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    Yes, it's the complete no-BS 4-bolt swap out.  Minimizes work and
    uncertainty in the forest.<br>
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    The dish also had a 15ft vertical antenna fall onto it 2 years ago. 
    And it bears the dents of that impact.  :)  The ice + wind loading
    was so high that the antenna broke the metal pipe clamp that was
    securing its mast to the building.  I'm hoping to replace that
    antenna this summer with a shorter 4-bay offset folded dipole.  That
    same falling antenna is also the reason why one of the other
    (non-HamWAN) dishes is completely mangled right now.<br>
    <br>
    --Bart<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/16/2020 5:38 PM, Todd Lilleness
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        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 16, 2020, 5:37 PM
          Doug Kingston <<a href="mailto:dpk@randomnotes.org"
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            <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">This
              sounds like a maximum possible expenditure as its likely
              only one component is actually broken.</div>
            <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">In light
              of this and the importance of the link, I vote yea.  I
              have all that equipment in stock.</div>
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            <div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">-Doug-</div>
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            <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at
              4:43 PM Bart Kus <<a href="mailto:me@bartk.us"
                target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true">me@bartk.us</a>>
              wrote:<br>
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              rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hello,<br>
              <br>
              Both clients to SnoDEM.Haystack are super weak on ch0. 
              This implies a <br>
              fault with SnoDEM.Haystack.  I'd like to go up there with
              a full <br>
              dish+modem kit to swap out the whole thing and not do
              diagnostics on the <br>
              mountain top.  PTZ does not show any obvious physical
              damage to ch0 <br>
              cable or dish.<br>
              <br>
              I would like to draw upon existing inventory to perform
              this repair.  <br>
              Here are the estimated costs:<br>
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              Dish: $130<br>
              Shield: $100<br>
              Modem: $150<br>
              TOTAL: $380<br>
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              I can do diagnostics and salvage what is possible once the
              faulty gear <br>
              is down on the ground.<br>
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              My vote is yea.  Since this is a repair measure, only 1
              more supporting <br>
              director vote is required for it to pass under our
              standing repair <br>
              spending rules.<br>
              <br>
              --Bart<br>
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