During June and July reports were received that the linked system from Riversdale –Danabaai-George were only operating in the East to West direction but not West to East.
Mike ZS1TAF did some tests during August and Rassie ZS1YT also followed up with some tests when mobile in the area.
It was concluded that the Storno UHF link radio from Riversdale to Danabaai had no audio when in TX.
Rassie contacted Chris Scarr ZS2AAW in PE and he confirmed that this issue is as a result of a blown capacitor on the TX board.
A trip to site to replace the cap was the only solution.
Wednesday 28 /10 at 4h30 Mike ZS1TAF left home to David ZS1DDK. At 5h00 they left to pick-up Rassie ZS1YT and hit the road to Klipkop.
The trio left the Strand at 5h45.
Arrived on site at 9h00.
Whilst David replaced the blown capacitor, Mike climbed the tower and checked the 3 antennas and their connections. Some cable ties were added where needed.
Rassie only went along to show the route and open and close all the gates on the dirt road!
A test was done to Trevor ZS1TR and the report was that the link radio was working fine but the deviation was a bit low. With telephone assistance form Chris Scarr the deviation was corrected as best as possible.
At 11h30 work was completed and the group returned to Cape Town.
Distance travelled +- 600 km.
