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was then replaced.<br />
We are trvinq to treat the 5~~00<br />
pounds of batteries with respect bv<br />
wearing rubber gloves~ face masks~<br />
and rubber aprons. It sure is hard<br />
to work that wav especially when yOU<br />
have your nose to the grindstone. We<br />
also have a liberal supplv of special<br />
eve wash and plenty of bakinq soda.<br />
We finished the day at 5130pm.<br />
- ElK <br />
WORKPARTY- Dec.14. Erik-KA6UAI and<br />
Stan-W9FQN when to P.Mt. to change<br />
the autopatch antenna from a pole<br />
ne~t to the repeater building to a<br />
higher spot on the 80 P tower to<br />
improve reception for Jerrv-WEl6FMT P s<br />
autopatch in Vista. Erik installed<br />
new crystals ($80) in the 147.13<br />
machine to cure driftinq~ replaced a<br />
jumper of coax that had water in it.<br />
and checked evervthing for the long<br />
winter months. Stan sealed the<br />
inside of the battery shed with duct<br />
tape. poured 5 qal of distilled water<br />
into the battery. put a variac (tnx<br />
KK6LX) on the batterv chargers to<br />
adjust the "float" current to the<br />
batterv banks to about 1.SA for each<br />
strinq~ and checked the repair job on<br />
the cracked cell which still leaks<br />
sliqhtlv. It was a beautiful dav on<br />
the mountain. There was the smell of<br />
fallen leaves. the sun was shining<br />
warmly. and yOU could tell that<br />
winter in the mountains was not far<br />
off.<br />
BK <br />
Our repeaters in the PARC b\'lnker<br />
on Palomar Mt. at S.600 P cover 2.000<br />
sq.mi. of S.D.Co. and 150+ miles out<br />
to sea. It is club policy that these<br />
repeaters are open repeaters FOR CLUB<br />
MEMBERS AND OCCASIONAL TRANSIENT<br />
USERS. Be FRIENDLY to those that yOU<br />
talk to and invite them to support<br />
the club with their membership. You<br />
can check their membership in PARC bv<br />
askinq them if they have seen<br />
something in the most recent SCOPE.<br />
AUT 0 PAT C H E S<br />
WA6IPD/R. Art Rideout ••••••• WA6IPD<br />
FALLBROOK + surounding towns<br />
KA6UAI/R. Erik Thompson •••••• KA6UAI <br />
ENCINITAS + surounding towns <br />
*KA6UAI/RI Jerrv Hauser •••••• WB6FMT <br />
VISTA + surounding towns <br />
*W6NWG/Rc Dennis Vernacchia•••• N6KI <br />
SAN DIEGO + surounding towns <br />
The WB6FMT (Jerrv Houser)<br />
autopatch on KA6UAI will probably qo<br />
on line Januarv 15th. Note that it<br />
has a different access code to enter<br />
the patch. Also there is a good<br />
possibilitv that many of the Carlsbad<br />
and Oceanside prefexes listed under<br />
WB6FMT will not be available even<br />
though listed since they are already<br />
covered bv KAbUAI. A final listing<br />
will be given in the Februarv SCOPE.<br />
The r\.ll e at present is that VO\.l<br />
should use the KA6UAI patch for all<br />
those numbers vou have been usually<br />
calling and the WB6FMT patch for new<br />
numbers in Vista. San Marcos~<br />
Escondido. Valley Center. Bonsall.<br />
and Fallbrook. If yOU are in ranqe<br />
of the WA6IPD in Fallbrook. we would<br />
rather have yOU use that patch rath<br />
than the WB6FMT patch in Vista.<br />
To put it simply. There are two<br />
autopatches on KA6UAI/R. One is<br />
based in Encinitas (KA6UAI) and the<br />
other in Vista (WBbFMT) which is the<br />
reason that they need different<br />
access codes to "steer" the patch<br />
audio from KA6UAI/R to the proper<br />
autopatch. They have separate<br />
equipment and phone lines at those<br />
locations. Thev onlv thinq they have<br />
in common is the repeater (KA6UAI/R)<br />
on Palomar MO\.lntai n.<br />
The N6KI patch. at the home of<br />
Dennis Vernacchia. is slated to be in<br />
operation sometime in the early<br />
Spring covering 150+ prefexes in the<br />
San Diego area. Dennis now has about<br />
30/0 of the equipment needed for this<br />
project. The PARC patches should<br />
cover almost all of the countv<br />
covered by our repeaters with nontoll<br />
calls. The autopatch capabil i'" .<br />
is deemed necessary for rOL~<br />
emergencies and for use bv the<br />
Amateur Radio Emergencv Service<br />
SCOPE-JAN' 90<br />
EXEC MTG THURSDAY.<br />
JAN 10th p 1930Hr Fog 6