

Submitted: Saturday, January 26, 2002 at 12:32:22 (EST)
From: Terry Green, VE3NSV, < Terry Green>
Trouble reported for: VE3RCK

This Repeater Has some terrible noise locking up the repeater.I don't think it is intermod but it has been keyed-up for 20mins now and timed out once(January 26,12:31pm)

Submitted: Sunday, January 20, 2002 at 14:25:57 (EST)
From: David Johnson, VA3MRJ, < David Johnson>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

Sunday morning Ted and I visited Baden Hill to try and correct the wonky I.D. tone and the autopatch. All pots were marked as to position, cleaned and re-positioned. Levels were set, lowering the level of the i.d. and the receiver output. We were unable to resolve the autopatch problem, so it is still inoperative sometimes. There may still be slight distortion on the audio but its as good as we can get. This repeater has a demon that we are chasing and the reolution will come in the next several month with the installation of a new(used) repeater and controller with a spare, all located on site. The hill is only accessable by foot because of the snow and ice accumalation on the road, this makes it difficult to keep up the visits to the site. Ted had to carry me the last 30 yards. I'm ok. Any questions? Contact Ben or Ted.Thanks to VE3SY for giving us help setting the levels. Ted VE3TJD, David VA3MRJ

Submitted: Saturday, January 19, 2002 at 15:12:01 (EST)
From: Tedd, ve3tjd, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

KSR has a funny sounding courtesy tone and ID. It looks like the oscillator for the tone generation has gone stupid. I'll put my money on another intermittent pot (seems to be the story of my life, hi). Tedd

Submitted: Monday, January 14, 2002 at 13:47:57 (EST)
From: Tedd, ve3tjd, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

KSR has been placed back in service, with the thanks to VA3SPL (4x4!) and Dave, VA3MRJ. We placed KSR on the bench and found the deviation control was not holding it's level. Cleaning and readjustment was performed. At this time, we also installed the 6 volt gell celled battery for the memory backup. A bad fuse holder was replaced. KSR is now back and running normally. Tedd

Submitted: Sunday, January 13, 2002 at 00:38:15 (EST)
From: Ben, VA3BNY, < Ben>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

Our clubs repeater VE3KSR audio appears to be distorted and the repeater was removed for service. A temporary GE Exec II was hastly installed to continue operations but we do not have any of the feature at this time. The is no courtesy tone or autopatch on this unit, When repairs are completed, the original repeater will be reinstalled. VA3BNY De Ben

Submitted: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 at 13:55:23 (EST)
From: David Johnson, VA3MRJ, < David Johnson>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

This repeater sounds so bad it should be put out of its misery. The audio has been distorted since the last failure, some people sound worse than other but some are almost unreadible. Is there a plan to pull this repeater and send it for repair, or do we live with the distortion. Maybe switch it with RCK until its replaced or repaired.

Submitted: Saturday, January 05, 2002 at 01:31:49 (EST)
From: Ben, VA3BNY, < Ben>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

VE3KSR program has been reset and the repeater is operational again with all features. Thnaks to those that helped. Tech committee..

Submitted: Friday, January 04, 2002 at 18:38:46 (EST)
From: Terry Green, VE3NSV, < Terry Green>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

Audio on ksr is also sounds distorted along with no pl and no dtmf commands that has already been reported.

Submitted: Friday, January 04, 2002 at 17:00:41 (EST)
From: David Johnson, VA3MRJ, < David Johnson>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

KSR transmitting all the time, I went to the site at Baden and powered down KSR, reset the controller. KSR is back on the air but no controller features such as tone or autopatch. Will require more work by the tech people.

Submitted: Friday, January 04, 2002 at 03:14:31 (EST)
From: Ben, VA3BNY, < Ben>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

I have been asked by the clubs Pres to enable PL tone for the input on KSR immediately. This has been done on Jan 3. Users now require PL tone 131.8 to access the Repeater. It was felt that due to constant interference, to the repeater, making it unuseable, the PL tone was required. A voice message announcing tone requirement has been placed on KSR to advise users.. If you have any concerns, please e mail va3bny@myrac.ca

Submitted: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 at 21:46:28 (EST)
From: Tedd, ve3tjd, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: ULR LINK

Thanks to Dave (va3mrj), we were able to make it up Baden Hill (nice 4x4 Dave!). The link audio from BHR to KSR has been repaired. Also, big thanks to John (ve3amz) for all his help (again). Turns out there is a switch on the back chassis of KSR that switches the links audio from hi "Z" to low "Z" (low level to speaker level) that must have been bumped during a passed visit to the site. Tedd

Submitted: Saturday, December 08, 2001 at 21:33:33 (EST)
From: Ben Sasiela, VA3BNY, < Ben Sasiela>
Trouble reported for: VE3RBM IRLP SYSTEM

Club Repeater VE3RBM has been repaired and was put back in service on Thursday around 3.30pm. The Hammond 23 amp power supply became defective. A replacement power supply has been installed along with a gell cell backup battery, should power be interrupted, the repeater should function for several hours of moderate use. We will try to repair the old power supply if there is minimual damage. VA3BNY Technical Chairman

Submitted: Thursday, December 06, 2001 at 15:05:11 (EST)
From: Paul , VE3SY, < Paul >
Trouble reported for: VE3RBM IRLP SYSTEM

VE3RBM failed sometime omn Wednesday which also effects the IRLP UHF Node. The Tech Committee is aware of this and is looking at the repeater as you read this. IRLP is still available on the VHF node on 147.57 with a PL of 131.8 Paul VE3SY

Submitted: Sunday, November 18, 2001 at 23:43:59 (EST)
From: Bill Graham, VE3ETK, < Bill Graham>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

Tue. Nov. 13/01 at about 8:30PM for about 10 min. KSR was constantly kerchunking. My intent was to monitor the repeater while using another band. Had to turn my 2M set off after 10 min. due to the constant cycling.

Submitted: Sunday, November 18, 2001 at 14:17:07 (EST)
From: Tedd, ve3tjd, < Tedd>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

The "buzz" on the transmit of VE3KSR has been pinpointed and repaired. The output control (pot) of the CTCSS encoder became intermittant. A a good cleaning and readjustment repaired it. The second issue had to do with the timing of the PL tone. The PL should only come on during a valid input signal, but because of a shorted 2N3906 switching transistor, the PL was always active. Replacing the transistor cured the problem. Thanks mostly to John, VE3AMZ for all his input, and to the helpers, Ben (va3bny), Paul (ve3sy) and Dave (va3mrj). Tedd

Submitted: Thursday, November 08, 2001 at 15:45:43 (EST)
From: Paul, VE3SY, < Paul>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

There is severe distortion and a bad hum once again on KSR.

Submitted: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 at 13:17:31 (EST)
From: Ben, VA3BNY, < Ben>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

VE3KSR is back on the air, minus the hum noise. After a few visits to the site, turned out to be a loose connector causing a ground loop at the repeater. We plan to replace the defective part within the next week. Users are encouraged to report any further difficulties that may arise using the clubs trouble report log on the web site Tnx VA3BNY De Ben Tech Dept

Submitted: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 at 00:31:22 (EST)
From: Ben, VA3BNY, < Ben>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

Repeater VE3KSR has developed a hum noise causing audio distorison during transmissions. The tech committee is aware of this and will investigate the source asap. It may be necessary to disable the repeater to perform bench work, in which case, please use VHF repeater VE3RCK during repairs. We will try to minimize the down time VA3BNY Tech Dir KWARC

Submitted: Friday, October 19, 2001 at 11:13:49 (EDT)
From: David Johnson, VA3MRJ, < David Johnson>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

October 19,2001, 11am. Constant kerchunking every 5 seconds of KSR. Nothing heard on the input, at least from my location. Yetsreday ducking was bringing in another repeater and noisy signals. Is there a problem at the site that causimg the kerchunking? I think we need to look at getting the tone online to prevent this stuff, the repeater is unusable and annoying to the point I turn it off.

Submitted: Friday, September 21, 2001 at 21:41:51 (EDT)
From: Paul Cassel, VE3SY, < Paul Cassel>
Trouble reported for: VE3RBM IRLP SYSTEM

FYI: Both IRLP nodes are down as a result of a direct lightning hit. Both computers and link radios are dead. We hope to have them back on the air within 10 days.

Submitted: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 at 21:21:42 (EDT)
From: Ben, VA3BNY, < Ben>
Trouble reported for: VE3IXY 220

It had been reported that the 220 Mhz repeater VE3IXY had stopped transmitting a few days ago. Upon investigation, it had been found that the 12vdc plug to the exciter had become dislodged partly. This plug was dismantled and repaired and the radio was put back in service on wednesday night by the tech committee. All should be in working order now.. va3bny

Submitted: Sunday, July 29, 2001 at 23:37:32 (EDT)
From: Ben Sasiela, VA3BNY, < Ben Sasiela>
Trouble reported for: VE3RCK

Our Clubs repeater VE3RCK is back on the air, repaired by the tech committee, sorry for any incontinences.. VA3BNY De Ben TC KWARC.

Submitted: Saturday, July 28, 2001 at 18:16:39 (EDT)
From: Paul VE3SY, VE3SY, < Paul VE3SY>
Trouble reported for: VE3RCK

It appears that club repeater VE3RCK on 146.865 has been off the air since Friday. This posting will notify the tech committee of the outage.

Submitted: Saturday, July 14, 2001 at 16:08:54 (EDT)
From: John A.Blom, VE3KIS, < John A.Blom>
Trouble reported for: NASA SHUTTLE TX

Hi, The trouble log says that the NASA TX 147.510 is back on the air but I do not receive anything. Is it possibly down again? 73 de John

Submitted: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 at 08:29:00 (EDT)
From: Ben, VA3BNY, < Ben>
Trouble reported for: NASA SHUTTLE TX

The NASA Shuttle Transmitter is now alive and well and transmitting on 147.510 during shuttle missions. Ben

Submitted: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 at 20:26:14 (EDT)
From: Ben Sasiela, VA3BNY, < Ben Sasiela>
Trouble reported for: VE3RCK

Finally, after spending some 16 hours at this site, waiting and waiting for the phone company to come, the line was reconnected on the morning of May 29. Full phone patch service including the speed autodial feature has been restored to VE3RCK.. Thanks for your patience VA3BNY De Ben Tech Dir. kwarc

Submitted: Sunday, May 27, 2001 at 21:05:59 (EDT)
From: Ben Sasiela, VA3BNY, <>
Trouble reported for: VE3RCK

Kitchener repeater VE3RCK has been moved to a new site, and on a new 4 bay antenna at Manheim. This new location should improve the performance of the repeater and cover a wider area for the hams in Kitchener. VE3RCK users are encouraged to report the performance of this repeater to my self. va3bny@myrac.ca The antenna at this location favours a south pattern, however, the north coverage should not have deterioated. VA3BNY De Ben Tech Dept

Submitted: Sunday, May 27, 2001 at 20:59:28 (EDT)
From: Ben Sasiela, VA3BNY, <>
Trouble reported for: VE3KSR

Club Repeater VE3KSR was hit by lightning during the storm on Saturday, and it took out the telephone line. The telephone company has been notified, and are scheduled to fix the problem on Monday May 28. 73.. VA3BNY De Ben Sasiela Tech Dept KWARC

Submitted: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 at 22:45:03 (EDT)
From: Ben Sasiela, VA3BNY, < Ben Sasiela>
Trouble reported for: VE3RCK

The phone Patch on our clubs repeater VE3RCK has been temp disconnected. WE need "ma bell" to do some rewiring. Hopefully, this will only take a few days. Please use VE3KSR for now.. Thanks.. VA3BNY De Ben.. Tech Chairman

Submitted: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 at 00:40:04 (EST)
From: Ben Sasiela, VA3BNY, < Ben Sasiela>
Trouble reported for: VE3RBM IRLP SYSTEM

Our clubs repeater VE3RBM is now back on the air. Reinstalled on Monday evening Mar 20.. There may be the need to make further adjustments, but that will be at a latter date. VA3BNY De Ben,, Tech Chairman kwarc

Submitted: Sunday, March 18, 2001 at 23:06:23 (EST)
From: Ben Sasiela, VA3BNY, < Ben Sasiela>
Trouble reported for: VE3RBM IRLP SYSTEM

VE3RBM has been removed for service. We hope to have it back operational within a few days. Please use any of the other local repeaters in Kitchener. We apologize for any inconvenience. VA3BNY De Ben Tech Chairman KWARC


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