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We have one reliable report that the Vail transmitter may be down.  The receiver works fine.  We are not sure if it is completely down or just very low transmitter power.  Any reports from that repeater would be greatly appreciated.

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This repeater is back online.  We still have plans to improve the receiver performance

Remodel work is done and the repeater is back!

The host site for this repeater is getting remodeled, so the equipment is being disconnected temporarily.  Expectation is that the repeater will be back online some time during this coming weekend.

The Leadville repeater has been taken off line as a preventative measure due to limited power from the solar panels.  Sunlight has been scarce for several days in a row, so batteries are low.  We hope it will be back online in a few days after some more sunshine after this past storm.

It appears the Salida site has been down for some months (October is our best guess) and we didn’t realize it.  We had two reports come in this week confirming it is indeed down.  It appears to be a PA issue as it can only be heard weakly with  a very good antenna.  That is […]

The solar power issue has been improving enough to allow bringing the repeater back online.  We are monitoring battery status regularly to make sure it stays OK.  If power drops again for some reason we may have to take the repeater offline again, but at least for now all is good.

We appear to have lost power at the Leadville site.  This appears to not be limited to just the Colorado Connection.  Alas this is a site that is not practically accessible until snowmelt, so repairs may be as late as July 2021.  It is also a microwave relay site to the western slope repeaters.  Microwave […]

Luckily a short power outage this time.  COS is re-connected to the rest of the system.