From Buffalo I headed over to Cody to install a network switch as well as the monitoring equipment I had just pulled from Buffalo.  At this site (since we have a network connection whereas in Buffalo we don’t) I can access the equipment via the network for better monitoring capabilities. New network switch and monitoring […]

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I decided to swap out a piece of monitoring equipment in Buffalo so a more capable unit currently at the site could be moved to another site to take full advantage of its capabilities.  This required a slight bit of rewiring… My impromptu “workbench”…

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Back on the road…I decided to stop at our Casper site again to check some programming on the network switch at that site. This doe feeding at the site was pretty fearless and let me almost come right up to her to get a photo.

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Another day, another site.  I had lost contact with our remote control at the site.  The connection is via Voice over IP.  Apparently the network switch had suffered a failure and needed to be replaced. The road to the tower site…

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I had been receiving some false alarms from our Gillette site so while in the area, I headed over there to check it out. Callie hanging out while I work…

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While I was on the road (again) I took the opportunity to take care of a few other issues as well.  This time I’m dealing with a failure of our digital signal in Buffalo. UW88 was in the shop for service so I took my trusty little Jeep Cherokee on this trip.  Not nearly as […]

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Another week…Back to Casper.  This time to replace a failed (not so) uninterruptible power supply (UPS).  These have been a common point of failure for us…The most common failure is overcharging of the batteries which causes them to fail.  This is generally caused by a fault in the unit itself.  I generally replace these units […]

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After finishing in Afton I headed to Pinedale to check in on things…Unfortunately I had run out of certain supplies so I’ll need to come back on a later trip to finish a few things. UW88 perched atop Mt. Airy outside of Pinedale

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Off to Afton in the heart of the Star Valley for another routine stop on my annual network tour…More gorgeous country. Just finished here…Time to lock up and head to the next stop…

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I continued my tour by heading from Dubois over to Jackson.  It’s always a gorgeous drive. Heading through Togwotee Pass…The Grand Teton mountain range looms large in the distance.

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