Baraboo,
WI - 146.880 Mhz Repeater
BARABOO
— Central
Wisconsin Repeater Association is an amateur radio club that
owns and operates two separate 2 Meter FM repeater systems.
Our
biggest repeater system is located in Baraboo, Wisconsin. This
repeater operates on a frequency output of 146.880 Mhz. The
input frequency is 146.280 Mhz.
There
are a series of high bluffs that run from west to east just
south of Baraboo. These bluffs are known to be one of the
highest areas in Wisconsin. Because of this terrain, these
bluffs are an excellent location for long distance radio
communications to originate from.
Our
Baraboo repeater went on line in the nineteen seventies, and
has been on the air almost continuously ever since.
On
new years eve, 1996 an ice storm took down the broadcast
facilities of radio station WOLX. It so happens, that is where
the Baraboo repeater is located! Needless to say, the repeater
was off the air until an alternative antenna system could be
arranged. Thanks to the generous donations of my people, the
Baraboo repeater antenna system when back up on the new tower
and the range is better than ever.
The
Baraboo repeater is a very important communications link in
southern Wisconsin. Its range reaches from Wis. Rapids to the
north, and to the Illinois state border to the south. Because
of its range, this repeater is used by people who travel, and
by the local Skywarn organization.
The
88 repeater is open to anyone who wants to use it. You don't
have to be a member of CWRA, but it is good practice to join
the club and support CWRA and any repeater system that you use
and enjoy.
Whenever
there is a chance for severe weather, local Skywarn volunteers
are called into action. They report areas of bad weather
directly to the national weather service. There is usually a
Skywarn volunteer stationed at the weather service office in
Sullivan, WI interfacing with the radio amatures in the field.
This makes for an effective severe weather network.
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