KB1IIT Repeater- Located In Bow, New Hampshire on Bow Bog Hill (575 feet, 175 meters)
- 448.675 output, 443.675 input
- RCA machine converted from commercial band
- Solid state, formerly had tube final
- Twenty watts out of duplexer to antenna system
- Antenna is at a HAAT (height above average terrain) of 203 feet (62 meters)
- Antenna is comprised of four stacked half wave verticals, giving a gain of 8.5 dB and a height of 9' 3" (282 cm)
- Feed line is half inch Heliax hard line
- Coverage from the repeater is based on the Merrimack River Valley. The location is on a knoll above the valley. Thus, coverage north-south in a mobile is as far north as Sanbornton, New Hampshire and as far south as Tyngsboro, Massachusetts. Southeastern coverage stretches down to Methuen, MA, and northeastern coverage is up to Pittsfield, NH. Western coverage is out to Exit 5 on I-89. The most reliable coverage is in southern Concord, Pembroke, Suncook, Hooksett, and northern Manchester.
The Repeater is Currently.........
NOT AT FULL CAPACITY
The machine seems to be experiencing some coverage issues. It has only retained its basic coverage of south Concord, Suncook, Hooksett, and northern Manchester. The power out and antenna VSWR seems fine, so we are going to need to check the sensitivity.
Thanks Very Much to...
KB1QV, for fixing the repeater, repairing the antenna, climbing the trees, and doing the problem solving
W1VTP, for donating the repeater and helping fix the machine