W4AQL meeting and a trip to the tower to test the new repeater

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Penn McClatchey (K4PE) from the Atlanta Radio Club gave a wonderful presentation on IRLP at the club meeting Penn McClatchey (K4PE) from the Atlanta Radio Club gave a wonderful presentation on IRLP at the club meeting Penn McClatchey (K4PE) from the Atlanta Radio Club gave a wonderful presentation on IRLP at the club meeting Penn McClatchey (K4PE) from the Atlanta Radio Club gave a wonderful presentation on IRLP at the club meeting Tim working out the finer points of PL and DCS timing on the whiteboard Tim working out the finer points of PL and DCS timing on the whiteboard neat radio setup inside a member's truck. Clearance for a passenger is well provided for. John and Phil fun with flash shadows in the WREK shack WREK shack Phil and Charles in the WREK shack installing the new W4AQL repeater Tim and Charles examining the new grounding wire Phil and Charles with the repeater rack handheld slow shot up the tower with the 20mm/2.8 lens power distribution inside the shack WREK screen front side of the BE FM10A transmitter for WREK the group doing work another shot of power panels inline Bird wattmeters on each direction to measure SWR on the WREK output inline Bird wattmeters on each direction to measure SWR on the WREK output another view from the chair Phil, Charles, Tim, and John installing the new repeater in the rack the tower light controller (all that to make them flash and tell folks when they die!) another shot of the tower light controller Charles the gate with cars lined up old power distribution panel on top, then Kenwood RF deck, followed by repeater, and old link receive radio the W4AQL cable bulkhead and a filter on WREK's signal John contemplating WREK's gear the install group: Charles, John, Phil, and Tim the install group: Charles, John, Phil, and Tim