Paul Bunyan Amateur Radio Club, Bemidji, MN
The Paul
Bunyan Amateur Radio Club is a participating member of the SuperLink
network, a linked network of two-meter repeaters extending throughout
Minnesota and North Dakota. Using the SuperLink, an amateur in St.
Cloud (or any other repeater site throughout the network) can reach any
repeater in the network.
To activate
the link network, you must first turn on the linking system of the
local repeater by entering the numeric code for that site. You will
hear a voice announcement stating that the link is on. Then you must
enter the numeric code for the repeater site at the location you wish
to contact, wait for the voice acknowledgement from that site, and make
your call. For example, to contact the Bemidji site from St. Cloud,
enter the keypad code 785 to turn on the St. Cloud linking system. The
St. Cloud repeater will acknowledge the link by stating "785 link on".
Next, enter the numeric code 236 for Bemidji and listen for the
acknowledgement "236 link on." At this point, the network has
established a link to the Bemidji repeater and you may make your
amateur contact. Autopatch (telephone) contacts cannot be made through
the SuperLink network.
To allow the
link to pass your signal through the various nodes without losing the
first part of your transmission, you should key down and wait a couple
of seconds before speaking each time your transmit.. Your contact
should also be cautioned to do likewise.
At the
conclusion of your contact, you should shut down the link system at the
both ends of the link. Shut down the remote link first, then the local
link. You do so by entering the keypad number 1, followed by the code
of the remote repeater site you called and wait for the voice
announcement stating that the remote link is off. Then enter the number
1, followed by the code of the local repeater site you used and wait
for the voice announcement stating that the local link is off. For
example: shutting down a link from St. Cloud to Bemidji is accomplished
by first entering the code 1236 ( 1 + 236 for Bemidji) and waiting for
the acknowledgement ("236 link is closed"). Next you must shut down the
St. Cloud link system by entering 1785 ( 1 + 285) and waiting for the
acknowledgement ("785 link off")
The SuperLink
is intended for SHORT contacts. Priority use of the linking system is
(1) emergencies, (2) weather (SkyWarn), and (3) general conversations.
Please remember that the conversations on the link system may pass
through several nodes and are broadcast over both the local and remote
repeaters. Special care must be taken to shut the link down at both the
remote and local repeaters after use.
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