We found patches of snow on the trip up. Judging by the tracks I saw coming down I would guess that the deepest places were about 4 inches but fortunately the patches of snow were not long and most not as deep. |
Ken is holding the new link radio in his right hand. In his left hand is his HT being used to test that the new link radio will key up the receiving end of the link. |
Ken removes the case holding the old link radio. |
The old link radio sitting on the tailgate of my truck. At this point we find wires from the support circuitry enterying the radio. This is our first clue that this won't be a quick task with easily removed connectors. |
Ken works to disassemble the radio and determine exactly how the wires have been connected. Once inside the radio we find that they connect to internal circuitry and it will not be possible to make the radio swap while at the repeater site. |
Dale checked the specific gravity in one cell using a hydrometer with a thermometer that would show us the proper correction factor. This showed a correction factor of 0.20 which is pretty close to my guess of 0.016 that I used for the December 4 trip. |
Left to right: Helen, Branden, Ken, Dale. Note that three out of 4 of us think it is quite cold and heavy attire is needed. |