RATS Storm Readiness and Repeater Use [AREDN]

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The RATS repeater system includes several redundancies to ensure system availability during severe weather conditions such as this weekend's ice storm.

- Full UPS support for all RF and network systems

- Automatic diesel generator backup

- Failover dual-network LTE circuit for DMR and remote system control

Significant ice accumulation Sunday and windy weather Monday will cause widespread loss of electrical power and may disrupt normal communications across central Virginia.

AREDN Users:  No limitations.  If our primary Internet circuit goes down, inbound tunnels (connecting to W4RAT) will be unavailable.  Outbound tunnels (from W4RAT) will continue operating with significantly throttled throughput.  No impacts to W4RAT-MIDL RF.

Our everyday repeater operating guidelines remain in effect during this storm, including requirements for a valid FCC license and proper station identification.  You can find our repeater rules at https://www.rats.net/systems/rules

To report a problem with a club system contact our Technical Committee, tech...@rats.net.  Note that due to preparation and expected impacts from the winter storm, replies and further updates about RATS system status may be delayed.