Kenwood Two-Way Radio Network Zones Auto Switch

[Cyberdrimz]

Hi mmckenna,
Thank you for your response; I appreciate it. This is a Gen 1 system. Do you mean the sites that remain on? Usually this happens when site 1 is off. You can't reach it remotely, and physically when you go there, you would find the site completely off. When you power it on, the talkgroup comes back to normal as it should be.

 

[mmckenna]

Sounds like power issues are your main concern.

There's so many variables and so many questions I'd have to ask to figure this out. I think your best option is to continue working with Kenwood on this issue.

 

[Cyberdrimz]

Sounds like power issues are your main concern.

There's so many variables and so many questions I'd have to ask to figure this out. I think your best option is to continue working with Kenwood on this issue.

Hi mmckenna,

Thank you for your valuable time you have spent interacting with me on this issue. I am willing to answer the questions that I "can" answer. Yes indeed, we have a power issue at hand, which I think this week we will be dealing with, as we have bought proper backup power to sustain us when we experience power issues. Indeed, we would also like to see if there might be a solution such as a master site in waiting or a slave site so that in case of a power issue, the other site can take control. Hope you get my logic. Thank you once more.

 

[kd4efm]

Hi mmckenna,

Thank you for your valuable time you have spent interacting with me on this issue. I am willing to answer the questions that I "can" answer. Yes indeed, we have a power issue at hand, which I think this week we will be dealing with, as we have bought proper backup power to sustain us when we experience power issues. Indeed, we would also like to see if there might be a solution such as a master site in waiting or a slave site so that in case of a power issue, the other site can take control. Hope you get my logic. Thank you once more.

Gen 1 does not support Master and Slave, Gen 2 does, but as always there is the cost factor.
Redundant Power solutions is the key factor here. I could go on and on about it, but the Dealer / Shop working with this project
should have been on a whole better level of this for your "agency".

Matthew and I have lots a knowledge with Gen 1 and what hidden nightmares have come from it, and blessings on the flip side.

@Cyberdrimz Your attention to our details has been great, and you ask all the correct questions, don't stop!

 

[Cyberdrimz]

Gen 1 does not support Master and Slave, Gen 2 does, but as always there is the cost factor.
Redundant Power solutions is the key factor here. I could go on and on about it, but the Dealer / Shop working with this project
should have been on a whole better level of this for your "agency".

Matthew and I have lots a knowledge with Gen 1 and what hidden nightmares have come from it, and blessings on the flip side.

@Cyberdrimz Your attention to our details has been great, and you ask all the correct questions, don't stop!

Thank you, kd4efm, for the help you have provided through this interaction; I appreciate it a lot.

 

[phillmobile]

Do you have a Samlex power supply at each site?
remove the charger wire and then use a real charger and lots of batteries
this is my main site and never goes off
3 days of standby
wiring tidier now lol
victron with a cerbo so you can remotely see whats happening

 

[Cyberdrimz]

Do you have a Samlex power supply at each site?
remove the charger wire and then use a real charger and lots of batteries
this is my main site and never goes off
3 days of standby
wiring tidier now lol
victron with a cerbo so you can remotely see whats happening

That is interesting! No, we do not have it, but we have procured some big batteries: about 51V 325AH lithium batteries. We have procured about 2 for each repeater. We are just waiting for inverters to come.

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[phillmobile]

That is interesting! No, we do not have it, but we have procured some big batteries: about 51V 325AH lithium batteries. We have procured about 2 for each repeater. We are just waiting for inverters to come.

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i would add in my photos the blue plug is the mains in so it can be unplugged and a generator plugged in and the 12v jump leads input oo to the right of it

 

[phillmobile]

That is interesting! No, we do not have it, but we have procured some big batteries: about 51V 325AH lithium batteries. We have procured about 2 for each repeater. We are just waiting for inverters to come.

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inverters?

so you will be going from 110volt to 12v back to 110volt back to 12v

all batteries should be grouped together
when your control channel batteries go flat it will just keep cutting off and on and the rest will sit there wondering whats going on

you show us some setup pictures