I may have an old ACC hanging around that hasn't been used for decades. If
I can find it, I'll donate and it can be used as a spare after
reprogramming.

On Wed, Apr 7, 2021 at 9:22 AM Laws, Peter C. <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> The controller is an ACC RC-850.  State of the art in its day and there
> was a time when many more of its features were in use at OU.  It's not
> nearly as "vintage" as the Motorola RF section.  In spite of that, it has
> had reliable service *between* outages.  :-)  There have been a few long
> outages in the past few years but between those, it just works.
>
> Getting up there to do maintenance, particularly now, is not always easy
> and is usually responsible for the length of the outages.  Other trips up
> there that I've been on have left the repeater running again - this time
> the RC-850 left tucked under the Section Manager's arm.
>
>
> http://www.repeater-builder.com/acc/acc-index.html
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.repeater-2Dbuilder.com_acc_acc-2Dindex.html&d=DwMGaQ&c=qKdtBuuu6dQK9MsRUVJ2DPXW6oayO8fu4TfEHS8sGNk&r=PjD8RoKeynVNpbRwReuMa2YgIHxGqkHFiggB47pDEQU&m=3WcAzqcAU4jHikg1Oh3J5vcQMMWub6uWWLzBc-dWeZA&s=t7t4Kv7Kdh-4ixcW-ZOD_Xj_QkesgZZYgB6FB-qYRPg&e=>
>
> --
> Peter Laws, BS, MRCP / N5UWY
> National Weather Center / Network Operations Center
> University of Oklahoma Information Technology
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> ------------------------------
> *From:* Jerrod Frederking <[log in to unmask]>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 6, 2021 21:37
> *To:* Alpha Sigma Delta Radio Society <[log in to unmask]>; Laws, Peter
> C. <[log in to unmask]>
> *Subject:* Re: 146.88 repeater OOS
>
> Not good!! KE5JZN and I went up
> Many years back and that controller eeprom was not available anymore even
> 10 years ago!! Hope it is an easy fix that is a good reliable solid
> repeater!!
>
> Jerrod de WX5JF
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 6, 2021, at 7:59 PM, Laws, Peter C. <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> 
> If you've tried to use the 88 repeater in the last month or three, you
> would know that the repeater was malfunctioning.
>
> Given ... *gestures at everything* ... a trip to the top of PHSC only
> became possible today.
>
> Diagnosis showed that the controller (interface that allows ancillary
> functions and services) has been removed for repair.
>
> No ETR at this time.
>
>
>
> --
> Peter Laws, BS, MRCP / N5UWY
> National Weather Center / Network Operations Center
> University of Oklahoma Information Technology
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