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Recent repairs & re-integration of sites
Last updated on November 26, 2019 by The C.A.R.L.A. Team | This article is Archived | Permalink
CARLA 25, 4 & 14 have all seen repairs and re-
integration recently and more...
CARLA 25, Redding was re-integrated into the
network over the last few weeks during several
extended site visits. We were able to get it re-
built and installed with all new & different
equipment since everything was ruined during the
CARR fire in 2018. We are probably 80%
finished but simply ran out of time and resources
to finish it all off. A third trip will be
needed next year when the snow and roads are clear.
However, it is ON THE AIR (Link PL only)
with new batteries and a new generator at the site
to boot. It is also serving as the relay
site to connect the Shasta Hub back into the
network. We will maintain the Allstar link located
at the CARLA 20 site and be able to switch between
either source as needs dictate. A BIG THANKS
goes out to several RRFTs that included individuals
from the Redding area, Bay Area, Central
Valley and SoCal. It has been burning in (NO pun
intended) for the last few weeks and seems to
be stable. This is also the site that MDARC
contributed funds towards the cost of replacing one
of the new repeaters at the site. Thank You again
MDARC!
CARLA 4, Greenfield and CARLA 14, Cisco Grove had a
myriad of power supplies, surge protectors,
battery chargers and power conditioners installed
this last Sunday by two different RRFTs.
CARLA 14 had finally gone off the air after close
to a week or so from depleted batteries and
CARLA 4 was running on battery power with a battery
charger only for the past few weeks.
CARLA 22, Hawthorne, NV. is still running on
battery power only with a charger. There was a
snafu with the new power supply order that has
delayed delivery. It has already snowed and more
is expected so it will need to wait for a snowcat
ride up at some point and hopefully be stable
until then. Batteries were installed this year (as
was a brand new power supply last year!) All
three sites were victims of power grid issues that
damaged our equipment and happens fairly
reguarly, unfortunately.
NOTE: Each one of these sites has cost us a LOT of
money just in replacement equipment, let
alone all the other ancillary costs involved. That
doesn't even take into consideration all the
time volunteered and personal expenses incurred by
the individuals themselves. No one is paid
for their time, there is no grant or foundation
money and no one has put CARLA in their will
(that we know of anyway). 90 percent of all
expenditures come directly out of pocket by just a
few individuals and the rest is from intermittent
donations. Every year the cost of keeping
CARLA alive and maintained gets higher and higher
and we don't get to raise prices in
conjunction with cost of living increases. As most
of you know, we don't charge ANYTHING to use
or rely on the system. So, on that note, we ALWAYS
appreciate any donations and support that
you or anyone else you know of is willing to make.
Thank You!
-The CARLA Team