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W3SWL-10 seems to be working again

The VHF RMS node W3SWL-10 on 145.090 MHz appears to be operating in VARA FM and Packet modes again. Testing shows that people can reach the node in both modes. Hopefully things will remain working.

I took the opportunity to document the settings and learned about restoring the configuration from an INI file. Hopefully both of these will make it quicker to restore the node should this occur again in the future!

Brett W3SWL

W3SWL-10 is up and down

Currently the 145.090 W3SWL-10 node is experiencing some issues. I am trying to get it running again.

As of 2/4/24 it is working in the VARA-FM mode only (e.g. no packet radio connections). Hopefully that will be restored by tomorrow.

Brett W3SWL - Sysop

W3SWL-10 Central PA Gateway on 145.090 now has UPS

An APC 1050VA UPS has been installed on the W3SWL-10 Winlink node. For now, just the control computer is running on the UPS. Hopefully this will smooth out any short power interruptions that have caused the computer to go down in the past.

We will test how long the computer can remain up on the APC battery backup supply. I am guessing at least an hour.

PowerChute software has been installed on the node computer, and that should gracefully shut down the computer in the event of longer-term power outages.

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