A word about the repeater                                                                                 

First and foremost, repeaters cost a lot of money !  That money comes
from club dues, and donations. When you join the club, you become
a very important part of our present , and future repeaters. Without
dues and the club,  these repeaters would eventually go silent !

A lot of work goes into keeping our repeaters maintained and working, a trip
to the top of Scout Mt takes about 60 to 90 minutes, (that's one way),  
depending on how much damage you want to inflect on your vehicle.
And then another 60 to 90 to get back down. A trip to the top kills "most of a day".

Not wanting to slap myself on the back too much, 
I have done a lot,  but, by all means not all the maintenance on the
club repeaters for the past 25+ years.  I am glad I have the expertise and
equipment  to do it, and I am  proud that our Kinport 2 meter repeater  has been "UP" almost 100%
since it was first installed in 1976. Most of those members responsible for getting
that machine up and running are now Silent Keys, but their legacy lives on. 
We have had  intrepid club members  brave the cold of winter, walking
up that mountain to fix the repeater,  Larry Arave W7ALA walked up and
skied down, he only did that once, he said the decent was way too fast and
too many rocks. Don Christian KD7MU walked up and ran out of sun light.
Alone in the dark, he could hear the coyotes (??) in the woods just off the road  .
He had his HT, You could hear it in his voice,  he was worried about  becoming dinner .. 
He later said,  he would never do that again without a gun and a flashlight. 
One time I went up on a 4 wheeler,  not being an experienced rider I let it role back 
on top of me, Wow, a trip to the hospital for some  stitches.  I decided a 4x4 truck 
was a better bet. Many others have made similar trips. Anyway these are just a 
few of the stories , there have been many others.  
Many repeaters come and go, some  have all sorts of fancy toys attached to them,
most of these fads that soon  fade away into history.  The PARC repeaters are
like the Energizer Bunny, they just keep going and going. Providing  good reliable 
communications,  when we need it.

I would also like to add , that the Kinport  repeater has a battery backup system. 
If the AC power grid every fails, for whatever reason, it should continue to work 
for several days, even under heavy usage conditions. 
The Scout Mt repeater is 100% solar!!
It's Ready !!  The members of PARC, through their hard work and
dues, help support two of the best repeaters in our area. 
Our Repeaters are ready if  a major emergency occurs !!! 
Not having exact information about every repeater in Idaho, I am guessing,
there are only a few repeaters with the capabilities of the PARC system. 
Now, one other thought, ARE YOU READY ?? when the big one hits,
I will guarantee the check-out line at Wal-Mart, will be closed.

the radio that is now on 147.36 has been updated several times, but, the base radio is the
first non-tube radio the club installed in 1976.

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