Here are some things that we need to do to get the SatelliteTruck ready for operation.

Left To Do:

• Change the tires (store studded tires for winter time)
  • Someone said Les Schwab might change them for us?
• Change the oil, check air filters, fluid levels, etc.
• Run through DEQ to determine current condition of engine.
• Clean interior.
• Replace/rekey locks on exterior access panels.
  • Find a panel to cover the A/V connectors
• Replace control cable in the coil with CAT5 cables
  • This is possibly the single hardest thing we have to do Saturday, as we have to:
    • disconnect the coil and straighten it out
    • pull all the old cables out with twine leader
    • bundle the new cables and pull them back through
  • We need to decide what cables we want to put up:
    • re-install the LMR-400 that's in there
    • power for the mast light
    • control cable(s) for the aimer
    • some number of Cat-5 cables
• Repair/lubricate ladder stops.
• Aquire and mount a weatherproof box on the mast for APs
  • First box will be temporary, until the aimer can be built
• Remove all unneeded cabling. video, power, etc.
  • Should leave the cables to the outside A/V panel in place as much as possible
  • Figure out where all the antenna cables go and centralize them
• Check electrical connections, and re-do where necessary. (Like mast lowering control)
  • We might separate the relay panel from the control panel, put the relays in the back and rebuild the control panel
  • Need to decide what kind of power busses we want for what purposes
• Check generator mounting, it sounds loose
• Mount switch in rack and wire to jacks inside and outside (Adam don't you have a rack mount switch for us?)
  • Which switches?
• Design and apply an exterior scheme (part paint, part vinyl sign?)
• Label and document all wiring/cabling.
• Insurance?

Done:

• Purchase the van
• Do a quick once over

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