[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-crane-repeater-update":3,"blog-post-more-crane-repeater-update":25},{"id":4,"title":5,"slug":6,"body":7,"excerpt":8,"status":9,"publishedAt":10,"authorId":11,"createdAt":12,"updatedAt":12,"author":13,"tags":17,"featuredImage":24},"be01a88e-4bfc-4a5c-b388-3516ea941755","Crane Repeater Update","crane-repeater-update","\u003Cp>We have been able to confirm the problem at Crane is water in the coax cable.   The good news is we have an abandoned run of  7/8” heliax running to the top of the tower.   We have received a quote of $500 for a climber to come to the site, switch the coax up top and install the new jumper to replace the crushed one that was also giving us problems with this site.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>We are also re-building the 565502 All Star node and K0NXA-R EchoLink node that had failed thanks to a generous donation of a PI computer for the node!\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The repeater used to provide handheld coverage into South Springfield and in the recent years you have not been able to work it with a mobile in Nixa!   With the new Quantar already in place, we hope the repairs will make a huge improvement in SMLRS link audio quality as well as provide better mobile and portable coverage.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>We were going to use funds from last year’s hamfest to cover the repairs.   Unfortunately, we had to use all the proceeds to pay Hayden Towers for project a couple years ago that we had been disputing.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>That being said, we would greatly appreciate it if you could help get this repair completed with a tax deductible donation to the Nixa ARC, and you cannot do that online at https://nixahams.net/donate\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>This is one of the worst antenna sweeps I have ever seen of a site with water in the coax, showing a dead short at the connector and the tell-tell wavy lines in the sweep.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Once we get the needed funds, we’ll get the tower climber scheduled ASAP.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>I want to thank Jeff, W0AV, Kirwin, N0XLR, And Kent, N0IRM, for their help at the site.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>We have been able to confirm the problem at Crane is water in the coax cable. The good news is we have an abandoned run of 7/8” heliax running to the top of the tower. We have received a quote of $500 for a climber to come to the site,...","PUBLISHED","2026-07-31T03:23:09.153Z","d4bc135b-5f26-4924-9836-8d33168ced71","2026-07-31T03:23:09.156Z",{"id":11,"firstName":14,"lastName":15,"callsign":16},"Preston","Roesslet","KE0JGH",[18],{"postId":4,"tagId":19,"tag":20},"e62fb9eb-ceb5-4474-9fc7-39d55cfe4e69",{"id":19,"name":21,"slug":22,"createdAt":23},"Repeater Updates","repeater-updates","2026-06-30T23:11:03.203Z","https://media.nixahams.net/blog/be01a88e-4bfc-4a5c-b388-3516ea941755/393e2c86-368e-47fe-b18c-919f96b3fa0a.webp",[26,38,50],{"id":27,"title":28,"slug":29,"body":30,"excerpt":31,"status":9,"publishedAt":32,"authorId":11,"createdAt":33,"updatedAt":33,"author":34,"tags":35},"8e9a3723-1301-463b-9673-40f7a3720da2","147.015 Transmit Power Update","147015-transmit-power-update","\u003Cp>On a whim, James, KB0NHX, went to check the power output on the 147.015 several days ago because it seemed weaker than usual in some areas and found it was only transmitting 40-Watts out of the duplexer.   Previously, we drove the amplifier with 6.5 watts to get 225 Watts out.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Thanks to another local ham and group that will remain anonymous until we have permission to mention it, they have loaned us a 250w amplifier so that we can get back up to full power until we can resolve our amplifier issue.  We did crack open the amplifier and found one side of an inductor in the DC input charred and unsoldered from the board as well as the DC input to two of the transistors unsoldered from the circuit board.  We have got those repaired and hope to test tomorrow\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>We are back up to 157-W out of the duplexer now, so about a 6 dB increase in output power.  The transmit side of the duplexer was spot-on, but we touched up the receive side to get another 8 dB of notch which may help weak signals access the repeater a little better.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Stay tuned for more updates - and feel free to post any improved signal levels at your QTH!\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>On a whim, James, KB0NHX, went to check the power output on the 147.015 several days ago because it seemed weaker than usual in some areas and found it was only transmitting 40-Watts out of the duplexer. Previously, we drove the amplifier with 6.5 watts to get 225 Watts out.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Thanks...","2026-07-31T03:30:16.848Z","2026-07-31T03:30:16.849Z",{"id":11,"firstName":14,"lastName":15,"callsign":16},[36],{"postId":27,"tagId":19,"tag":37},{"id":19,"name":21,"slug":22,"createdAt":23},{"id":39,"title":40,"slug":41,"body":42,"excerpt":43,"status":9,"publishedAt":44,"authorId":11,"createdAt":45,"updatedAt":45,"author":46,"tags":47},"d0846d5d-0cbb-4264-b188-b975122e671c","APRS Digipeater Update","aprs-digipeater-update","\u003Cp>Clayton, KB0WZI, and James, KB0NHX, made a trip to the K0NXA Digi site in South Springfield last Friday and Clayton found a few things that we think have gotten us rolling!\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>First, the receive audio is controlled by the volume pot on the radio.   It was turned down too low.  In order to adjust it, we enabled the ability to log into the WX 3-in-1 Plus 2.0 controller.   The GUI has a transmit and receive audio adjustment procedure so we went through that with a communications service monitor to ensure proper packet deviation.   Within minutes we were seeing many stations populate the log.   The GUI offers up many diagnostic and monitoring capabilities that we are going to look into making available for users and interested folks.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The site is also repeating local APRS packets by radio now as well and not just gating them to the Internet.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>We also found that we were not authenticated with APRS-IS and were using the default server in Poland.  We changed it to the North American server and are now logged in and authenticated with APRS-IS and properly gating packets to the Internet - APRS.fi\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Some other housekeeping items, such as the proper symbol on the map, and other minor things were addressed.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>You can go to https://aprs.fi/info/a/K0NXA and see the plethora of stations now hearing us and also stations we are hearing.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>Clayton, KB0WZI, and James, KB0NHX, made a trip to the K0NXA Digi site in South Springfield last Friday and Clayton found a few things that we think have gotten us rolling!\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003Cp>First, the receive audio is controlled by the volume pot on the radio. It was turned down too low. In...","2026-07-31T03:28:15.500Z","2026-07-31T03:28:15.501Z",{"id":11,"firstName":14,"lastName":15,"callsign":16},[48],{"postId":39,"tagId":19,"tag":49},{"id":19,"name":21,"slug":22,"createdAt":23},{"id":51,"title":52,"slug":53,"body":54,"excerpt":55,"status":9,"publishedAt":56,"authorId":11,"createdAt":57,"updatedAt":58,"author":59,"tags":60},"e28969b7-83d2-480d-8ebd-63d167d170fa","Crane 442.150 Offline","crane-442150-offline","\u003Cp>As of today the 442.150 repeater in Crane has been taken off line.  The antenna system SWR was near 8 to 1!\u003C/p>\u003Cp>There is a problem at the connector and I unfortunately suspect there is water in the line.  The connector is not a standard connector that can be removed so it'll have to be cut off to confirm.  The good news is the antenna itself appears to be good.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>There is another run of feedline on the tower that tests good that is currently abandoned and I am hoping we can move our antenna over to it.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>We are working with a climber to see what kind of cost it will be if we simply move the antenna from one feedline to another, install a new jumper and have it weatherproofed.  \u003C/p>\u003Cp>In the mean time, the 442.425 will act as the main hub for the SMLRS.\u003C/p>","\u003Cp>As of today the 442.150 repeater in Crane has been taken off line.  The antenna system SWR was near 8 to 1!\u003C/p>\u003Cp>There is a problem at the connector and I unfortunately suspect there is water in the line.  The connector is not a standard connector that can be removed so...","2026-07-14T09:22:00.000Z","2026-07-14T04:22:30.364Z","2026-07-14T04:23:00.051Z",{"id":11,"firstName":14,"lastName":15,"callsign":16},[61],{"postId":51,"tagId":19,"tag":62},{"id":19,"name":21,"slug":22,"createdAt":23}]