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  • Multiple site visits, repairs and upgrades
    Multiple site visits, repairs and upgrades
    Last updated on September 4, 2016 by The C.A.R.L.A. Team | This article is Archived | Permalink

    Over the last month or so there have been several site visits performed which included multiple
    repairs and projects that were completed. The following is a brief run-down of what’s been done
    so far:

    CARLA 13/Shasta Lake-New SCom 7330 repeater controller replaced the existing Link-Comm DSP-404
    controller. The issue was causing the hub port to become inoperative cutting off CARLA 20 & 28
    from the network.

    CARLA 9/Modesto-repaired intermittent DC power connection causing repeater to go off the air
    intermittently.

    CARLA 17/Sonora- A New link route and equipment package was added. This allows us to route
    CARLA 15/Fresno through CARLA 17 to the Mt. Vaca hub and greatly improve the link signal
    reliability. An LVD was installed, battery plant tested and a new software upgrade was
    performed on the repeater controller. There is now an extra link hop in the path to/from CARLA
    15 but the trade-off seems worth it so far.
    We will also be able to switch between this primary link path for CARLA 15 or the old one as a
    back-up if needed.

    The CARLA Team