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
- This is possibly the single hardest thing we have to do Saturday, as we have to:
- 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?
- Ethernet?
- 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