Category Archives: Life above 30 MHz
WA4FC/B 1292.280 MHz beacon station
WA4FC/B 1296.280 MHz went on the air from FM07WU, western Goochland County, VA in October 2016. It runs 25 watts to an Alford slot (horizontal omnidirectional) at 80 feet. Feedline loss <2 dB. The transmitter is a PTS 3200 synthesizer which … Continue reading
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6m opening a couple of weeks ago
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4ILrnp7qr4&list=PL66H3jzNzcvry5zvmivSAbX66ZB1L5aPV&feature=share
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Richmond’s 145.43 repeater migrates to mixed mode FM/P25 system
The Metropolitan Repeater Association (MRA) is chartered as a nonprofit corporation by the State Corporation Commission under Virginia law. The MRA’s mission is to own, operate, and maintain repeaters supporting the amateur radio community. The MRA was established in 1981 … Continue reading
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New repeater buildout in progress
Doug and I have been working on building up a replacement for the KG4YJB repeater system that we have been assisting with for a while now. The 1970’s vintage Mastr II is proving to be more challenging to maintain each … Continue reading
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First Richmond NXDN Repeater Is On The Air
Richmond’s first NXDN repeater is on the air. It is a digital/analog mixed mode Icom IC-FR6000 repeater located in Ashland, VA. This repeater is coordinated by the SouthEastern Repeater Association. Input: 448.1375 MHz Output: 443.1375 MHz RAN 1 / PL … Continue reading
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New WA4FC/B beacon system online and frequency change
On 2/20/2013 our new dual band 6 and 10 meter beacon system went online from grid FM17hd in Prince George, VA. Previously, we had run two separate stations from two different locations. We were able to consolidate hardware and use … Continue reading
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Warmister ARC repeater system
Thanks to Jamie, KD4RJN for sending this to me. This is a club in PA that has an amazing repeater system, and they showcase details of it in this video. Check it out.
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Richmond’s first P25 digital ham repeater system
(Reprinted from a post by WB4KXS on the Richmond 900 yahoogroup) Richmond’s first P25 digital repeater is… the same Richmond 900 MHz repeater that you are already using (927.050 MHz, WA4FC/R). If you transmit into the repeater with an analog … Continue reading
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Old beacon hardware moving to Michigan
On a cool note, our old 6 meter beacon hardware (modified FT-690R pictured at left) will be placed into service in Michigan. K8JA/B will operate on 50.062 Mhz from EN82. This should be easily copied here in central VA when … Continue reading
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WA4FC/B beacon hardware
The WA4FC/B station is a unique dual band system. The hardware, built by Dave, N4MW is part of an old MRI machine. The unit served as the synthesizer. Please see his beacon webpage for info on his systems. One transmitter … Continue reading
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