Tower Access
This forum thred was brought to my attention. Just thought I'd throw in my two cents worth.
I have been maintaining the 146.94 repeater, pieces of the 146.88 repeater and the 444.1 for many years now. The pieces of 88 I'm speaking of are the pieces located on the former channel 6 transmitting tower 3 or 4 miles north of Sand Springs.
The audio problem we are having on the 146.88 repeater is a problem at the aformentioned tower at the 500 foot level.
After some sort of settlement was made with the family of the poor fellow that lost his life on the channel 8 tower a year or two ago, the lawyers for channel 6 forced a review of their tower properties and who has access to them. Until last June (2004) I had keys and access codes etc. to the channel 6 tower north of Sand Springs for 24 years. Now I cannot go on the tower without one of their (channel 6) techs with me. The tech and I made an attempt to go up the tower on January 27th of this year and the elevator stopped at 400 feet. The tech & I climbed down to the first set of elevator switches available and could not make the elevator move either direction. Having ran out there on a lunch hour I had no choice but to climb down the tower and get back to the office. The tower, elevator etc. was made in 1953 ugh it's only one year younger than yours truly. Anyway, it wasn't until April that the elevator was fixed. The channel 6 tech and I have been trying to get together to get back up there. So far when we were able to get together the weather didn't cooperate with us. All I can say, is, hopefully, real soon. Till then Tulsa County will be handled on 146.94 and of course the UHF link system 443.85 Tulsa and east and 442.000 in west Tulsa County (both of which are part of what us TARC members call the Super System in that it covers all eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas).
Now, the receiver for 88 in the Liberty area. I wish I had an excuse for that one. I am pushing to replace that setup with a 146.28 receiver and UHF uplink transmitter PL'd with 82.5Hz. I am not one that normally works at that site but am going to try to get access there.
When the main 146.28 receiver on the tower IS fixed it will no longer be open. A 88.5 PL will be required to access it.
The 146.34 repeater is all on the tower north of Sand Springs. The receiver and transmitter set at the 500 feet level but the receive antenna is at 700 feet and the transmit antenna is at 500 feet. This gives enough seperation that a duplexer is not necessary. The 146.28 receiver on the tower uses the same receive antenna as 146.34.
Sorry for the inconvenience with the 88 repeater not working and I hope for better news real soon.
Thanks to everyone for the interest.
Steve - AA5V
Tulsa Repeater Organization
