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On 05/09/2025 11:12 AM EDT Arthur <apizer@comcast.net> wrote:
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The hawks would not necessarily take out the ravens nest. The are about the same size bird and the fight could go either way. Plenty of action on YouTube. Lets hope the ravens leave soon so the repeater will be back in new and improved form.
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"> <span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong>From:</strong> bars <bars-bounces@w1hh.org> on behalf of Richard T via bars <bars@w1hh.org><br><strong>Sent:</strong> Thursday, May 8, 2025 9:37 PM<br><strong>To:</strong> Marla Wallace <wa1gsf@comcast.net><br><strong>Cc:</strong> Terry M. Stader - KA8SCP via bars <bars@w1hh.org>; Terry Stader KA8SCP <ka8scp@arrl.net><br><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [bars] Fwd: [mmra] Why are the Billerica repeaters not back yet?</span></span>
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<p dir="ltr">You need to get hawkish about that antenna setup.</p>
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On Thu, May 8, 2025, 6:31\u202fPM Marla Wallace via bars <<a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org">bars@w1hh.org</a>> wrote:
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On 05/08/2025 10:39 AM EDT Terry M. Stader - KA8SCP via bars <<a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org">bars@w1hh.org</a>> wrote:
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</div> FYI\u2026. Because people want to know.
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<div dir="ltr"> <strong>From:</strong> "kevin.paetzold\u201d
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<br><strong>Subject:</strong> <strong>[mmra] Why are the Billerica repeaters not back yet?</strong>
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News since the newsletter was produced:
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<br>Last Friday the Billerica repeater's hardware was ready and in place.
<br>The climber was there to put up the antennas.
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<br>The repeaters <strong>could</strong> have been online that afternoon.......
<br>Too bad there was an unexpected obstacle obstructing access to the top of the water tower.
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<br>The ravens will have to vacate before this can proceed.
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