An APC 1050VA UPS has been installed on the W3SWL-10 Winlink node. For now, just the control computer is running on the UPS. Hopefully this will smooth out any short power interruptions that have caused the computer to go down in the past.
We will test how long the computer can remain up on the APC battery backup supply. I am guessing at least an hour.
PowerChute software has been installed on the node computer, and that should gracefully shut down the computer in the event of longer-term power outages.
The 40 year old ICOM 25A used by this gateway is being retired.
It has been replaced by a IC-2730. Still limited to VARA Narrow, testing has shown consistently getting VARA Speed Levels of 7-10 with occasional 11's from a local client.
The storm on Sat 4/1 apparently caused an issue with the control computer, causing it to go down during the day. Once the issue was recognized the computer was relocated and brought back up. The node is now back in operation.