[OZAPRS] Problems with APRS in SE Qld

[Dave Ingram]

Andrew Rich wrote:
> And what gets me is this.
> 
> Those owners of the offending digis have installed UI-DIGI.
> 
> Which has a remote function. You can change the parameters remotely.
> 
> They stick until you have a power bump.

Which is happening quite a lot these days with the storms. I don't know
what
backup power is setup at the digis, but a UPS (even the $100 DSE ones)
might
be a good investment.

Most outages are 20 seconds when the 11kV feeder has auto-reclose. If the
wires are on the ground, the lights stay out, but if the problem is a
lightning strike, windborne debris or wildlife then the 20s pause is often
long enough for the problem to go away or fall down.


Dave.
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David Ingram (VK4TDI)
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