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Bay Area Amateur Radio Club
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444.500 finally on the air , 31 needs HELP
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The call sign KB8YUR was finally heard on the air waves. YES after much waiting and patience from the amateur community the 444.500 repeater was finally keyed up on January 9, 2000. The repeater is a G.E. MSTR II mobile converted for repeater use. Sinclair 6 bay duplexers and a S-Com 5k controller. The repeater is sharing the diamond antenna with the 36, installed on the County building. At the time of this writing we really don't have an idea of the repeaters footprint. The GE is capable of generating 100+ watts (the power supply kicked out at 115) but we have no need to run that much power. As was before mentioned this repeater will be the hub repeater for the National Weather Service System (MICON). It will handle
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440 Controller Donated !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Someone, who wishes to remain in the shadows, has come forward with the money to purchase the controller we will need to fully utilize the 440 repeater for it intended purpose. A Link-Com Micro-computer controller will be purchased for the 440 machine. This is a very advanced controller. Some of the features this controller will handle are…...
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2 different Voice ID's and 2 Voice announcements
Can control up to 5 different link systems (Duplex)
Control Receiver interface, Computer programmable
Full battery back up capable, Will tell time, and temp if wanted. So as you see this donation is greatly appreciated . Listen for it soon !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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