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Rules of the Road
for users of the SFFMA repeater

South Florida FM
Association, Inc.
P.O. BOX 430025
Miami, FL 33243-0025

REPEATER SYSTEMS

Please read, "Rules of the Road" for use of our repeaters.

147.000 Mhz Wide Area "Main Site"

Call Sign: KU4GY/R
Usage: Open to all licensed Amateurs
Input: 146.400 (-600Khz), note this
  repeater uses the DOWN shift
Output: 147.000 Mhz @94.8 Hz
PL tone: No PL tone needed
Height : 1500'
Location: on the WTVJ (NBC 6) Tower in the Homestead Florida area.
Controller: Radio Modified GE Mastr II Repeater
Controller: S-COM 7k
Duplexer: there are no duplexer since the TX & RX antennas are seperated by 100+/- feet
Antenna System: Two DB Products, RX at 1600 feet+/-, TX at 1500 feet +/-
Autopatch: none
Link: WT4X repeater on the 442.350 Mhz (see additional notes below)
Simulcast: none
Weather: none
We thank WTVJ for supporting Emergency Communication and Amateur Radio in Southern Florida. The repeater site was donated by them.

For pictures of the site, and from up ontop of the tower Click Here.

Additional:

The repeater is optionally linked to the WT4X repeater on 442.350 Mhz.  When you hear the drip sound [as the courtesy tone], that indicates the WT4X transmission.


146.760 Mhz University of Miami

Call Sign: KD4BBM/R
Usage: Open to all licensed Amateurs
Input: 146.160 (-600Khz)
Output: 146.760 Mhz
PL tone: 94.8 if used
Height : 160+/- feet
Location: at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. On top of one of the dormitories.
Radio: Modified GE Mastr II Repeater
Controller: ACC 85
Duplexer: Wacom
Antenna System: DB Products at 160 feet +/-
Autopatch: SFFMA Members Only
Link: 1291.800 Mhz
Simulcast: 51.66 Mhz
Weather: WX alerts are broadcast on this repeater
For pictures of the site, from up ontop of the building Click Here.
Additional:

There is back-up power provided by the Univ. of Miami building generator.

The repeater is the most historic, and is said to be the first in the Miami, FL area.

Future Plans:

1. Link to Co-located 440 Mhz Repeater
2. Set-up Recieve on 6 meters to accompany the existing Simulcast
3. Add a voting Recieve Site (Satellite) somewhere else in Miami-Dade County
4.


224.200 Mhz University of Miami

Call Sign: KF4KBC/R
Usage: Open to all licensed Amateurs
Input: 222.600 Mhz
Output: 224.200 Mhz
PL tone: none
Height : 160+/- feet
Location: at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. On top of one of the dormitories.
Radio: Modified GE Mastr II Repeater
Controller: Homemade by W4RNV
Duplexer: Wacom
Antenna System: DB Products at 160 feet +/-
Autopatch: none
Link: none
Simulcast: none
Weather: none
For pictures of the site, from up ontop of the building Click Here.
Additional:

There is back-up power provided by the Univ. of Miami building generator.

444.200 Mhz

Call Sign: KF4HLO/R
Usage: Open to all licensed Amateurs
Input: 449.200 Mhz
Output: 444.200 Mhz
PL tone: 94.8 if used
Height : unknown
Location: near SW 40th Street (Bird Road) and 69th Avenue in Ludlam (Western Coral Gables), Florida.
Radio: unknown
Controller: unknown
Duplexer: unknown
Antenna System: unknown
Autopatch: none
Link: unknown
Simulcast: unknown
Weather: unknown
For pictures of the site, from up ontop of the building Click Here.
Additional:


1291.80 Mhz University of Miami - OFF THE AIR FOR REPAIRS/UPDATES

Call Sign: KD4BBM/R
Usage: Open to all licensed Amateurs
Input: 1271.80
Output: 1291.80 Mhz
PL tone: 94.8 if used
Height : 160+/- feet
Location: at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. On top of one of the dormitories.
Radio: Icom
Controller: ACC 85
Duplexer: Wacom
Antenna System: Comet at 160 feet +/-
Autopatch: SFFMA Members Only
Link: 1291.800 Mhz
Simulcast: 51.66 Mhz
Weather: WX alerts are broadcast on this repeater
For pictures of the site, from up ontop of the building Click Here.
Additional:

There is back-up power provided by the Univ. of Miami building generator.

The repeater is co-located and connected to the 146.760 Mhz repeater.  All features available on that repeater are available here.

Future Plans:

1. Link to Co-located 440 Mhz Repeater
2. Set-up Recieve on 6 meters to accompany the existing Simulcast
3.
4.

All Miami Area Repeaters (Dade County)

Other Counties (Palm Beach, Broward, Monroe, including the Keys)

   
 repeater.html Designed by Jason Foster, N3PRZ ,
The information is subject to change, and is usually reviewed once a year.
 updated: December 20, 2001  copyright 2001